Melva Gifford

These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Gal 5:13 server one another
– Server with love
– Christ spent his live share love and service
– His example teaches us to learn to be more like him.
– We each will have an opportunity to serve in the choice. If we approach our callings as an opportunity to love our fellow man we can have mom or dad.
– We can even do service for others in the walls of our own homes.
– We might do a service that does not seem like a big deal to use but it can be a big deal to the receipted.
– Service to others. Have you ever felt prompted to speak to a stranger or to call a friend or a family member? This would be a prompting of the spirit.
– Never let a prompting pass or show love to another.
– Maybe the person in need has to pray to see if God is still here or that someone cares.
– When we love and serve one another we are truly in the service of our God.

Recap of the bills passed during the two special sessions to address issues to meet state needs from the coronavirus outbreak. Utah State Senator (Dist 15) Keith Grover provided this. This is a submission to Caucus corner.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17a3hiGZ3aW6eWYpb2BrtpvB-m5OtsdwsTyX00AL-mJY/edit

April 21-23
S.B. 3006, COVID-19 Financial Relief Funding, sponsored by Sen. Fillmore and Rep. Schultz
The bill institutes thee programs that provide targeted financial assistance to individuals and businesses that are financially harmed by public health measures related to COVID-19. Each program is funded using only federal funds provided through the federal coronavirus legislation:
Agricultural Grants – The bill allocates $20 million of federal funding to the Conservation Commission for grants to farms, ranches, or animal feed operations that are financially harmed by public health measures related to COVID-19. Grants are aimed to backstop food production, maintain supply chains, and ensure food products get to market. Individual grants are capped at $40,000 and are halved if a recipient has already received funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program. The program will fund at least about 500 grants.
Residential Housing Assistance – the bill provides $20 million of federal funding to the Housing and Community Development Division to help state residents who are harmed by COVID-19 retain or obtain housing.
Commercial Rental Assistance – provides $40 million of federal funding for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to use in a newly created “Commercial Rental Assistance Program” in order to grant qualifying small businesses with funding for up to one month’s rent. The program will fund a minimum of 4,000 grants.

To qualify, businesses must have fewer than 100 employees and have incurred a demonstrable loss of at least 50% of gross revenues as a direct result of public COVID-19 measures. The program is also available for most nonprofit organizations and tribal businesses.

The value of benefits a business may obtain depends upon the losses the business has sustained. Businesses incurring 50%-71% losses may obtain an amount equal to 50% of the business’s monthly rent. Businesses with greater losses may receive an amount equal to 100% of the business’s monthly rent. If a business has already received funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the value of the grant is halved. Grant amounts are capped at $10,000.
H.B. 3005, Pandemic and Emergency Response Act, sponsored by Rep. Gibson and Sen. Vickers
The bill addresses the relationship between the governor and the Legislature in an emergency in two key ways:
It requires the governor to provide 24-hours notice to the speaker, president, and minority leaders before issuing a declaration or order, or suspending a statute or rule, in relation to a pandemic emergency.
It gives the Legislature authority to terminate certain actions by the governor taken in an emergency, including an executive order, rule, or regulation issued by the governor or action of the governor to suspend a rule or statute.
S.B. 3007, Contagious Virus Provisions, Sponsored by Sen. Cullimore and Rep. Roberts
Businesses need to be confident they can open without fear that someone will bring a claim against them for negligence simply for allowing the public into their facilities. The bill provides immunity for businesses, churches, schools, and other types of facilities or organizations from any types of claims related to contracting COVID-19.
H.B. 4001, Pandemic Response Federal Funds Appropriations, sponsored by Rep. Last and Sen. Stevenson
This bill appropriates the remaining federal funds not appropriated in S.B. 3001 so that agencies can execute the federal programs for which they are intended. The bill also provides federal funds to implement bills passed in the 2020 Third Special Session. The bill appropriates the following funds:
$147 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund appropriation for tracking, testing, protective equipment, treatment medication, and residential and agricultural/business assistance.
Workforce Services
$2.0 billion in unemployment insurance benefits. Under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program: 1) $600 per week is given in addition to traditional unemployment insurance benefits; 2) states can provide up to an additional 13 weeks of federally funded benefit for those who remain unemployed after exhausting traditional unemployment benefits; and 3) up to 39 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits may be available to people not otherwise eligible for regular unemployment, including the self-employed and those who have exhausted their regular and extended benefits. Total amounts are unknown at this time and will depend on actual unemployment numbers, but the bill includes.
$100 million for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
$40.4 million for child care support, including for essential workers, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant;
$4.6 million to assist those experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness through the Emergency Solutions Grant;
$5.2 million to the Low Income Home Energy Program;and
$3.3 million through Community Development Block Grants to enable states, counties and cities to respond to economic and housing impacts caused by COVID-19, including the expansion of community health facilities, child care centers, food banks and senior services
$60 million in additional Medicaid funding through enhanced FMAP
$200 million in federal disaster funds as part of the presidential disaster declaration for Utah
$22.3 million in for capital, planning, and operating assistance to support public transportation in rural areas
$4.3 million through election security grants
$5.5 million through criminal justice grants
H.B. 4002, Rail Fuel Sales Tax Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Ferry and Sen. Sandall
This bill is based on 2020 H.B. 356, Railroad Amendments, which was vetoed by the governor. The bill repeals a sales tax exemption on fuel used in locomotives. The new sales tax revenues are used primarily to improve railroad crossings for state, county and municipal (A, B & C) roads, and also for environmental impact studies and safety issues related to railroad crossings.
H.B. 4003, Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program, sponsored by Rep. Schultz and Sen. Fillmore
This bill is based on 2020 H.B. 332, which was vetoed by the governor. Similar to the General Session legislation, this bill creates the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program to allow special needs students to qualify for scholarships to attend private schools or receive alternative education. A student is eligible to receive a scholarship under the program if the student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or is eligible to receive certain services under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The value of a scholarship is means-tested based on an eligible student’s parent’s income as follows:
value equal to 2.5 times the weighted pupil unit (WPU) for an IEP student whose family income is 185% or less of the federal poverty level (FPL);
value equal to 2 times the WPU for an IEP student whose family income is between 185% and 555% of FPL;
value equal to 1.5 times the WPU for an IEP student whose family income is 555% or more of the FPL; (4) 1xWPU for a non-IEP student; and
value equal to ½ times the WPU for a non-IEP kindergarten student.
A scholarship recipient may use the scholarship for tuition, fees, textbooks, curriculum and other materials for certain schools or alternative education options.
Private donors to the scholarship program qualify for nonrefundable tax credit equal to value of donation.
H.B. 4004, Bar Establishment License Renewal Amendments, Sponsored by Rep. Hawkes and Sen. Stevenson
Because bars have been closed across the state, many cannot afford to pay the $2,000 licensing renewal fee that is due on May 31, 2020. The bill extends the renewal fee deadline by three months to August 31, 2020.

April 16 & 17

Utah State Legislature convened remotely in the state’s first-ever virtual special session to keep Utah moving forward during the COVID-10 public health emergency. During the first two days of the special session, timely legislation was passed that will help strengthen Utah’s healthcare system, protect health care providers and ease burdens for families and businesses during these unprecedented times.

Pictures from the virtual session can be found here.

Bill Highlights
S.B. 3001, Pandemic Response Appropriations Adjustments, passed the Senate and House.
The bill temporarily shifts money earmarked for several areas of state government to cover state needs. The shift is necessary due to delayed tax deadlines and state tax revenues. Excess non-lapsing balances for the fiscal year 2020 will be available for immediate use in the General Fund and will be replaced at the beginning of the fiscal year 2021 when new tax revenues are received.
S.B. 3001 also appropriates a portion of federal coronavirus funds the state will receive to cover costs of providing personal protective equipment, coronavirus testing and other costs related to the COVID-19 epidemic. It requires the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget to report weekly expenditures to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
Adjustments to Education Fund appropriations to match the delay of income tax payments in H.B. 3003:
H.B. 3003 moves income tax deadlines from April 15 to July 15, pushing an estimated $840 million in Education Fund revenue from FY 2020 to FY 2021.
To avoid a budget deficit in FY 2020, section one of this bill moves non-lapsing program balances and fund balances and reduces General and Education Fund appropriations in FY 2020.
The bill reduces Education Fund appropriations in Higher Ed and replaces them with General Fund appropriations.
Those actions, combined with our normal “float” from one fiscal year to the next, will cover the timing issue.
Section two of H.B. 3001 will reverse the entries in Section 1 during Fiscal Year 2021 – restoring the General and Education Fund appropriations in the same fiscal year.
These actions have a net-zero impact on General and Education funds.

S.B. 3001 appropriates $108 million of the available $688 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund money for immediate needs, including:
$65 million for personal protective equipment, traditional testing, mobile testing, emergency facilities and similar costs.
$11 million for the small business loan program already underway.
$2 million for vaccine research.
$10 million for rapid and antibody testing.
$20 million for targeted services to at-risk populations like seniors and those with underlying health conditions.

The bill also makes some minor technical corrections to balance budgets in FY 2020 and FY 2021. Moving forward, further adjustments may be needed to account for revenue losses and increased demands for government services.
S.B. 3002, Emergency Healthcare Access and Immunity Amendments, passed the Senate and House.
This bill provides legal protections for COVID-19-related issues in the following ways:
Provides immunity for healthcare providers harm from acts or omissions in the provision of health care related to an emergency pandemic, including protections that it is not a breach of standard care for healthcare workers to act outside their normal training and scope of work.
Expand Utah’s “Right to Try Act” to allow narrow permission for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 to be prescribed investigational drugs under medical supervision. These include medications such as remdesivir, which have passed FDA safety requirements and appear promising but have not yet passed efficacy trials for COVID-19 treatment.
Provides legal protections for medical providers that prescribe promising medications, such as hydroxychloroquine, “off-label” for the treatment of COVID-19.
S.B. 3003, Unemployment Benefits Amendments, passed the Senate and House.
This bill allows the Department of Workforce Services to waive the one-week waiting period for an individual to qualify for unemployment benefits. It also authorizes the state to receive federal funding for the first week of an individual’s unemployment insurance.
S.B. 3004, COVID-19 Health and Economic Response Act, passed the Senate and House.
This bill creates mechanisms to help the state begin transitioning from the urgent phase to the stabilization phase of the Utah Leads Together plan. It creates a ten-member Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission to advise the governor regarding the state’s response to the COVID-19 emergency. Among other things, the commission is required to develop risk levels to help guide types of activities that will be allowed or prohibited based on current state assessments. Risk categories can be assigned separately for different geographies, groups of individuals and industries. The commission will create a plan to move the state into the risk level that is immediately below the highest risk level, including a plan to allow for elective surgeries and expanded restaurant activities. The bill requires the governor to adopt the plan before the end of the month.
S.B. 3005, Education Modifications, passed the Senate and House.
This bill waives several public education requirements and deadlines that were made difficult or impossible to comply with during school closures. Specifically, it:
grants a blanket waiver to local education agencies to administer an assessment with which the LEA had not fully completed at the time schools closed statewide.
Waives a requirement this year for students to pass a state-wide civics test before receiving a high school diploma.
Waives a requirement to administer end-of-year employee evaluations this year.
S.B. 3006, COVID-19 Financial Relief Funding, passed the Senate.
This bill institutes three programs providing targeted financial assistance to individuals and businesses financially harmed by COVID-19 public health measures. Each program is funded using only federal funds provided through the CARES Act:
Agricultural Grants – The bill allocates $20 million of federal funding to the Conservation Commission for grants helping with farms, ranches or animal feed for organizations that have been financially harmed by public health measures related to COVID-19. Grants are capped at $40,000 each and are halved if a recipient has already received funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program.. The program will fund a minimum of 500 grants.
Residential Housing Assistance – the bill provides $20 million of federal funding to the Housing and Community Development Division to help state residents harmed by COVID-19 to retain or obtain housing.
Commercial Rental Assistance – provides $40 million of federal funding for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to use in a newly created “Commercial Rental Assistance Program” in order to grant qualifying small businesses with funding for up to one month’s rent. The program will fund a minimum of 4,000 grants.

To qualify, businesses must have fewer than 100 employees and have lost at least 50 percent of gross revenues as a direct result of public COVID-19 measures. The program is available for most nonprofit organizations and tribal businesses.

The value of benefits a business may obtain depends upon losses the business has sustained. Businesses incurring 50–71 percent losses may obtain an amount equal to 50 percent of the business’s monthly rent. Businesses incurring greater losses may receive an amount equal to 100 percent of their monthly rent. If a business has already received funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the value of the grant is halved. Grant amounts are capped at $10,000.
S.J.R. 301, Joint Resolution Approving Acceptance of Federal Funding in Response to COVID-19, passed the Senate and House.
Under state law, the Legislature must approve the receipt of federal funds in excess of $10 million. This resolution approves the Legislature’s receipt of federal funds under three congressional bills addressing COVID-19.
The Federal Government has passed three stimulus bills related to COVID-19. Combined, they will provide more than $1.5 billion to Utah. This resolution approves the acceptance of these federal grants. The grants must be appropriated to specific agencies before money can be spent, which will be addressed in future special sessions.
H.B. 3001, Bond Amendments, passed the Senate and House.
This bill frees up ongoing funding that would otherwise be used for state highway projects. It allows the State Bonding Commission to issue certain highway bonds in excess of 50 percent of the constitutional debt limit. It is estimated that issuing these bonds will bring the state’s outstanding debt to about 52 percent of the constitutional debt limit.
H.B. 3002, Appropriations Revisions, passed the Senate and House.
This bill allows the division of finance to delay the deadline for state agencies to submit annual budgets for up to 45 days. In order to handle the infusion of federal Medicaid funding, H.B. 3002 also requires that Medicaid funding for this fiscal year not lapse to the general fund.
H.B. 3003, Income Tax Revisions, passed the Senate and House.
Generally consistent with 2020 General Session S.B. 191, this bill delays certain tax deadlines to July 15 to be consistent with federal legislation. H.B. 3003 also makes several other changes to be consistent with federal tax remittance policies.
H.B. 3004, Municipal Annexation Amendments, introduced in the House.
Laws allowing a municipality to annex certain areas without an annexation petition were changed by in 2017 (S.B. 140) and further modified in 2020 (H.B. 393). Disputes regarding the applicability of certain provisions have arisen for individuals who initiated the annexation process between those changes. This bill addresses those disputes by providing that 2020 General Session changes do not apply to a municipality that initiated the annexation process before the changes took effect. H.B. 3004 also prohibits a person from filing an annexation petition for an area that is the subject of a pending annexation election.
H.B. 3005, Pandemic Response and Consultation Act, passed the House and was circled in the Senate.
This bill modifies the relationship between the governor and the Legislature in an emergency in two key ways:
It requires the governor to consult in good faith with and provide 48-hours notice to the speaker, president and minority leaders before issuing orders or directives related to a pandemic emergency.
It gives the Legislature authority to terminate an executive order, directive, or other action issued by the governor during an emergency.
H.B. 3006, Election Amendments, passed the Senate and House.
This bill requires the 2020 Primary Election to be conducted entirely by mail. It suspends requirements that a county provide in-person election services such as early voting, election day voting centers, in-person voter registration, provisional balloting, the provision of election information at a county clerk’s office, and provisions related to poll watchers and election judges. The bill allows a county to become a “mobile voting” county and provide options for drive-up voting.
The bill directs the lieutenant governor to create safety protocols to protect election workers who may be exposed to the coronavirus through voters and from handling ballots. The Lieutenant governor is also required to create a public education campaign on how the election will be conducted. Consistent with other statutory changes, the bill also amends the voter information pamphlet to reflect changes in the bill. It also moves the ballot postmark deadline from the day before to the day of the election and prohibits a county clerk from publishing any election results until after 10:00 p.m. on election day. Finally, the bill clarifies that local emergency orders do not impact the conduct of the primary election.
H.B. 3007, COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation for First Responders, passed the Senate and House.
The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that a first responder or health care provider that is diagnosed with COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job and therefore qualifies for workers compensation benefits. It also provides that part-time and volunteer first responders and health care providers are “employees” of the organization they are assisting, through which they can claim prorated workers compensation benefits under the bill. The bill also requires those organizations to pay increased workers compensation premiums for their part-time and volunteer workers.
H.B. 3008, Railroad Fuel Sales Tax Amendments, is currently in the House and has not been considered on the Senate or House floor.
This bill is based on 2020 H.B. 356, Railroad Amendments, which was vetoed by the governor. The bill repeals a sales tax exemption on fuel used in locomotives. The new sales tax revenues are used primarily to improve railroad crossings for county and municipal (B&C) roads, and also for environmental impact studies and safety issues related to railroad crossings.
H.B. 3009, Local Government Emergency Response, is currently in the House and has not been considered on the Senate or House floor.
This bill provides increased accountability and oversight for broad local emergency orders. Examples include stay-at-home orders or an order that closes an entire class of businesses. It places checks and balances on these powers by:
Giving an elected executive of a political subdivision, such as a mayor, the sole authority to issue broadly applicable emergency orders.
Giving an elected local legislative body, such as a city council, authority to veto or renew an applicable order.
Requiring broadly applicable orders to expire automatically 14 days after issuance unless renewed by a local legislative body.
Promoting consistency with other state or local orders. It allows the governor to amend or veto a local order if the local order was issued in response to an emergency for which the governor has already declared a state of emergency.
Providing that the governor’s order preempts local orders. It allows the governor to provide exceptions to that preemption for local governments.
Affording elected officials power to issue broadly applicable orders rather than a non-elected local health department.
Providing that any existing jurisdiction-wide local order expires on May 1 unless renewed by the local elected body of the political subdivision that issued the order.
Giving authority to the political subdivision executive to issue emergency orders subject to an ongoing 14-day renewal by a legislative body.
The bill recognizes the importance of ensuring that individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 comply with quarantine orders. While political subdivisions already have authority to provide misdemeanor criminal penalties for violating quarantine orders, the process of charging an individual with such a crime can be lengthy. This bill allows a local health department to immediately issue a $1,000 civil penalty for violating a quarantine order — similar to issuing a traffic ticket.
H.J.R. 301, Joint Resolution Urging Fiscal Responsibility, passed the Senate and House.
The resolution provides guidance to help state, local and education agencies not commit to unnecessary expenditures for the next fiscal year. It advises agencies to budget as though they had received no additional funding in the last legislative session, in accordance with the base budget bills the Legislature passed,which already account for enrollment growth for public education.
H.J.R. 301, Joint Resolution Extending the State of Emergency Due to 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake, passed the Senate and House.
The resolution extends the state of emergency related to the March 18, 5.7 magnitude Magna earthquake until May 18, 2020.
H.C.R. 301, Concurrent Resolution Honoring Healthcare Workers and Others, passed the Senate and House.
This resolution recognizes and expresses appreciation to health care workers, first responders, grocery employees, long-term care facilities and others for the critical assistance they are providing the public during the coronavirus pandemic.

She is a Republican Candidate for Governor, Apparently, I forgot to post these notes on governor candidate

Also in the conference call is State Auditor John ‘Frugal’ John Dougall who is running for LT. Governor. This is a submission to caucus corner. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

I want to earn the support of the delegates.
Facebook live

Introduction: my great grandparents arrived to the valley in 1800. I started a dairy business. Care deeply for Utah. Has 4 kids from 16-24. I’ve been involved with local and regional gov. for 25 years. We part of Salt Lake kept getting more and more apartments to build in our neighborhood and we didn’t have a voice. So a bunch of us got together and wanted to go separate city.
As planner mgr. we influenced the Taylorsville. I believe in long term planning. We need to pay attention to growth and plan for the future. I was asked to run for the county council. We reformed the criminal justice system. I worked on the inner poverty task force. I addressed growth issues. The best accomplishments were going through and reducing the budget.
I am the candidate who has the most experience with most local government experience. I am a fresh perspective for state government. I have experience in standing up against legislators.
1. Concerned about the economy. I’m concerned about getting people back to work.
2. Education: need to make sure there are many options. We need more teachers and more accountably
3. Infrastructure and traffic
4. Can kids afford housing or will they have to live in our basements?
5. I don’t want to make Utah like California. Best partner john Guggle.

John Guggle:
I have the most state experience. 10 years in the legislature. Worked a lot in traffic issues. Worked on tax reform (done right) passed a bill in 2007 to provide in tax cut passed unanimously. Make Utah taxes more competitive so businesses would want to expand and locate in Utah. Watchdog for reducing the budget. The champion base product we started for a reduced budget. During the last great recession. I wanted to drive more accountability. Number two in the budget in charge of the budget. As auditor makes sure others are also accountable. Transparentecy.utah.gov see how tax money is being spent.

Q: Want to provide support to President Trump: Amie will support the President. When you have other politicians does not solve the concerns of the issue. When working on Salt Lake council did not criticize members of our council. She is pleased Trump supports conservative values. My support change when he Trump nominated Corsage. I don’t always like his tone on twitter but I support his national efforts. I don’t criticize because it weakens our country.
John went to Washington and helped the white house on the tax bill.

Q: How to make sure others counties get served? People from other parts of the state or the country go to visit. But if people get lost, it is the local government who has to pay for their rescue. How will you pill in their voices?

Q: There are a lot of public lands in Utah, where rural Utah needs a voice for the lands in their counties affected by those visiting – public safety, federal overstep, search and rescue, garbage removal from Northern Utah and out of state visitors.
A: in rural Utah, the citizens have different concerns. They feel no lone listen to them. Local areas don’t get much finances income from tourisms but we don’t get the funds to pay for help. Maybe have TRC funds (normally used for advertisements) is to help with local needs.
As we look at economic developments each location is different. Some differences in the same community express differences. Take a lead by economic developments and follow what the local government says they need. Work from the bottom up. We need to listen better.
Dougall: we need to release the federal government control of public lands. Whoever controls the land controls the economy. He is concerned that when a visitor needs to be rescued, it is rural Utah that pays the bill.
Amie: We need to also better educate those on the Wasatch front the needs of rural communities.

Q: I am on the Farmington City Council and I hear about affordable housing for our children all the time. Many developers use that expression to get more density. Then they build $400,000 townhomes. Obviously that is not affordable housing. What can the governor do to help our kids not be living in our basements?
A: we don’t want Utah to become California. We need to plan for growth. Have a lot of housing experience on Utah county council.
There was a 900 homes/business. I have done a lot of work on dense construction. Was a no vote. If you have a dense building you need them by a high house. That area of the country had a lot of dense traffic already.
Under Governor Levitt has the office mgmt. and budget. They farmed out the planning part of the government away from the state control. Bring it back so city government to have resources from planning help from the state. The advice of local government > find out how many units that are not just bigger apartments zones.
To get more housing maybe permit shared housing such as a mother apartment. As governor will not take power away from local government. It needs to be local

Q: how do you deal with liberty and economy?
A: For coronavirus, it would have been great if we had more t4esting early on. Our decisions need to be data-driven. There are challenges with people being confined to their homes and the financial stress on business. She is wondering what she can learn about this. At this time we can learn how to do things efficiently. Maybe do improvements in telecommuting. We’ve had two recessions in the last two years and Utah had done well to rebound. Utah has a strong rainy day fund. We will look back and see how hard it was, but things will get back to normal.
A: Dougall: The government has a tendency for the majority to make decisions for everyone. Spike in mental illness related to emotions and events if the virus.

Q; what other aspects to not become California such as housing and their ideas come with them. Look at their sky rocking taxes-we need to watch the increase of our taxes.
A: We need to keep government limited. We need to remain physical sounds and by deregulating invite businesses to come. Don’t let liberal ideologies’ take control of the state. We need to stay in our lane and keep the government restricted. We need to be open to transparency.
Dougall: California business meeting told visitors to bring a flashlight. CA can’t’ keep their power on. Ca used to be known as the land of dreams. We need to remind new arrivals, what was it that brought you here? Keep Utah a great place to live.

Q: Taking Federal dollars ties us to federal mandates. What do you think we should stop taking federal money in order to restore our sovereignty? Especially with our schools.
A: 20T of education funding comes from the federal government. We are starting to having schools jump through hoops to get federal money. We should not have the Board of educations at the federal level. States dollars should not be controlled by the Federal government. We need to establish correlations with other states.
Dougall: deals with federal funds: legislators fought against no student left behind. For every gas dollar sent back, we got $101. But with it came a lot of regulations. Utah should control our money and avoid the strings attached to the national government.

Positions on the bailout bill:
A: biggest pet peeves we don’t’ have a handle of debt and additional money on top is scary. There of the small additions to the bill, I don’t see it as a necessity. Credit to every home is not how we can handle it when we don’t’ even know if their jobs were impacted. Concerned about the amount of money. This is not how the free market works. Having debt for generations to come.
Dougall: state government is shutting down businesses. We keep growing the national debt. Increase 10% overnight. There is a whole bunch of port barrel spending. I have a lot of concerns. States started to be more beholding to the federal government.

Feelings about SB54: shared voting options:
A: she got elected in the past via the delegate system. There can be improvements to involve more people in caucus. Started campaign 6 months early to get signature so we could get to meet people. Once our volunteers gathered several thousand we stopped in Feb. we decided it was signatures are not the path we would take. Dougall: is the most frequent attender of fundraisers for local government.
Dougall: In CA it was money and fame that won elections. Like that Utah money did not control the elections. I’ve been supportive to keep my voice. I have learned a lot of things by going to local fundraisers. Like that delegates are interested in issues.

We’re running because we care about you. We are funning to do something. We are public servants who care about the people.

Good: spaghetti
Bad: spacatti

I get the first three letters correct ‘spa’ plus the last four letters ‘atti’. How can I get the ‘ghe’ of the word? Maybe this will help. I love spaghetti so when I Get a severing it needs to be a heap of spaghetti. So spa-G(et)H(heap) atti.

If you have a better idea, please feel free to share.

Notes on CPR training. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– No longer breaths during the CPU process. The best response for those who are not trained.
– Feel pulse on the neck
– Those with the highest survival rate are those who had early CPU.
– As soon as someone goes unconscious, starting CPU is the best thing to do.
– Call 911 to bring ext. training and preventing shock.
Survival campaign
1. Early recognition and call 911
2. Cpu hands only
3. Early defibrillations with an AED (automated external defibrillator)
4. Emergency responders.
5. Take to the Hospital
6. Push at a rate of 100 to 1029 1/3 of the chest. depth of the chest
7. Need to recoil and come back
8. Choking for adults and infants.
9. Older people may crack the cartilage. As long as you do it in the correct place less chance of breaking ribs.
10. Of people don’t make
– AED: automated external fibrillation

– Place hands above the nipple
– Rocking motion
– Remove all the clothing on a heart attack.
– No breathing no pulse.
– Run go get an aide
– The device is located in High traveled hallways, often near restrooms.

CPU: The second group of notes.
– Tap them and shout to see if they respond
– People need to know where to switch out when moving from one person to another.
– Use palms. Spread fingers on bottom hand and count to 30
– In between the tiblblple line and a pam above do it for 30 counts

Choking:
– Adult and children: recognize choking.
– Open your mouth and see it pull it out.
– If can see it on an adult you do the himlink.
– Put hands a couple of inches. Put palms in positions, push back, and up.
– Lock wrists together
– Pushing on it until you stop.
– If unconscious pull together
– Child, you can hold. Put face in hand and do five back fingers(?).
– A child that can fit in your arm.

CPU third set of notes.
– Make sure the surroundings are safe.
– Check pulse under baby’s armpits put over their mouth
– Five fingers below nipple line
– Do two things
– Check under the arm top arm.
– App called pulse point.

These are notes from a church talk. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker.

– Watchful unto prayer continually: In the coming days it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guide, directing, comforting and constant influence of the Holy Ghost. President Nelson
– Observed that when cheetah chases the topi, they will position themselves at different positions around the herd. One will let itself be seen to draw the attention of the Topi, while the others sneak close. Just like Satan, they were very slow and patient. Elder Bednar.
– Coloring of chaeta blends in with the surrounding landscape.
– Both the cheetah and Satan are focused.
– The three Ds of the devil. Divisiveness(?) Distraction and discouragement.
– Read the scriptures.
– Remember satin’s motivations to destroy us.
– When you get a thought in your mind is it true, helpful, kind?
– When overstressed try prayer and mediations or uplifting music.
– Boyed k packer: If you feel unworthy or unspiritual, sing a song. Memorize one. Then give yourself a sermon. Memorize the hymn.
– There are audio files up on the lds.org web site or other good sources.
– If a mind is fussing, one has memorized the 13 articles of faith.
– Gospel living app is good just not for the youth but great for adults.
– When we get in a sad mood, we can choose what we think.
– Stay awake and stay alert:
– Bednar: spiritual thoughtlessness invites great dangers into our lives.
– Be intentional in everything you do especially in your spiritual lives.
– Nelson: spiritual safety lies in (never taking the first enticing step toward going where you should not go and doing what you should not do. Nelson.
– A Sunday well spent is worth a week of content.

These are notes of a town hall. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. This is as submission to caucus corner.

I haven’t been doing many town halls because I was tasked to work on CV19 response for Utah.

Q: Status of CV19 in Utah?
– Utah is in the top 5 states of people who have been tested
– Top 5 under 6 % who has CV19.
– Increased the number of people who were tested.
– Only 80 people were infected. Decrease of people who were infected.
– Set onto pen things up. The governor did not do a statewide order. We trusted the people to do the right thing. We didn’t have to close as many businesses. The economic impact in the state, nation and the world has been significant.
– We are working with hospitals to set up certain procedures to address CV19.
– May 1st we’ll be able to open businesses but we will need to continue with social distances.
About cox?
– Born in Fairview raised on a farm.
– On city council, and a legislator. Commute 200 miles each day to serve at state governor. I wanted our campaign to build people up. I planned to visit all cities and towns reached over 200 until CV19 hit.
– Met Henderson when she was working on fires ravaging southern Utah. Admired her personal philosophy. He liked how she brought people together. Henderson was there every day working on fires. She worked to fix problems and not be in front of the camera.
Henderson:
– Worked for Jason’s Chavez campaign and worked for free for a year when he was back in Washington. Was chair of the senate educations committee. I was also on the business committee. Believe in limited government. When in legislators I saw business setting up barriers for their competitors. Cut red tape and streamline procedures.
– 2017: worked that food trucks to have statewide regulations then having to jump to individual city and town regulations.

Q: Support of the president?
– During the election, I supported a different candidate. He won and I support the president. Working closely with him during the last 3.5 yrs. especially during the CV crisis. I meet with the President twice a week. My job is to represent the state of Utah. He feels that Trump will be reelected. We need conservative values. We value the free market.
– Voted for Trump on Super Tuesday.
– We’ve gotten wonderful judges.
– It’s inaccurate that we supported Obama Care. We were against an initiative of a tax increase related to Obama care.

Q: How to address the opioid epidemic:
– Opioid abuse has increased in Utah to a high level. I chaired the opioid task force in Utah working with the attorney general.
– There is an issue with doctors overprescribing opioids. Working with physicians to provide alternatives treatments other than opioids. Some answers may be addressed by medical merawana.
– Henderson: we need to address this at a national level as well.
– As a small business owner felt the burdensome conditions of high regulations

Q: The government?
– The government does not create jobs.
– We went through business regulations that were slowing businesses’ ability to grow.
– We have fewer state employees than in 2012
– Lowest unemployment than other states in the country. It will be done by private business.

Q: How to reduce taxes?
– Worked with others to not raise taxes in Sanpeek country. Reduced our own pay as country commissioners. 2% unpaid leave. Redid benefits. Cut back on unnecessary programs. Balanced budget without a tax increase.
– Proposal to increase food and taxes, he opposed it. Henderson also voted against it. In college, she went food shopping with a calculator. Was poor.

Q: Single most important issue in state?
– Education is the most important thing to me. Increase teacher pay, we are understaffed of teachers. Reduce regulations. Educations have to fill out over 300 reports. Spend all their time filling out reports which gives less time to the needs of the students.
– Henderson: chair the senate education committee.
– Education bills dictate things to our educations that come from the legislators. We have had a better relationship with the state board but decreases many requirements. I want to streamline reports. Some reports are duplicates and some are never looked at. Have their valuable time be in the classroom.

Q: Seen reports of Henderson not being pro-life.
– Henderson votes numerous pro-life and cosponsored two of them at the state legislators. Move money away from Planned Parenthood to pro-life. WE have robust informed consent laws and dr. offer an ultrasound. Said no to the bill because it went over the line of limited government.

Q: How can we bring growth to rural Utah?
– I care deeply about rural Utah.
– Geographical diverse cabinet.
– Rural chief of staff. Make sure rural Utah is remembered.
– Want state workers doing telecommuting now rural Utah can apply for.
– Working with silicon slopes. More opportunities to move businesses to rural Utah.
– Incentivize business to different areas of the state.

These are notes from a town hall meeting. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. This is a submission to caucus corner.

Q: How do you balance the needs of government officials to the will of the people who may disagree on an issue?
– In legislator, I reduced taxes in the legislator.
– I believe in school choice.
– Led the fight against Obama care. Won on the protection of commerce clause.
– The government secures our rights. duty to the individual rather than the government identifies.

Q: Crime:
– The Attorney-general has the ability to stand between you and government power. Initiative in my plan> give resources of investigators public and business protection system> investigate claims by people that overreach is abusing their power against the citizens.
– Prosecution reform: any ideas others have I’ll welcome them.
– Attorney general can lead in check and balances on agencies, prosecutors, free flow of information.
– Educate prosecutors and judges of their responses are about justice not about who wins.

Q: How to address cold cases (cases not resolved)
– We can do things in increase efficient ices.
– We hold people accountable in government.
– For cases that have not been solved, it’s hard to control if we have insufficient evidence to move forward.
– Want to change the leadership wants people who are service-oriented.
Q: dept. of professional licensing. There are some reports of their abuse of power.

– Power to supina without having to go through legal steps?
– Businesses report being abused. There are agents that are not subject to checks and balances they can abuse citizens. They can use state power against a business.
– If hear a report of abuse we will investigate and there will be consequences of bad behavior.

Q: website: response of accusations from the past?
– Please check out defendingJohn’shonor.com

Q: removed illegal immigrants?
– I will follow the law. It’s a federal issue. Worked with Federal agents our laws are being followed. We had a secure strike force when I was the previous attorney general.
– Make sure we have the resources to fight against illegal immigration.

Q: parental rights: example: the Parker case. At 12 yrs. old, he was diagnosed with cancer under his tongue. The government wanted to override a parent’s choice and force treatment. The state wanted to force the treatment on their son.
– Parents should make a decision on the health of their children and be accountable to a higher power (God). He believes in the natural order of responsibility.
– Worried about the government getting text messages of where they were.
– Also, support school choice.

Q: treat addictions by treatment differently than incarnations.
– 18 yrs. ago start the drug program. If an addict did a contract with the court to get training and get medical attention for addiction they would not go to jail. 80% of people never reoffended.
– I’m a huge proponent to keep people from going to prisons.
– When we can find ways to give people a way out we need to try those routes.
– I will continue my leaning toward recovery.
Government collection of personal data such as CV19.
– We have infringements of our personal liberties. The constitution is a rule book that protects in
– The backbone of American enterprise if the economic system that is not controlled by the government. The threat to our economic system gives enprenaurs a chance to go into business
– When the government interferes with business, they need to offer just compensation.
– On individual liberty side> why in 4th amendments and 5th and 2nd, why would the government think they have legislative over properly and individuals
– I viciously protect the rights of religious institutions.

He is a Senate candidate running against John Curtis of the 3rd district. It was a very good town hall. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. This is a submission to caucus corner.

Economy: opening our economy
– Q: What will be the new normal?
– There will likely be permeant damage in the economy some people will be hurt. Millions of people have lost their jobs.
– Q: What is a conservative?
– I consider myself to be a constitutionalist. Honoring and obeying the constitution and that the rights granted by god did not infringe by the government.
– What caused me to run is the patriot acts: has 3, 4, 5 amendment rights abused. The patriot act was continued. John Curtis voted for 6182 (bill) alternative to the patriot act.
– The questionnaire said: John said> Congress should not get paid if they don’t do a budge. Yet he voted for congress should be paid. He voted twice for an amnesty bill.
– Q: red flag laws and second amendments. When proposing legislating there are
– EPO (extreme protect risk order. many states have put red law laws in their books.
– Red laws: is someone disagrees with you a person can call the police on your and have them take your guns away. Being utilized in ways such as taking guns away return military vets etc.
– Q: era: Curtis voted for equal rights amendment. There has been court said abortions should be legal.
– Q: thoughts about 14th amendments and anchor baby. In 1866 the civil rights came about because blacks were not able to vote. 14th referred to children of slaves. The original purpose of the 14th amendment was about slavery he feels the 14th amendment needs to be terminated.
– Q: standalone legislation? I’m for it.
– Q: rumors of post office closing out? It does not feel it will close because of remote areas that other delivery companies do not service. Feel that some offices of pF should be streamlined.
– Q: What are your feelings of world government control and agenda 21 over local state, city and town governments?
– Opposed to NATO and the United Nations for years. We should be the only constitutional republic out of there. People flocked to us after WWII. Don’t’ like expansions of agenda 21. Cities and towns in Utah are embracing. Trump tried to pull out of NATO. John voted to keep NATO.
– Q: Deficit and budget? Congress lowered tax rates which influenced high deficits? Would you have supported the job act legislation?
– The government creates no income everything they do is form our taxes. In 1980 we had nearly no debt. I would have voted no. 1. 1200-2400 stimulus is not going to save anyone. (They’ll send it on other stuff than rent and car – he hinted)We are spending too much money because of earmarks and pork. Two senators wrote a letter that the congress agreed to not add earmarks. They wanted to have each voted that agreed to earmarks be publically recorded. John C. vote against it. Letters wanted to vote against of having congress being shown their vote. John voted against that letter. Our budget is way out of control
– Nancy Polocity wants citizens to get $2000 a month until 60 % of people back to work. That would be a raise of income so who would come back to work?
– Q: how to control imported abortion drugs imported from other countries? Cv19 showed our weakness of having meds created in china. China does not have the same regulations. We can legislate until we producing those pills in our own countries. Other countries don’t honor copyrights. Many states don’t value baby lives> we need to turn over Row versus wade.
– Q: Why I love the convention system when I ran the caucus system. Delegates vet candidates in more depth. Most delegates take their responsibilities very seriously. People with high money get attention but the caucus system gives candies who don’t have a long of money have a chance to run.
– We can’t approach fixing our nation if our reps don’t bother reading the legislation. I believe in stand-alone legislation. You may not win every battle but that does not mean you should not do the battle.
– Q: Some wonder if Tin’s election is a long shot? I am pleased to be vetted by the delegates. I think I have a chance.
– Q: what would you ask John Curtis.
– hr6172(?): John C. voted for it. Took rights way and lengthened of the patriot act provisions
– Q: congress? Most of those in Congress do not know what is in legislation. Their staff tells them what is in it. Stage 4 stimulus bill is working on expanding Obama care.
– Q: get Utah lands back? We need to get the states to get their land back and states have a plan to how to handle those lands properly. It’s all about negotiation and not losing liberties.
– Q: us code 75311< deals with an oath of office. You agree to an oath to the constitutions and work for people in your districts. Penalties > fined if they promote any other form of government (socialism) separate from the constitution.
– Q: how to choose when to stand for principles and die on the hill? Don’t’ feel we should give up on our principals. It will not be a quick process. Never give up on principled behavior.
– Q: Curtis extended the deadline for the equal rights act? How do you feel? Tim would have voted against it. It’s not about equal rights of women it is about abortion. ERA says women can have an abortion up to the birth of the baby. When you vote on the legislation you need to see what is behind writing the legislation.
– Q: Just say no onymous bill> I’m against the onymous bill. He would like to be on the oversite committee. They used to publish a pork report. Should not vote for irresponsible spending to get one good thing done.
– Q: What plan against contending on main ballet with opensecretes.org (note taker wrote the website wrong) shows from where each money is coming from. John Curtis is heavenly funded by large corporations from CA. Tim hopes to win at caucus outright. Neither of them did signatures. Tim registered 10 min before the deadline.
– Patriot acts: was originally objected to by court because it violated the 4th amendment (illegal search). 1st amendment (free speech). Effective to launch investigations on citizens without a court order. 5th amendments > not notify citizens have been monitored. Tim disagrees that governments earn money while we not.
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