I spent every hour of every day on Capitol Hill during the 2011 legislative session.  It began as a class requirement, I was selected as one of five interns for Utah Valley University, but I foun...

Daily Herald, March 15, 2011 Billy Hesterman Utah County Democratic Party chairman Richard Davis says Utah's mostly Republican lawmakers missed out on funding public education, showed disrespect t...

The 45 days when the legislature meets seems to be the longest 45 days of the year. I hold my breath waiting to see what mischief our Republican legislators can come up with this year. They never ceas...

I feel a sense of deja vu every time the legislature comes into session. Right wing Republicans are making noises that they aren't satisfied with the fact that they have put Utah in the cellar for...

Deseret News, October 28, 2010 Richard Davis OPINION It is interesting how Mr. Oldroyd and other Republicans can only see lockstep partisan voting. That is because that is what they must do. A few ...

Deseret News, October 24, 2010 Richard Davis OPINION I remember visiting Russia when it was under communism and being amazed at a local grocery store. There was one item available on the shelves in...

Daily Herald, October 25, 2010 Richard Davis LOCAL OPINION When I called for change in Utah County politics on this page a couple of weeks ago, I urged voters to look at the candidates, the individu...

We've all heard the news reports about how the governor meets with various corporations and groups, receives campaign donations from them (often in the tens of thousands of dollars), and then they...

Party in the USA Essay Contest First Prize $150 "When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run in a district where you might ...

Salt Lake Tribune, September 9, 2010 Thomas Burr Linnea Barney was a lifelong Republican and after years on the state school board thought she had retired in 2004 from politics and public service. Th...