In other bribery news . . .
In a separate probe into bribery on Capitol Hill, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings and Weber County Attorney Mark DeCaria say they will seek a grand jury to look into criminal charges.
In this case of disgustingness, Chief Deputy State Treasurer Richard Ellis says former Rep. Mark Walker promised him he could keep his job and get a $55,000 raise if he'd drop out of the Republican primary for the Treasurer's race, leaving the way open for Walker.
Ellis says Walker told him he had spoken to a powerful legislator who could "make it happen."
The night before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to meet to investigate the matter, Walker resigned his seat, saying he wanted to save his "family" (which I assume refers to the GOP leadership cabal) further pain.
Speaker Curtis: Man in the middle?
Sleeze Trifecta? With any luck, we'll have an update soon on the still smoldering allegations that Attorney General Mark Shurtleff funneled a state contract worth millions to a law firm that is not only one of his major campaign contributors, but hired his daughter.
And let's not forgot those sexual harrassment allegations against Rep. Steve Mascaro that seem to have disapated like fog over the Great Salt Lake.
In this case of disgustingness, Chief Deputy State Treasurer Richard Ellis says former Rep. Mark Walker promised him he could keep his job and get a $55,000 raise if he'd drop out of the Republican primary for the Treasurer's race, leaving the way open for Walker.
Ellis says Walker told him he had spoken to a powerful legislator who could "make it happen."
The night before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to meet to investigate the matter, Walker resigned his seat, saying he wanted to save his "family" (which I assume refers to the GOP leadership cabal) further pain.
Speaker Curtis: Man in the middle?And let's not forgot those sexual harrassment allegations against Rep. Steve Mascaro that seem to have disapated like fog over the Great Salt Lake.
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You seemed to forget about the democratic party bribing legislators to change party affiliation to run as democrats. I seem to recall a Salt Lake Tribune article talking about Dave Hogue accepting the bribe (I mean offer of assistance).
It's official. We can now thank Gary Herbert's political delay for pushing resolution of this past the November election as well as the primary. Now every voter in Utah has been denied necessary information due to Herbert's refusal to execute his duties in a timely fashion.
Tribune's Bob Barr Blackout Watch: The Libertarian Party nominated Bob Barr as its presidential candidate on May 25, 2008, and 139 days later -- with less than one month before Election Day -- The Salt Lake Tribune finally informed its print edition readers of his candidacy.
See "McCain or Obama: Utahns want next leader to heal economy," October 11, 2008.
By comparison, the Tribune notified its readers of the candidacies of Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on an almost daily basis in 2008.
The Tribune first reported on:
*Ralph Nader's 2008 presidential candidacy as early as March 1, 2008.
*The presidential candidacy of the Constitution Party's Chuck Baldwin on July 3, 2008.
*The presidential candidacy of the Green Party's Cynthia McKinney on September 4, 2008.
In the interim, the Tribune's web site administrators disabled the accounts of individuals who noted the omission of Barr's candidacy from the Tribune's national political coverage in the TribTalk forums or comments sections of SLTRIB.COM.
Barr will be on at least 45 state ballots across the United States.
Nationwide polls show Barr receiving support from between 1 to 2 percent of voters (or about 1 in 50 American voters), and up to 11 percent support in some battleground states.
Only a handful of other presidential candidates can claim the same thing.
The CEO of MediaNews (which owns the Tribune), William Dean Singleton, was a significant financial supporter of Republican U.S. President George W. Bush.
www.BobBarr2008.com
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