71% of Utahns say politicians ‘ignore the will of voters,’ survey finds
A new brief by the Utah Foundation found that 71% of Utah voters feel state politicians ignore the will of the people in favor of special interests.
Every year, the Utah Foundation surveys Utah voters on what issues are most important to them through the Utah Priorities Project. This year, politicians listening to voters was the second-highest concern behind housing affordability.
In a follow-up brief released on Wednesday, the project asked whether Utah voters feel listened to, looking for differences in party and religiosity.
Overall, 71% of respondents either somewhat or strongly believed that Utah politicians are too beholden to business, religious, or other special interests, and ignore the will of voters.
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Speaker Johnson has kept US House out of session on a paid vacation for weeks.The US House has been on vacation for 10 days more than they have been in session, at great taxpayer expense (almost 9 million dollars for the 41 days since last vote).Current Count:147 days not in DC thru Oct 31, 2025
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Utah Senator Mike Lee Still Hates You Have Access to Public Lands In Latest Proposal
The Captain Planet villain that is Utah's Senator Mike Lee is back at it again, attacking the Wilderness Act in the name of border security.
I don't know how many times I need to write this, but Utah's Senator Mike Lee is at it again, trying to do away with your public land. His thoughtful analysis of why we don't need public land this time? Border security, and why we need to absolutely do away with the Wilderness Act in order to do so.
