Kimberly Wagner: 'Utahns who tout limited government and local control continue to elect legislators who are accruing more power for themselves and getting very involved in what I believe should be local issues.'
Only Republicans voted to override the veto, and not even all of them were on board with that action. Because they have a veto-proof supermajority, if enough Republican legislators want something to happen, it will happen, with no need to consider the views of colleagues or even the governor from their own party.. Moreover, because these same legislators too often run unopposed for re-election, there is very little accountability at the ballot box.
Third, as Gehrke points out, by creating “authorities” staffed heavily with members of its own body , the Legislature further pushes its agenda onto local governments on “land-use decisions, tax revenue and bonding power.”
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