Logan Debates Mel about SB54, Other Issues

Morgan, Utah
​From Deanne Winterton in Morgan County News, June 13, 2016

[Logan] ​Wilde said he did not support Utah Senate Bill 54 because it causes rural voters to lose their voice.

“What it did to rural Utah is made it so those running for governor and state positions spend a majority of their time in urban areas because that is where the numbers are,” said Wilde, a Croydon rancher.  He said that it also increases the funds candidates need to campaign.  Instead of a campaign for the November election, now candidates have to gear up for two elections: the primary in June before the November election.  In Weber County, that means what used to be a $40,000 campaign now needs to be an $80,000 campaign.

Wilde said he also opposes the state’s decision to take money away from roads to fund water projects.  He said water should be paid for as a user-based fee.
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Saying he does not support centralized, socialized education programs, Wilde said the state should find a long-term, continuous way of funding education.  The use of one-time money is hurting local school districts like Morgan, he said.