Called the unofficial voice of the Utah Senate Majority, the Web dialog also includes items from the minority Dems, and House members too. The Utah Senate is the first legislative body to make blogging a lawmaking tool, according to a stateline.org story.
The political editor of the Salt Lake Tribune thinks the blog is a mouthpiece for the Republican party but the aide who maintains the site says it gives senators a way to bypass the press corps. One blogging topic even turned the tables on the press corps, telling readers that one local paper got a tax reform story correct, while the other did not.
Lawmakers seem to like being able to offer their own version of daily events, and their opinions on various and sundry topics. Such as their take on the transportation of nuclear waste. Or their preference for Cookies 'n Cream versus Toffee Crunch.
