An investigative project about the difference between what lawmakers write and what officials later pretend it meant. Following public records and statutory language to show how insider favoritism and performative compliance are often dressed up as sophisticated governance, under the false pretense that a failed condition can be treated as a loophole.
“The governor said his administration, Utah's delegation to Washington, D.C., and local Utah leaders weren't given any notice that a specific proposal was in the works, prompting frustration...”