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Decker, Rod, 1941- author.

Utah politics : the elephant in the room / Rod Decker.

Salt Lake City : Signature Books, 2019.

xiii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

From the tempestuous fight for statehood to the evolution of Utah voters from Democrats to Republicans, Rod Decker analyzes the intersection of politics and faith in the complex political culture of modern Utah. Beginning with the state’s roots as a communal theocracy, Utah Politics deftly examines how Mormon morality influenced and continues to shape conflicts on both the local and federal levels. Whether determining the role nuclear fallout played in causing cancer epidemics throughout the state or the influence of Mormon lobbyists, Decker demonstrates how the rose that blossomed in the desert was sometimes fertilized by conspiracy, debate, and political machination. -- amazon.com

Utah -- Politics and government.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The founding -- The Republican ascendancy -- Public morality -- Demography : family and children -- Economy -- The time of disorder -- The downwinders' tale -- Downwinder politics -- Water -- Federal land -- The Utah State Legislature -- Utah's governors -- Governing -- Courts and public law -- Budgeting, spending, taxing, revolting -- Utah schools -- Recapitulation.

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