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This article was printed in the SL Trib Thursday Feb 10th
this is the first I heard of Thomas hatch being invloved in poaching a trophy Bull Elk . Why is that man still in office?
Kind of like driving the bank robber to rob a bank and you don't get convicted?? whats up with that. I'd like to know more of the story, anyone got information? This guy is over some of our best counties ...his brother( poacher) is an Emery County Comissioner
http://se15.utahsenate.org/perl/spage/distall2003.pl?Dist28
Legislative budget cuts may force closures
By Joe Baird
The Salt Lake Tribune
"We can't figure out why our own appropriations subcommittee would cut the budget that contributes so much to the state's economy," he said, arguing that Utah's state park system returns $18 for every dollar the state spends
"The members of the board feel that some legislators undervalue the state parks system."
Or, perhaps nurse a grudge. The brother of Sen. Thomas Hatch, co-chair of the Natural Resources legislative subcommittee, was charged with poaching a trophy bull elk by DWR officers last year. The senator was with his brother when the bull was killed and was included in the investigation. Senator Hatch was never charged, but Ira Hatch was and later pled no contest.
"This year, for reasons everybody is aware of, Senator Hatch has a keen interest in law enforcement for personal reasons," said Debbie Goodman, a legislative lobbyist for the Utah Audubon Council. "We also understand that at least one of his constituents came to him with a personal issue about wildlife law enforcement. He legitimately raised those issues with the DWR and director Styler. I do not fault him for that."
Hatch also is sponsor of Senate Bill 198, which has not been introduced this session. That bill, according to Department of Natural Resources officials, calls for removing the law enforcement function from the agency.
Hatch on Wednesday dismissed any claims of personal bias, pointing to the wide support the budget proposal received from the subcommittee."
Full Article here:
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2562219
LAST EDITED ON Feb-12-05 AT 02:41 PM (MST)
LAST EDITED ON Feb-12-05 AT 02:12 PM (MST)
This article was printed in the SL Trib Thursday Feb 10th
this is the first I heard of Thomas hatch being invloved in poaching a trophy Bull Elk . Why is that man still in office?
Kind of like driving the bank robber to rob a bank and you don't get convicted?? whats up with that. I'd like to know more of the story, anyone got information? This guy is over some of our best counties ...his brother( poacher) is an Emery County Comissioner
http://se15.utahsenate.org/perl/spage/distall2003.pl?Dist28
Legislative budget cuts may force closures
By Joe Baird
The Salt Lake Tribune
"We can't figure out why our own appropriations subcommittee would cut the budget that contributes so much to the state's economy," he said, arguing that Utah's state park system returns $18 for every dollar the state spends
"The members of the board feel that some legislators undervalue the state parks system."
Or, perhaps nurse a grudge. The brother of Sen. Thomas Hatch, co-chair of the Natural Resources legislative subcommittee, was charged with poaching a trophy bull elk by DWR officers last year. The senator was with his brother when the bull was killed and was included in the investigation. Senator Hatch was never charged, but Ira Hatch was and later pled no contest.
"This year, for reasons everybody is aware of, Senator Hatch has a keen interest in law enforcement for personal reasons," said Debbie Goodman, a legislative lobbyist for the Utah Audubon Council. "We also understand that at least one of his constituents came to him with a personal issue about wildlife law enforcement. He legitimately raised those issues with the DWR and director Styler. I do not fault him for that."
Hatch also is sponsor of Senate Bill 198, which has not been introduced this session. That bill, according to Department of Natural Resources officials, calls for removing the law enforcement function from the agency.
Hatch on Wednesday dismissed any claims of personal bias, pointing to the wide support the budget proposal received from the subcommittee."
Full Article here:
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2562219