Politics, Religion and Why Utah Is (Again) the Best State in America

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Besides fiscal stability, the state is No. 3 in economy and also ranks in the top 10 for infrastructure (No. 3), education (No. 4) and crime and corrections (No. 7).
55% : For the fiscal government wonks, Utah is No. 1 this year in the Best States assessment of states' financial stability - a category that covers metrics like liquidity, credit rating and budget balancing, meaning a state's ratio of total revenues to total expenses.
46% : "We just have a different culture in Utah," adds Pitcher, who says she's sponsored a number of criminal justice bills that are more data-driven than partisan, such as one criminalizing the sharing of non-public autopsy photographs or videos.
42% : " Beyond its equity-related challenges, Utah also ranks No. 48 in the environment category, which assesses states primarily on pollution-related problems.
41% : " "Obviously, there are certain issues that Democrats won't win on," she says, singling out reproductive rights and gun control.
34% : To be sure, Utah is a red state - Pitcher is one of only six Democrats in its 29-member Senate - and some might scoff at the notion that a place that went solidly for Donald Trump last year and is considered "very restrictive" on abortion is bipartisan.

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