Senator Karen Mayne

See post by Senator Luz Robles on utahsenatedemocrats.org

County Mayor Peter Corroon joined a host of other officials in praising the community of Kearns and the cooperative efforts of a number of entities for bringing the skate park concept to fruition.
State Sen. Karen Mayne said “my heart was quickened when I drove in here today, realizing this park is going to be on [...]

Quoting a recent article in the Taylorsville/Kearns Journal:
Mayne kicked off her initiative to educate those lawmakers by hosting a press conference at Oquirrh Hills Elementary this fall. Her goal is to have legislators “shadow” a school nurse in their districts, to learn first hand how many hats those nurses have to wear in a [...]

Quoting a recent article in the Millcreek Journal:
A joint effort of Kearns community officials, Salt Lake County, UDOT and local contractors has resulted in construction of a decorative concrete sound wall on the east side of the road, between 5400 and 4800 South. Officials met on Aug. 20 to cut a ribbon symbolizing completion of [...]

This year the Utah State Democratic Party selected Senator Karen Mayne to be the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award. Each year, the Utah State Democratic Party gives this prestigious award to a Utah woman who exemplifies, “the high standards, compassionate philosophy and actions of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.”
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future [...]

I am honored that Salt Lake Community College recently presented me with an award as a 2009 Legislative Champion.  However, I am even more grateful to have Salt Lake Community College as a part of my District 5.  With their commitment to changing people’s lives through education, and their dedication to serving Utah as the [...]

Recently I attended the National Conference of State Legislature’s 2009 Legislative Summit in Philadelphia, where I had the unique opportunity to exchange innovative ideas with legislators from all across the country.  Through a series of seminars, workshops, and meetings, we talked about different strategies that the states are using to create better public policy.  Together [...]

I am proud to support “The Resolution to Buy American,” which encourages local governments to buy local and United States products whenever and wherever possible. If we are going to revive America’s economy, then we must invest the money from the Federal stimulus package to retain existing jobs, and maximize the creation of new [...]

On March 30th, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., signed a declaration recognizing Helmets to Hardhats and declared March 30, 2009, as Helmets to Hardhats Program Day.
Utah Senate Democrats blog has a nice write-up on the event and program: Helmets to Hardhats Program Day
Helmets to Hardhats is a nonprofit organization hosted by the Center for Military Recruitment, [...]

Without a single “no” vote, the Utah Senate passed a bill Friday that would protect boundaries for unincorporated townships such as Magna, Millcreek and Kearns.
Despite sometimes-heated opposition from the Utah League of Cities and Towns, Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, received overwhelming support for legislation that would keep Utah’s townships intact and prevent piecemeal [...]