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Jim Dunnigan

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Name: Jim Dunnigan

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 1 reports

Utah Gov: Don’t rush to judgment on Medicaid expansion

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has committed to work with legislative leaders in deciding whether to stretch Medicaid to cover more low-income Utahns — a point he reiterated at a press briefing on Thursday.But he urges lawmakers not to rush to judgment about ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Gary Herbert, Obamacare, Jim Dunnigan

First reported Mar 01 2013 - Updated Mar 01 2013 - 1 reports

Utah bill banning sky lanterns, fireworks in dangerous conditions moves to Senate

A fire code bill banning Chinese or sky lanterns from being flown during hazardous conditions moved forward in the Senate committee after discussion Friday.HB217 clarifies language in the existing state fire code and also adds updates to the international ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 01 2013]

Entities: Jim Dunnigan, FIRE MARSHAL, Labor

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 1 reports

House votes to trim licensing for hair braiding

The Utah House voted Wednesday to clip away requirements that only licensed beauticians may charge to braid hair.It voted 69-0 to pass HB238, and sent it to the Senate. It would untangle a years-long licensing battle between beauticians and people who ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Jim Dunnigan, Lawsuit

First reported Feb 25 2013 - Updated Feb 25 2013 - 1 reports

Utah’s Medicaid sheriff faces pressure to go easy on hospitals

A bill that would insulate Utah’s Medicaid Inspector General from interest groups angling to weaken his power won committee approval last week.But on Monday the same Health and Human Services Committee will take up another bill that could expose the Office ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 25 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Jim Dunnigan, Fraud, Abuse

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bill expanding 80 mph speed zones crosses finish line

A bill to expand 80 mph speed zones in Utah crossed the finish line Friday in the Legislature.The Senate voted 29-0 to pass HB83, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature.Previous legislation allowed several test areas for 80 mph zones on Interstate ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Zoning, Jim Dunnigan, Gary Herbert

First reported Feb 11 2013 - Updated Feb 11 2013 - 1 reports

Bill to add 80 mph speed zones clears another milepost

As a bill to expand 80 mph speed zones in Utah rounded a final curve toward the finish line Monday, legislators raised a complaint: why not allow 80 mph speeds in yet more places, and perhaps statewide?"I’m open to suggestions," said Rep. Jim Dunnigan, ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 11 2013]

Entities: Jim Dunnigan, Zoning, Karen Mayne, Margaret Dayton

First reported Jan 03 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 1 reports

Kathleen Sebelius

Utah’s health exchange, Avenue H, wins conditional nod from feds

Utah is among the first Republican-led states to win conditional approval to run their own health exchanges.But federal officials made clear the Beehive State’s existing insurance marketplace, Avenue H, still needs upgrading to become fully compliant ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Jan 03 2013]

Entities: Gary Herbert, Kathleen Sebelius, Jim Dunnigan, Gary Cohen, Marketplace

First reported Dec 19 2012 - Updated Dec 19 2012 - 1 reports

Former HHS Sec. Mike Leavitt hawks new breed of health exchange

Leavitt Partners, the consulting firm started by former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, has a remedy for states suffering heartburn over health exchanges.But the fix — known as "Exchange in a Box" — has yet to gain much traction in Leavitt’s home state of Ut ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 19 2012]

Entities: Mike Leavitt, Gary Herbert, Jim Dunnigan, Health Care Reform