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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Michael Wickline did a full followup today on Treasurer Dennis Milligan's illegal hiring of his first cousin to a $63,000 job in the treasurer's office, first reported here Thursday.

IF WE DONT BLOW OUR OWN HORN WHO WILL? DEPT: The article didn't mention where the matter first came to light.

Milligan gave the Democrat-Gazette a written statement that reiterated the hiring was a mistake. He apologized.

You might recall that one of the first acts of the treasurer's office was to get the rules changed from a law passed by the Republican legislature in 2013 after the Martha Shoffner scandal. The law required Harris to have a degree in a business-related field. The rule was changed to allow a simple college degree in any field. Harris is paid $99,000.

Hiring a prohibited relative is a Class A misdemeanor. A separate statute provides a $1,000 civil penalty for such a hiring, but that describes it as a "knowing" act. Ignorance of a criminal law is no excuse.

Milligan, after I inquired, sent information to the attorney general's office about the situation. It has yet to issue a response.

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President Obama has faced intense criticism from Republicans for his reluctance to label ISIS an Islamic group. But thats not particularly remarkable.

More noteworthy is that a member of the presidents own party from his home state has taken repeated shots at him: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.

The administration is misidentifying the enemy and their motivation, Gabbard said on CNN earlier this week, calling the presidents emphasis on economic aspects of terrorism a diversion.

Known as a rising political star, the Hawaii Democrat is one of the first two female combat veterans elected to Congress. She did tour tours in Iraq, and doesnt hesitate to make her opinions known when it comes to defense issues. For instance, in 2013, she broke with the Obama administration by refusing to support airstrikes against Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Perhaps because of her military background and her political affiliation Gabbards comments on ISIS have reverberated. The Republican National Committee was quick to release a statement this week saying, even Democrats arent buying what the President is selling.

Obama acknowledged the debate on Wednesday.

Theres been a fair amount of debate in the press and among pundits about the words we use to describe and frame this challenge, he said. I want to be very clear about how I see it: al Qaeda and ISIL and groups like it are desperate for legitimacy. They try to portray themselves as religious leaders, holy warriors in defense of Islam ... We must never accept the premise they put forward.

Administration officials say focusing on extremists Islamic ideologies would only bolster the terrorists narrative that the U.S. is at war with Islam.

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It comes a day after a bill pushed by House leaders, HB362, was introduced to propose a variety of tax changes for transportation. It includes allowing voters to consider up to a quarter-cent sales tax increase for local transportation, with one-tenth cent going to UTA in Wasatch Front counties.

Briscoe says that tenth of a cent increase isn't enough to expand UTA service much.

"You might have the choice of expanding Saturday and Sunday service, or going later in the evening. If you just do one of those, I think the public's going to say you increased our taxes and I'm not seeing an effect," Briscoe said.

He said his bill would restrict how UTA could spend increased funding to ensure that it does not go for more new train lines, but instead goes for such things as expanding bus service.

He said federal officials like to come to Utah to be photographed with new TRAX, FrontRunner or streetcar extensions. "No one wants to come out here for a photo op because we just brought back a bus route that we cut five years ago. It's not sexy. But you know what, it's important."

Many constituents have said that they or family members cannot accept jobs that end late at night "because they can't get public transportation back home," Briscoe said. "It's an economic-development issue that we don't have a robust enough UTA system."

Briscoe's bill may not have much of a chance compared to the Republican alternative, since the GOP has a 63-12 majority in the House and 24-5 in the Senate. But Briscoe said, "I just want to make a point that we've got to be more serious about transit."

He added, "We can't be serious about air quality if we don't get serious about transit."

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Democrat pushes for big tax to expand UTA hours, bus service

It comes a day after a bill pushed by House leaders, HB362, was introduced to propose a variety of tax changes for transportation. It includes allowing voters to consider up to a quarter-cent sales tax increase for local transportation, with one-tenth cent going to UTA in Wasatch Front counties.

Briscoe says that tenth of a cent increase isn't enough to expand UTA service much.

"You might have the choice of expanding Saturday and Sunday service, or going later in the evening. If you just do one of those, I think the public's going to say you increased our taxes and I'm not seeing an effect," Briscoe said.

He said his bill would restrict how UTA could spend increased funding to ensure that it does not go for more new train lines, but instead goes for such things as expanding bus service.

He said federal officials like to come to Utah to be photographed with new TRAX, FrontRunner or streetcar extensions. "No one wants to come out here for a photo op because we just brought back a bus route that we cut five years ago. It's not sexy. But you know what, it's important."

Many constituents have said that they or family members cannot accept jobs that end late at night "because they can't get public transportation back home," Briscoe said. "It's an economic-development issue that we don't have a robust enough UTA system."

Briscoe's bill may not have much of a chance compared to the Republican alternative, since the GOP has a 63-12 majority in the House and 24-5 in the Senate. But Briscoe said, "I just want to make a point that we've got to be more serious about transit."

He added, "We can't be serious about air quality if we don't get serious about transit."

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