Clint Yingling
Utah government, explained

I make complicated policy easy to follow.

I built this site to share short explainers that help people understand their government and how it works. Watch one, then pass it along.

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Fig. 1 · HemicycleStudies in data A bill reaches both chambers · illustrative votes
The explainers

Step through the doorway.

Each explainer takes a single part of Utah government and walks through it step by step, in about two to three minutes.

01 · Legislative processWatch →

How a Bill Becomes Law in Utah

A made-up Great Salt Lake bill travels from idea to the Utah Code.

02 · Property tax · Part 1Watch →

Why Did My Property Tax Change?

How budgets, certified tax rates and rising values shape your bill.

03 · Property tax · Part 2Watch →

How Truth in Taxation Works

The notice, the hearing and the vote when a local government wants more.

04 · OversightWatch →

Who Audits Utah Government?

How lawmakers’ questions become independent, nonpartisan audits.

05 · ElectionsWatch →

How Utah Elects Its Leaders

A made-up House race, from filing day to swearing-in.

06 · WaterWatch →

Saving the Great Salt Lake

How the lake shrank, and what the Legislature has done since 2022.

About

Research only matters if people understand it.

I’ve worked in government at the federal, state and local levels, and I’ve seen the process from each of those vantage points. These explainers are my way of sharing what I’ve learned so more people can see how it all works.

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