Great news from the Governor's Office this morning, from which the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune and the Standard-Examiner all report that Utah Governor Gary Herbert has listened to the folks complaining about the idiocy of the 2012 Utah bill which "would have prohibited Utah teachers from instructing students about contraceptives, premarital sex or homosexuality" and wielded his veto pen late Friday, driving a stake through the heart of nutcase House Rep. Bill Wright's HB363 once and for all:
- Governor Gary Herbert vetoes controversial sex education bill HB363
- Herbert vetoes sex-ed bill, says it constricts parental choice
- Governor vetoes abstinence-only education bill
Imagine that!
Chalk it up as yet another victory for steely-eyed, grass-roots citizen activism.