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From Utah-
The 2019 Utah State Legislature opened with protests over bills that would repeal voter-approved Proposition 3.
Hundreds packed the Utah State Capitol rotunda to demand lawmakers enact what they voted on.
"We decided to take it into our hands as voters and the people of
Utah!" said Stacy Stanford, who racked up $250,000 in medical expenses
and lived in the coverage gap.
Bishop Scott Hayashi of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah warned lawmakers that if Prop. 3 isn't put into place, "people will die."
Prop. 3 passed in November with 53% of the vote. It implements a
sales tax hike to cover thousands of Utah's poorest by providing them
with Medicaid.
But lawmakers fear it will be a budget buster. They worry the sales
tax hike that voters approved will not cover ballooning costs.
More here-
https://fox13now.com/2019/01/28/the-utah-state-legislature-opens-to-protests-over-medicaid-ballot-initiative-repeal-bills/
From Kansas-
Before heading to the Capitol, organizers and participants met at nearby St. Mark's Episcopal Church for civil disobedience training. Leaders broadcast directions about getting arrested. Protesters scribbled phone numbers of legal counsel on their arms while hearing songs of solidarity and shared stories.
"What do we want?" the group chanted, practicing for the protests.
"Health care!"
"When do we want it?"
"Now!"
"We're coming together, not just against something, but also for something else," Kerr said. "And that's universal health care."
Faflick, who grew up in Wichita, said traveling to Washington was crucial to show his support for universal health care and tell his senators why they need to say no to an Obamacare repeal.
"I want to be part of the political revolution, and I want to stand for all people and the basic human right that all people deserve access to affordable health care," he said. "Civil disobedience is a very visual step that gets a lot of recognition ... it makes our voices heard in a very loud and very strong way."Read more here:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article162535858.html#storylink=cpy
From Salt Lake-
She quoted a Catholic nun, Sister Simone Campbell, who has said, "This is not the faithful way forward and must be rejected." And to the Episcopal Church she attributed this line: "Trumpcare falls woefully short of our spiritual calling to care for the least of these, as well as the noble values upon which our great nation was founded."
A spokeswoman for The Episcopal Church said the church did say the Republican plan "falls woefully short of our spiritual calling" in a letter that Rebecca Linder Blachly, the church's director of governmental relations, sent to members of Congress.
The spokeswoman, Neva Rae Fox, also said in an email, "Please know that the Episcopal Church has never used the phrase 'Trumpcare.'" The language in the letter is "this current proposal."
More here-
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865679319/Why-some-religious-groups-oppose-the-Republican-health-bill.html
From Utah-
