George Pyle: In the Utah Legislature, two steps forward. One step back.

A step forward:— Lawmaker pulls plan to delay Medicaid, CHIP coverage for new immigrants — Lee Davidson | The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 6“Sen. Allen Christensen says he is withdrawing legislation that sought to require legal immigrants to reside in the state five years before they could qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). He had said his SB48 aimed to encourage self-reliance and to curb creeping ‘socialism.’ But critics called