Katie Matheson: Gatekeepers at the Capitol stop popular bills

There are gatekeepers at work in Utah’s government, working behind the scenes to make or break legislation. Some of the bills being held back by these gatekeepers are broadly supported by Utahns, but the guardians of conservative ideology on the Hill are keeping these bills from seeing the light of day and receiving a fair hearing in the public square.These gatekeepers — the House and Senate Rules Committees — are the funnel through which all bills must pass. And if they or maj