Utah keeps porn czar office

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff insists on continuing to fund the state "porn czar" position created two years ago and held since by Paula Houston. The state legislature's budget analysts recommended eliminating the Obscenity and Pornography Ombudsman Office, which has done very little under Houston's leadership. I love this part:

But lawmakers agreed to let the position continue as long as Shurtleff could come up with the funding. He did so, and promised he would move Houston toward a more aggressive role in prosecuting cases. He also promoted a Web site, still being developed, where anyone could access the most frequently asked questions regarding pornography and obscenity laws.

Hell, if they need someone to write a Pornography FAQ, I'd be willing to do it freelance for a lot less than $120,000.

Posted on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 at 9:20 PM