(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is giving his explanation for signing a bill that changes diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Cox released a five-thousand word essay on the matter Friday, just a couple of weeks after the measure was passed with a veto proof […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill has been introduced in the legislature that would teach the Ten Commandments as a part of U.S. History. GOP Representative Logan Petersen argued in the house that the Commandments were used as inspiration by the founding fathers when crafting various articles like the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill aims to end the requirement for front license plates on vehicles in Utah. House Bill 45 is sponsored by Senator Daniel McCay, and proposes that state money which would be used to print the license plates would instead go toward the Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill proposed in the legislature would define sexually explicit images of people without their consent as revenge porn. Democratic Senator Karen Kwan has proposed the bill that would close a loophole in the current terms of the anti-deep fake porn law. Currently an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah State School Board member Natalie Cline is doing damage control. Media reports say she met privately with state House Republicans on Tuesday. The GOP-controlled legislature is trying to come up with a response to the social media-generated controversy created by Cline. The board member […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker is concerned about domestic violence deaths in the state. Republican Representative Marsha Judkins has proposed legislation to take a harder stand against domestic violence offenders illegally holding on to their guns. Judkins says the measure mirrors the state’s stiffer penalties for someone […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that defines road rage in Utah is one step closer to reaching the House floor. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee gave the measure unanimous approval Friday. In Utah, a road rage event would be the commission of a criminal offense […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are at work on legislation regarding child exploitation using new forms of technology. Representative Ariel Defry is the sponsor of House Bill 148 which proposes to clarify the illegal nature of developing or distributing AI-generated child pornography in Utah. The state wants to […]
(St. George, UT) — A bill focused on managing the Scenic Byways of Utah received a major change. After debating the bill on Monday, the bill has been altered to not give a seat on a new committee to someone in the advertising industry. Those who oppose the bill say […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would have separated election oversight from the executive branch of government to its own entity has been put on pause in congress. GOP Representative Ryan Wilcox spent the majority of the legislative session attempting to push the bill forward but after a […]
