(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are presenting their budget proposal with a week left in the legislative session. The nearly 28-billion dollar spending plan was unveiled Friday at the State Capitol. Inside the proposal is nearly one-billion dollars for public education, including an annual compensation increase for teachers. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill being heard in a Utah Senate committee today would end all racial diversity and equity efforts in Utah higher education. The bill from state Senator John Johnston would end all state funding for positions or departments that promote diversity, inclusion and equity at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are showing support for expanding kindergarten in Utah. The House voted in favor of a bill that would allow all-day kindergarten yesterday. School districts would be required to offer full-day and half-day options to parents. The 51-14 vote moves the bill to the […]
(Sandy, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney says the United States must continue to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Romney spoke yesterday during a town hall sponsored by the Utah Aerospace and Defense Association in Sandy. The Utah Republican says the U.S. must help Ukraine stop Russian aggression […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill to bar discussion of sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade classrooms. The bill sponsored by Draper Republican Representative Jeff Stenquist directly copies language from a Florida law critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require Utah voters to request mail-in ballots comes up before a House committee this morning. The bill sponsored by Republican Representative Kera Birkeland of Morgan would end the practice of county clerks sending ballots to all registered voters and require voters […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah will honor women who are military veterans during an event next month at the State Capitol. The state Department of Veterans and Military Affairs will host the event on March 17th. There will be several speakers, including retired Army Major General […]
(Salt Lake City, Utah) — Electronic exercise tracking devices may be problematic for certain heart patients. A recent study at the University of Utah found some smart watches, smart scales and smart rings may interfere with pacemakers or implantable defibrillators. The researchers discovered smart devices that send a slight electrical […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah Senate bill that would have created a pilot program for the legal use of a psychedelic drug may not make it out of committee. Senate Bill 200 was held yesterday by the chamber’s Health and Human Services Committee. The bill would have allowed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would eliminate Utah’s sales tax on food is on its way to the state Senate. House Bill 101 was approved on a 57-15 vote yesterday. The bill would eliminate the tax on food, but only if Utah voters approve a constitutional amendment […]
