(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is a definite “no” on medical “magic mushrooms.” Cox told reporters on Thursday he does not support a bill before the Legislature that would narrowly legalize so-called magic mushrooms for medicinal use in the same way the state currently regulates medical marijuana. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers want to lower the state’s gasoline tax while imposing a new tax on electric vehicle charging stations. The House voted 56-to-11 to move that bill to the Senate yesterday. The bill’s sponsor says the charging station tax is needed so EV owners contribute […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says members will only have to attend one meeting on Easter Sunday. Church leaders announced yesterday that the only meeting that will be held on April 9th is a sacrament meeting focusing on Christ’s atonement and resurrection. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would close all abortion clinics in Utah by 2024 is moving forward in the Legislature. The bill the House Judiciary Committee passed on Wednesday would allow only hospitals to provide abortions, and they would be under strict guidelines. The bill sponsored by […]
(Lehi, UT) — Texas Instruments is going to invest eleven-billion dollars to expand its Lehi facility. Governor Spencer Cox made the announcement Wednesday, calling it the “largest private economic investment in Utah history.” Texas Instruments will build a new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant as an extension of its existing […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City is getting a wrong-way driver detection system. The Utah Department of Transportation will install the new technology at 20 locations on highways across the state, primarily along I-15 in Salt Lake. The system uses lights to alert drivers they’re going the wrong […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving closer to eliminating the use of letter grades to assess public schools in the state. House Bill 308 unanimously passed the House Education Committee yesterday. Letter grades for schools have been criticized as unnecessary and ineffective by supporters of the bill, […]
(Washington, DC) — Governor Spencer Cox says a governor should be the Republican nominee for president in 2024. On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday Cox said he’d choose a governor over a candidate from Congress “every day of the week.” Cox said governors tend to be more pragmatic due […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill to allow pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes even if no one else is in their vehicle isn’t going anywhere. The Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee rejected the measure in a 3-to-2 vote Monday morning. The House had approved […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A House committee has rejected a so-called “safe storage” law that would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked away from children and people who aren’t allowed to have guns. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted 7-to-4 Monday afternoon against Midvale […]
