(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is signing bills into Utah law. Cox put his signature on eight bills yesterday, four each that originated in the House and Senate. Among them were budget bills for higher education, the National Guard, and social services. The governor has now signed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah House committee is shutting down the idea of banning cell phones and smartwatches in classrooms. The measure, brought forth by Layton Republican Trevor Lee, was rejected this week. It called for keeping those devices out of the hands of students if teachers thought […]
(Washington, DC) — A Utah Republican is no longer part of the Senate Commerce Committee. Republican Senator Mike Lee has reportedly been removed from the committee by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Political analysts believe the move may be in retaliation for Lee’s support of South Carolina Senator Rick Scott, […]
(Monroe, UT) — Crews are searching a remote area in Garfield County for a missing man. A vehicle belonging to Austin Madsen of Mapleton was found at a trailhead near Mount Dutton earlier this week. He was apparently snowshoeing in the area before he disappeared. Searchers on horseback have been […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — It looks like Utah will be temporarily pausing its personalized license plate program once again. The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that will now head to the Utah Senate for final approval. It calls for a two-year moratorium on “vanity plates,” with Representative […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker wants the state to stop making kid entrepreneurs follow the same rules as adult business operators. State Senator Jake Anderegg has introduced a measure in the legislature that would exempt kids who operate lemonade stands from regulations that apply to vendors at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require the state to audit elections every other year is moving forward in the Utah House. The Government Operations Standing Committee unanimously approved House Bill 269 yesterday. The bill is strongly supported by county clerks across the state according to testimony […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state has named the first members of a panel that will oversee the trust looking into solutions for restoring the Great Salt Lake. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands announced the nine members of the panel yesterday. The group represents the […]
(Sandy, UT) — The panel that oversees the state’s police training and standards agency is once again looking for a new director. Members of the POST Council voted yesterday to drop the appointment of Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby. Rigby’s appointment was delayed last month after state leaders became concerned […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Leaders of Utah’s eight sovereign nations came to the Capitol on Tuesday to push lawmakers to pass a bill to protect Native American children in adoptions and foster care placements. The bill that’s currently bottled up in the House Judiciary Committee would make provisions of […]
