(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 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining a six-state proposal to dramatically reduce water use in the Colorado River Basin. On Monday, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposing deeper water cuts and new rules to consider water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would crack down on social media use by children in Utah is over its first hurdle in the state Senate. Senate Bill 152 was unanimously passed by the chamber’s Business and Labor Committee after a hearing yesterday. State senators criticized lobbyists for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to block most private businesses and government agencies from requiring employees and customers to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. St. George Republican Walt Brooks’ bill won quick approval from the GOP-dominated House. Brooks said he worked […]
We have an update on a missing person. In a post to their Facebook page on Jan. 31, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office shared that they were able to locate the vehicle of Austin Madsen in the Dry Hollow area on Mount Dutton in Garfield County. Search and rescue were […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The ACLU of Utah is planning a court challenge to the recently passed ban on gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy for transgender youth. The group announced yesterday that it plans to work with the National Center for Lesbian Rights to fight the new law. In […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state flag in Utah is getting closer to reality. The Senate voted in favor of a bill yesterday that would replace the current flag with one representing the state’s historic tribal nations. It comes with a five-point star and five mountain peaks to […]
(Moab, UT) — The family of a Ugandan activist killed in Arches National Park is being awarded more than ten-and-a-half-million dollars in damages. That was the verdict of a federal judge in Utah yesterday in a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government, the largest in state history. Esther Nakajjigo […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are making a big push to encourage water conservation and help restore and preserve the Great Salt Lake. Lawmakers have declared this week as “Water Week” in the House and the Senate and unveiled a series of bills yesterday. Proposals include forming a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that aims to help police thoroughly evaluate domestic violence situations is now in the Utah House. The state Senate unanimously approved the bill yesterday in front of the parents of Gabby Petito and Many Mayne. The proposed bill would require officers to conduct […]
