(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would provide raises for Utah teachers as long as it comes with more funding for private school options. The House Education Committee voted 12-4 yesterday to advance House Bill 215. The bill ties teacher raises to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is telling young people that their future is bright in the state of Utah. The governor gave his State of the State speech last night to Utah lawmakers and spent a lot of time talking about policy issues that affect families. He supported […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Great Salt Lake has risen a foot since reaching a historic low in November of 2022. Officials are proud to report the lake went up twelve inches due to all the recent rain and snow. The Utah Division of Water Resources tweeted that they’re […]
(Enoch, UT) — More details are coming out about a tragic murder-suicide in southwest Utah that sent shockwaves through the state. Police records show the warning signs of abuse were present years before Michael Haight allegedly killed his wife, five children, and mother-in-law at their home in Enoch on January […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A well-known actress is throwing her support behind a bill in the Utah Legislature that would ban the use of gas chambers at animal shelters. Katherine Heigl [[ HIGH-gul ]] joined the sponsor of the bill yesterday at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to […]
(Washington, DC) — A Utah congressman is promising to introduce a bill that will keep children under 16-years-old from having social media accounts. Republican Congressman Chris Stewart tells that his bill is designed to target depression, isolation and other harmful effects caused by social media. The bill would reportedly include […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new Utah bill is being filed that would establish a new domestic violence task force. Lawmakers, such as Candice Pierucci and others, say that too many victims in Utah are being abused, and it has to change. More than one-third of women in Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah Senate committee is advancing several bills dealing with transgender youth. The Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 yesterday in favor of a bill that would ban gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy treatments in Utah. The committee also voted to advance a bill […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The fight to create a new state flag has passed its first hurdle. The Senate Business and Labor Committee voted 6-1 yesterday to advance the design of the new flag to a full vote of the state Senate. The committee heard testimony from more than […]
A Gunnison Prison inmate pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the death of another prisoner in 6th District Court in Manti on Wednesday. Ringo Rudy Duran, 63, admitted he engaged in an altercation with William Fowers, 60, on August 4, 2021. During the fight, Duran stabbed Fowers […]
