A committee of Utah lawmakers has approved a bill that would require online and printed pornography to carry warning labels and subject violators to possible fines of $2,500. Republican state Rep. Brady Brammer proposed the idea of labeling print and digital pornographic content in the state with warnings on the […]
The University of Utah has agreed to an energy deal to allow the school to get more than half of its electricity through renewable sources. That makes it the first public college in the state to do so. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the college finalized the purchase of […]
A Utah county has agreed to pay more than $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two Idaho State University football players who say they were falsely arrested during a bank robbery investigation. The Standard-Examiner reported Nehemiah McFarlin and Atoatasi Fox will receive $5,100 each in the settlement with Box […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah’s congressional delegation has signed a letter opposing the proposed use of a reservation system for Zion National Park. The Spectrum reported the National Park Service plans to move forward with a capacity study that could result in a mandated reservation system for the park […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate Tuesday in Utah. It’s of several states considering similar measures that abortion-rights advocates say stigmatize the procedure. The proposals come after the U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld […]
IMPERIAL, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man accused of involvement in the disappearance and slaying of a woman in southwest Nebraska. The North Platte Telegraph reports Russell Mann, of Enders, had been charged with two accessory counts. The charges can be refiled later. The charges stemmed […]
Utah lawmakers said Tuesday they won’t consider proposals to censure or recall U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney. The decision comes after a wave of conservative anger over his vote to convict President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial. State leaders will instead back a public statement expressing appreciation for Trump and […]
A group that promotes water quality in Utah has asked the state Legislature for $150,000 to educate residents against disposing non-flushable products in toilets amid clogged sewer lines. The Deseret News reported Monday that the “Toilets Are Not Trash Cans” educational campaign is aimed at teaching flushers not to dispose […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah could ease its law against polygamy under a new proposal at the state Legislature. Its sponsor says the 85-year-old law has failed to root out the practice and instead made people afraid of going to police when abuse happens. The state senator’s proposal to […]
The American Samoa government says it will appeal a ruling granting U.S. citizenship to those born in the territory. A federal judge recently sided with three American Samoans in Utah who want to be recognized as citizens. But many in American Samoa say they’re happy being U.S. nationals who can’t […]
