SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are proposing sweeping changes to the state’s tax system, including a reduction of the sales-tax and the addition of new taxes on services ranging from haircuts to legal work. The Desert News reports that details released to reporters Tuesday show real estate, health care and […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Communication remains a source of contention among officials in a Salt Lake City suburb after parts of the water system became contaminated earlier this month. Members of the Sandy City Council say they were removed from a distribution list for citywide emails, discussing the matter at […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have cleared a Utah police officer in the deadly shooting of a man who authorities say refused to surrender weapons and fired shots. The Standard-Examiner reports Wednesday that Davis County prosecutors declined to pursue charges against Syracuse Sgt. David Skinner in the shooting of 64-year-old Allen Scott […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a proposal to ban most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation. The Tuesday vote sends to the state Senate the measure that opponents warn is likely unconstitutional and could embroil the state in a costly legal fight. Supporters argue it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is moving closer to shedding low alcohol limits for beer in grocery stores, despite opposition from the Mormon church and a number of local brewers. The state Senate easily passed a measure on Tuesday that would bring it in line with most other states. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bid to ban marriage for 15-year-olds in Utah has cleared its first hurdle with support from women who have left polygamous groups. Democratic Rep. Angela Romero had originally proposed a ban on all marriages under 18, but agreed to an amendment for older teenagers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to designate the Gila monster as the state reptile. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican state Rep. Bill Lowry sponsored the legislation after prompting by students at Lava Ridge Intermediate School in Santa Clara, who conducted a science project on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is objecting to the U.S. government’s approval for the early stages of an oil shale project near the Utah-Colorado border by a company with ties to Estonia. It would become the first commercial-scale oil shale development in the United States […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University says it’ll appeal a state agency’s decision to decertify the police department of the university owned by the Mormon church because of how allegations of alleged misconduct were handled. The state Department of Public Safety told BYU in a letter Monday that it […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An attorney for the Utah man accused of killing his wife during a cruise to Alaska in 2017 says the parties hope to reach agreement on a plea and avert trial. Jamie McGrady told a federal judge Monday that the aim is to resolve the case […]
