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Police: Las Vegas man forced Utah woman into prostitution

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in southern Utah are accusing a Las Vegas man of forcing a woman into prostitution. The Spectrum reports 24-year-old Jerome Devon McFadden was arrested Friday in St. George on charges of exploiting prostitution, human trafficking and interfering with an arrest. Police in […]

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Lawmakers vote down plan to limit police search power

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are voting against a plan to roll back a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bolstered police power to use evidence even if officers did something wrong to get it. A legislative committee voted Tuesday to hold the bill that would bar evidence gathered […]

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Committee OKs bill banning abortions based on Down syndrome

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Senate committee has approved legislation barring abortions sought because a fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted 3-2 in favor of the bill Monday. Bill sponsor Rep. Karianne […]

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Utah lawmakers seek to call themselves into special sessions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers want to amend the state constitution in order to call themselves into a special session instead of relying on the governor to summon them. The House Rules Committee approved the change Monday but the full House and Senate must still sign off on […]

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Lawmakers may no longer be warned bills are unconstitutional

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers may no longer be warned that their bills might be unconstitutional. A committee of House lawmakers on Monday approved a proposal that would no longer require the Legislature’s attorneys to add the notes to bills that were unlikely to survive a legal challenge. […]

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Utah House panel votes to restrict reporters on House floor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee of lawmakers in Utah’s House of Representatives has voted to ban reporters from the House floor five minutes before lawmakers meet there for floor sessions. Rep. Jim Dunnigan pushed for the change and says some of his colleagues need a few minutes to […]

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Child labor case tied to polygamous group headed to court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is headed to court to press allegations that a company tied to a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border changed its name and defied an order to stop using child labor. A four-day evidence hearing begins Monday in the case […]

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Snow College Cheer Team best in the nation

The Snow College cheer team took home first place at the 2018 USA Collegiate Championships over the weekend. The team took top honors in the Small College Show Cheer 2-year college category. Led by head cheer coach Kaylie Bailey and her assistant, Trisha Hyde, this is the first time the […]

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Utah lawmaker proposes self-inspections for state landfills

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative proposal would allow Utah’s 168 landfills to do self-inspections in an attempt to increase sagging oversight without raising taxes to fund increased inspections. The House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee took a liking to the proposal on Thursday, but environmental groups are […]

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Herbert, lawmakers look for ways to prevent school shootings

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he’d support more gun control measures as Utah legislators have signaled they’ll look at how the state can prevent school shootings. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Herbert said in an interview with Politico’s “Off Message” podcast Friday that he might support […]

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