Updated Dixie State name change bill advances in Utah Senate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to change Dixie State University’s name has advanced in the GOP-dominated Utah Senate. Students rallied at the Capitol last week and urged lawmakers to revive a stalled plan to change the name. A new version of the legislation was released Monday during a Senate Education Committee session that would open the possibility of the Dixie name to remain and give the community more input on the name change process. Senate Republicans agreed last week to hear the legislation after appearing to stall the bill after it passed the House. The bill will now advance to the Senate floor.