SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has tested positive for COVID-19. His office says in a statement released Monday that Reyes is fully vaccinated, but tested positive last week after suffering cold symptoms. His family has tested negative. Fox13 reports the Republican is involved in numerous […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the latest state Thursday to open COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults despite it not yet being authorized by the U.S. government. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox announced the change at his monthly news conference on KUED. Utah is one of dozens of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Employers in Utah will have to allow COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 2004 into law on Tuesday which allows for coronavirus vaccine exemptions and bans any adverse action against employees who file for an exemption. Additionally under the new law, employers must […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining another lawsuit against COVID-19 vaccination mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. The lawsuit filed yesterday seeks to overturn a mandate requiring coronavirus vaccinations for workers at healthcare facilities that accept Medicaid and Medicare funding. Utah and 11 other states are challenging the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would keep Utah employers from firing workers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccination may not get a vote during the current special session. The bill sponsored by State Senator Kirk Cullimore was sent to the Senate floor after a committee hearing […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill introduced as part of today’s special session of the Utah Legislature could prevent employers from firing unvaccinated workers. The bill introduced by State Senator Kirk Cullimore would bar companies from terminating or refusing to hire workers based on their vaccination status. Cullimore’s bill […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The COVID-19 pandemic is being blamed for a sharp decline in student achievement in Utah. A report recently presented to the Utah Board of Education shows that test scores in specific subjects dropped significantly after remote learning and other COVID-19 related issues began affecting students. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s attorney general is cheering an appeals court decision temporarily halting new COVID-19 safety rules from the Biden Administration. A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stopped the rules from going into effect in a ruling issued on Saturday. The judges said […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox says Utah is likely to join several other states in a lawsuit to block a rule implementing COVID-19 safety rules at larger businesses. The Biden Administration announced yesterday that companies with at least 100 employees have until January 4th to comply with the […]
