SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is open to changing the state’s gun laws as one of other strategies to prevent violence at schools. The Republican said at his monthly televised news conference at KUED Thursday that he is not a member of the National […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group of Utah teenagers has convinced state lawmakers to adopt a resolution that recognizes the consequences of climate change and encourages the reduction of emissions. Seven of the students met with Republican Gov. Gary Herbert on Wednesday for a ceremonial signing of the resolution, the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he will oppose ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana and expanding Medicaid in his state, but is okay with two other potential measures in November. Herbert said Thursday during his monthly televised news conference on KUED-TV that the medical marijuana measure […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah leaders say a project to add more lanes to I-15 and improve east-west connectivity has taken a big step forward. The Daily Herald reports that state and local leaders met Wednesday morning as construction of the $430 million project to add more lanes officially began. Traffic cones […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers overruled the Republican governor Wednesday on a pair of issues regarding separation of powers, deepening an intra-party tug-of-war in the overwhelmingly GOP state. By a wide margin, the legislature voted to override vetoes issued by Gov. Gary Herbert in March and pave the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The head of Utah’s Department of Corrections is stepping down after five years in office. The agency announced Executive Director Rollin Cook’s resignation in a news release Wednesday. Cook says in a statement that he’s leaving the governmental position to explore other types of work […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers will hold a veto override session Wednesday afternoon to try to undo Gov. Gary Herbert’s rejection of two bills expanding their powers. The Republican governor in March vetoed a bill that would force the attorney general to release legal opinions requested by lawmakers […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is praising a compromise plan that could nearly triple state education funding in five years. The Republican governor gave his remarks on Monday during a signing ceremony for the measure at an elementary school in suburban Salt Lake City. The measure will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers will call themselves into a special session to override Gov. Gary Herbert’s vetoes of two bills the governor said went too far in expanding the Legislature’s powers. Legislative leaders announced Wednesday that more than two-thirds of the House and Senate favor an override. […]
