(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is pushing back against rumors of an immigration detention facility planned for Salt Lake City. Protesters gathered Friday outside an empty warehouse near 68-hundred West and one-thousand North after claims surfaced that ICE would house detainees there. In an interview with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s child welfare system is under scrutiny, with calls for reform to prioritize children’s safety over parental rights. Despite claims of improvements, some critics remain skeptical. Senator Luz Escamilla emphasizes the need for better “red flag” systems and quicker intervention.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns are reacting with shock to the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump this past Saturday. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on his official X account says the attack was “sickening and horrifying.” Cox added that he and his wife Abby joined with Americans praying […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Utah have proposed a bill that would allow incarcerated women to continue receiving contraceptives, including birth control, while imprisoned in state jails. KUTV-TV reported that bill sponsors Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost and Sen. Luz Escamilla said the legislation would require jails to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus spiked. State officials say 257 cases have been diagnosed, up from 181 on Sunday. The increase comes a day […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who has the new coronavirus was hospitalized over the weekend, and a state lawmaker was also diagnosed with the disease. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams was treated with oxygen in an isolation unit after suffering severe shortness of breath Friday evening, he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker who was aiming to be the first Latina mayor of Salt Lake City has conceded the race to a city councilwoman who rose to prominence fighting pollution. Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla said in statement Wednesday that she conceded in a phone call […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City councilwoman who rose to prominence fighting pollution has taken an early lead in the race to become the next mayor. Erin Mendenhall won 59 percent of the vote in the first round of ballots released shortly after polls closed. State Sen. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City could elect its first Latina mayor if a state senator wins a Tuesday race against a city councilwoman who rose to prominence fighting pollution. The two Democrats are already in the first all-female contest to lead the capitol city, a liberal-leaning island […]
