SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican House Speaker Brad Wilson says he will support three police reform bills that have been proposed in the state legislature. Wilson said Wednesday he would back laws that would dedicate more training time to de-escalation tactics and methods on how to interact with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Police Association has criticized new police reforms that aim to limit the use of deadly force by police officers amid continuing national protests against police brutality. The Deseret News reported that Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed an executive order last […]
A Republican lawmaker in Utah says he’ll support police reform legislation championed by the NAACP. State NAACP chapter president Jeanetta Williams said Friday that Utah was among the first states to publicly respond to a call from the group’s national headquarters for branches to pursue reform legislation. Their priorities include […]
