(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is vetoing two bills and allowing another to become law without his signature as the legislative deadline arrives. Cox rejected a measure that would have added internet access on some rural school buses, citing concerns about increased screen time, and also […]
(St. George, UT) — A bill requiring helmets for people on e-bikes is now awaiting a signature by Governor Spencer Cox. HB381 has already passed the House and Senate. In addition to a helmet requirement, it also makes it easier for police to impound an e-bike if a kid is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The State Senate President admits that a bill designed to make it easier to split up Salt Lake County did not pass before a key deadline. The Senate was voting on HB212 late on Friday night – and a few ticks past midnight. Because voting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill designed to allow for the break up of Salt Lake County may or may not have been legally passed by the State Senate. The issue is whether HB 212 passed on Friday or Saturday. KSL reports the final votes were not cast until […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — On the second-to-last day of the legislative session, state lawmakers voted to raise the governor’s salary. The governor will now make just under 198-thousand dollars. District judges will make just under 225-thousand dollars. Also, the legislature voted to extend maternity leave for state employees. If […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A major prediction market is suing Utah over a proposed state law that would ban their industry. Kalshi says so-called proposition bets are regulated at the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Last week, that agency made it clear that prop bets are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that recently passed the Utah House would raise taxes on cigarettes and other nicotine products, increasing the cost of a pack of cigarettes by about one-dollar-seventy-five. House Bill 337 also changes how products like nicotine pouches and moist snuff are taxed, treating them […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are advancing two bills that deal with police quotas and unmarked squad cars. Republican State Senator Dan McCay has a bill that would ban police in unmarked cars from making stops that only involve an infraction, like speeding. He thinks it’s often inappropriate […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A proposal in Utah could expand the list of chemicals banned from public school lunches. State Representative Kristen Chevrier says the effort would add titanium dioxide to restrictions created under a law passed last year targeting certain food additives. Large school districts must comply with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah state legislature is considering a bill that would ban so-called prop bets. They’re called proposition bets, and they let people wager on certain outcomes, like how many three-pointers a basketball player will make or who will win the presidential election. Republican State Representative […]
