(Salt Lake City, UT) — Eight Utahns want voters to decide whether the state should have a new flag. They filed a petition with the lieutenant governor’s office on Monday to put the issue on the ballot next year. To make that happen, they need to gather more than 134-thousand […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — This year’s Utah legislative session is over and it was a busy beginning of the year. The session concluded Friday after lawmakers passed nearly 600 bills concerning a number of different topics, including transgender healthcare and homelessness. The House and Senate also pushed through a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are sending a bill to create a new state flag to Governor Spencer Cox. The Utah House passed Senate Bill 31 in a 40-35 vote yesterday. The Senate approved the bill in an 18-to-9 vote a few minutes later. The votes complete a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature will finish its 45-day session today in Salt Lake City. Multiple bills were moved to the governor’s desk yesterday, including a pair of bills that crack down on social media companies. Parental consent will be required for children to be active on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Legislature has passed a bill to ban abortion clinics in Utah starting next year. The Senate approved the bill along party lines on Thursday. The House passed the measure earlier in the session and now needs to approve two Senate amendments before sending the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would eliminate the state sales tax on food. House Bill 54 was passed by the state Senate yesterday and will head back to the House for a final vote before heading to the governor’s desk. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are making a final push to get their bills through the legislature with just two days to go in the session. The House and Senate are set to adjourn at midnight tomorrow and lawmakers will spend much of their time putting the final […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Full-day kindergarten is just a governor’s signature away from being available throughout Utah. The Senate passed the All-Day-K bill Wednesday on a 24-to-3 vote, sending the measure to Governor Spencer Cox. The House had previously approved the bill. The bill changes the state’s funding formulas […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would give Utah a new state flag is moving the floor of the House. Senate Bill 31 was approved by the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee yesterday. The measure would adopt a new design for the state flag that includes […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are presenting their budget proposal with a week left in the legislative session. The nearly 28-billion dollar spending plan was unveiled Friday at the State Capitol. Inside the proposal is nearly one-billion dollars for public education, including an annual compensation increase for teachers. […]
