(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would block gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Utah is on its way to the House floor. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 11-3 yesterday in favor of a bill that would ban those surgeries and stop puberty blockers for transgender […]
(St. George, UT) — A Utah House representative wants to make the brine shrimp the state’s designated crustacean. Representative Rosemary T. Lesser told St. George News she is sponsoring the state crustacean designation, designated as HB 137. She said a meeting with Great Salt Lake biologist Jaimi Butler encouraged her […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Senate is indicating support for changing the design of the Utah state flag. The Senate approved the first reading of the bill that would change the flag yesterday, with 18 senators voting in favor. The bill has faced criticism from some Utahns who […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker says a lobbyist who supports a bill to tie teacher raises to a school voucher program should resign from her position. Republican state Senator Mike McKell of Spanish Fork called for the resignation of Allison Sorensen yesterday. McKell was responding to an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that ties teacher raises to a controversial school voucher program is a step closer to the governor’s desk. House Bill 215 was passed by a Senate committee yesterday on a 7-2 vote. The bill would give all Utah teachers a pay increase, but […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah State Board of Education is holding a special meeting this morning to discuss a school voucher bill making its way through the state legislature. The early-morning meeting is expected to include a vote on whether to support House Bill 215 before it is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Daniel Thatcher says he’s alright after appearing to suffer from a medical issue during debate on the Utah Senate floor. Several people stopped to attend to Thatcher Thursday while the group was discussing controversial bills concerning transgender youth healthcare. However, he told that he […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would provide raises for Utah teachers as long as it comes with more funding for private school options. The House Education Committee voted 12-4 yesterday to advance House Bill 215. The bill ties teacher raises to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A well-known actress is throwing her support behind a bill in the Utah Legislature that would ban the use of gas chambers at animal shelters. Katherine Heigl [[ HIGH-gul ]] joined the sponsor of the bill yesterday at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new Utah bill is being filed that would establish a new domestic violence task force. Lawmakers, such as Candice Pierucci and others, say that too many victims in Utah are being abused, and it has to change. More than one-third of women in Utah […]
