SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican lawmakers have overridden GOP Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. The Thursday vote followed Cox’s veto letter that said such laws target vulnerable transgender kids who are already at high risk of suicide. Cox […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican lawmakers were preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. A nationwide culture war is brewing over transgender issues. Cox was the second GOP governor this week to overrule […]
(St. George, UT) — A new poll finds nearly 62-percent of Utah voters want to have the option for medical aid in dying. Former state Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck was the first to introduce the bill in 2015 after which the bill has failed a total of seven times. She says […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox will veto a bill passed by the Legislature that would ban transgender kids from participating in organized school sports. During his monthly press conference, Cox explained that he was pushing for a compromise bill during the general session until that plan was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state lawmaker is trying to persuade Governor Cox to sign a bill banning transgender athletes from youth sports. State Senator Dan McKay met with the governor yesterday to lay out his position on House Bill 11. The bill originally proposed a commission that would […]
(St. George, UT) — Lawmakers have passed the Utah Film Production Incentives Amendments bill, which doubles current tax breaks and incentives for TV and movie production. To get the incentives, crews need to hire locally and within Utah. Kane County Film Commissioner Kelly Stowell says the bill will have a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some statements by police and other public employees will be restricted from the public in Utah under a law that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday he plans to sign. The legislation passed the state Legislature with little public debate. Critics say the law would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports. The Legislature had passed legislation late Friday night that said transgender girls wouldn’t be able to compete in sports on teams that correspond with their gender identity. Without the governor’s support, Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In one of the driest states in the nation, Republican lawmakers have renewed their focus on water conservation amid prolonged drought and climate change. In the final days before they adjourn, Utah lawmakers are advancing proposals to set aside millions to preserve the iconic and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hard seltzer drinkers in Utah will likely have their choices on grocery store shelves cut in half under legislation that passed the Legislature. Lawmakers acted Thursday in their latest update to strict alcohol laws in the state that’s home to the alcohol-eschewing Church of Jesus […]
