(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah legislature is trying to finish its business as the regular session draws to a close this week. The state Senate voted in favor of a 40-million-dollar bill aimed at helping preserve and restore the Great Salt Lake. The bill sponsored by House Speaker […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sponsor of a Utah proposal to create a commission to make eligibility decisions about transgender kids in youth sports is removing controversial provisions that list body measurements as criteria to be considered. Republican Rep. Kera Birkeland said Wednesday that she planned to remove the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A proposal that would allow the state to punish teachers for talking about “divisive concepts” in class failed to clear its committee hearing in the Utah Legislature. SB 257 from Republican State Senator John Johnson would have applied to K-12 schools and state-funded colleges. Teachers […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that seeks to prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination from workers and customers is advancing in the Utah Senate. The Senate’s Taxation and Revenue Committee approved an amended version of House Bill 60 on a 7-2 vote yesterday. The bill was changed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has approved new rules limiting where members of the press can film and interview lawmakers, following similar action taken by the Utah Senate weeks ago. Rules passed on Tuesday require journalists covering the Legislature to ask for permission to interview […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill seeking to spend more state money on building affordable housing is advancing in the Utah House. State Representative Steve Waldrip is sponsoring House Bill 462, which seeks to provide incentives to developers. The bill would set aside 50-million dollars to help finance projects […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah residents could soon have the chance to pay their taxes through cryptocurrency. The Utah House approved legislation from Republican Representative Jordan Teuscher that would allow the state to contract with a third-party vendor to allow for crypto payments to the state. Teuscher argues more […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would have allowed the state to help parents send their children to private schools will not be advancing in the Utah Legislature. House Bill 331 was defeated in a 53-22 vote in the House yesterday. The bill had been modified to set […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is going all-out to show support for the people of Ukraine. More than a thousand Utahns joined the governor and lieutenant governor on the steps of the State Capitol yesterday for a rally to show their support. Following the rally, the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require schools throughout the state collect additional data on bullying, including bullied students’ race, gender, age and disability status. The proposal advanced through a committee in the Utah House on Friday, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Rep. […]
