(Salt Lake County, UT) — Four county prosecutors are calling for the Utah Legislature to end the death penalty. Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill, Utah County Attorney David Leavitt, Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson and Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan have all signed an open letter to Governor Spencer […]
Two new hunting laws that were approved by the Utah State Legislature earlier this year took effect this past Thursday. The first House Bill 295 will restrict the baiting of big game animals when hunting in Utah. This includes deer and elk. The second law, H.B. 197 prevents the DWR […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawmaker in Utah who proposed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports has announced plans to reintroduce the proposal in 2022. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Kera Birkeland, died in a Senate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats have walked off the House floor in protest of a resolution recommending the state review any curriculum that examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics. Republican lawmakers say they want to ensure that children aren’t being taught that one […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday’s ruling came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Several states have passed bills banning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A law passed by the Utah State Legislature is going into effect on July 1 and thousands of people who are delinquent on child support could be denied a hunting or fishing license because they owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support. Fox13 reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah voted Thursday to begin a process that could involve dropping Dixie from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees formed a committee Thursday that will review options for the institution’s name. The committee will collect feedback from a public survey, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is a step closer to requiring all cellphones and tablets sold in the state to automatically block pornography. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a measure Tuesday that critics call a significant intrusion of free speech. Cox has said the bill would send an “important […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have voted to require every cellphone and tablet sold in the state automatically block pornography. The proposal is the conservative state’s most recent move targeting online porn. Critics call it an intrusion on free speech. Supporters argue it’s a critical step to help […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers approved the creation of two new state parks on Thursday. The new Utahraptor State Park will be located in the Dalton Wells area in Grand County near a large deposit of dinosaur bones in the eastern part of the state. The Lost […]
