(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hundreds turned out at the State Capitol over the weekend to protest lawsuits seeking Utah public lands. The rally on Saturday afternoon organized by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is in response to Utah’s lawsuit aiming to take control of 18.5 million acres of federal […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Protesters are criticizing a Utah school district over the decision to remove the Bible from some of its libraries. Dozens of protesters showed up at the State Capitol yesterday to blast the decision by the Davis School District and demand that the book be returned […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — People gathered outside the State Capitol yesterday to call for gun control and safer schools. The rally was one of a national wave of demonstrations headed by the national organization March For Our Lives. The Utah chapter said the group is asking for common sense […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah will honor women who are military veterans during an event next month at the State Capitol. The state Department of Veterans and Military Affairs will host the event on March 17th. There will be several speakers, including retired Army Major General […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are set to start their 45-day session today in Salt Lake City. Lawmakers come back to the State Capitol with a nearly three-billion dollar budget surplus and a mandate from the governor to increase education spending and raise teacher salaries. Republican leaders are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A man is facing charges after allegedly throwing a “Molotov cocktail” at the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City. Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrested Justin Lee Cromer on Wednesday, charging him with aggravated arson and use of an explosive device. The troopers found a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns can now take a closer look at the 20 designs under consideration to be the new state flag. The designs went on display at the Utah State Capitol building yesterday. The designs are also on display at Southern Utah University in Cedar City and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State leaders are breaking ground on a 165-million-dollar building project at the state Capitol. The governor, lieutenant governor, House speaker and Senate president took part in a ceremony yesterday to mark the start of the project on the north side of the Capitol complex. Construction […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is paying tribute to law enforcement officers who lost their lives while on duty. The state annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service was held at the State Capitol yesterday. The ceremony honored the 147 police officers who have died in the line of duty since […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hundreds-of-people are expected to pay their final respects to the longest serving U.S. senator in Utah history. Senator Orrin Hatch will lie in state today in the Utah State Capitol between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today. Hatch passed away on April 23rd at the […]
