SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Utah lawmakers meet online after calling themselves into a special session of the Utah Legislature to deal with the effects of COVID-19. Senate President Stuart Adams, a Layton Republican and House Speaker, Kaysville Republican Brad Wilson, are expected to be in the legislative chambers in the otherwise […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The repeal of a sweeping tax overhaul that sparked a voter backlash will begin quickly, legislators said Monday as they began work for the year. “We heard from the people. We listened to them,” said Republican Senate President Stuart Adams. The Legislature is expected to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have agreed to spend $56 million to buy and renovate American Express office buildings to use as a new state office complex that could house up to 1,500 employees. The Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to fund the purchase of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers were set Thursday to end their annual legislative session after scaling back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion, passing a long-awaited update to the state’s hate crimes law and reaching a deal to increase the alcohol level in beer. Measures on other hot-button issues failed […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawmakers in Arkansas and Utah sent their governors legislation Wednesday banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, moving the states closer to enacting bans that could be among the strictest in the country. The Arkansas House gave final approval by an 86-1 vote […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have reached a compromise deal to inch up the amount of alcohol available in beer. Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson said Wednesday the agreement would raise alcohol limits to 4 percent, which is still relatively low but would allow for most production-line beers to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers want to make sure that sweeping tax reform happens soon, and they’re writing the budget to make sure of it. Legislative leaders said Tuesday that they’re turning $330 million worth of ongoing funding into one-time money, meaning it could go away after a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering forming a commission to come up with new designs for a state flag that hasn’t been changed in more than 120 years. The Utah House voted 46-26 on Friday in favor of a bill that would create a commission to review […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to designate the Gila monster as the state reptile. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican state Rep. Bill Lowry sponsored the legislation after prompting by students at Lava Ridge Intermediate School in Santa Clara, who conducted a science project on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have declined to extend a 15-year truck ban on a scenic highway north of Salt Lake City. A state Senate committee last week voted down a measure that sought to push the ban’s expiration date to July 2022. Trucks will be allowed to […]
