(Salt Lake City, UT) — A couple of Utah Lawmakers are asking to increase Utah’s first private school voucher program by over 100-million dollars for the 20-25 school year. The “Utah Fits All Scholarship” voucher program is currently in its first year and registration begins at the end of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah legislature is looking at various ways to improve water maintenance and conservation. Currently over ten bills are split between the house and the senate. Focus has been on looking at requiring metering at secondary water connection sites, line ditches, and possibly changing infrastructure […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A newly proposed state bill would hold teachers liable if they keep banned books available to their students. If found guilty, teachers would be charged with a misdemeanor if they keep materials specifically deemed “objectively sensitive” in their classrooms. The GOP backed bill would result […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A new group has come forward against Utah’s efforts to defederalize its national monuments. More than 25 law professors specializing in natural recourses and public land have sent a brief offering arguments to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver calling it to dismiss Utah’s […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A newly proposed state bill may result in your energy costs going up. HB-1-9-1 would require Rocky Mountain Power to replace coal plants with a resource that produces at least the same amount of power and have “similar attributes” to coal power. The Salt Lake […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two controversial bills into law yesterday. The first was House Bill 257, also known as the “transgender bathroom bill”, which requires transgender people to use a public bathroom or changing room that coincides with their sex assigned at birth. The […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has announced new life preparation lessons as part of their seminary curriculum. There will be 36 lessons each year starting in some areas of the United States and Canada this month followed by a global rollout in January 2025. Church Commissioner […]
(St. George, UT) — A southern Utah temple is preparing to welcome the public to view the facility. A media tour and news conference was held at the Red Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George yesterday, just days before public open houses are set to begin on Thursday. The Red […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senate lawmakers in Salt Lake City are in agreement that the state needs its own National Hockey League team franchise. A Senate resolution supporting the establishment of an NHL team in Utah was unanimously approved with applause yesterday. Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, […]
(Undated) — U.S. News and World Report says the most popular dog in Utah is the Goldendoodle. An analysis of data about dog ownership in each state found the cross between a poodle and a Golden retriever was the most popular breed in the Beehive State. It’s also the sixth-most […]
