This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
August 16, 2024 /Local News

Former Utah Senator Karen Mayne Has Died

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Democratic Utah senator Karen Mayne has died at age 78. She began her 15-year career in the state senate in 2008, and resigned last January citing health concerns. Senate President J. Stuart Adams says that Utah has lost an extraordinary stateswoman, calling Mayne a trailblazer and an exceptional leader. Her cause of death hasn’t been publicly released.

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