SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise to revise the measure. It creates an independent redistricting commission in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban almost all hand-held cellphone use while driving has failed the Utah House. The Monday vote came after lawmakers said they were worried it would be too harsh on drivers without making a large enough difference in safety. Supporters of the bill […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has passed a bill that would ban even holding a cellphone while driving. The Deseret News reports the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the bill. The bill, sponsored by House Minority Whip Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, makes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah House Democrats re-elected Minority Leader Brian King despite a recent allegation that he pushed a Republican state senator. King, D-Salt Lake City, was re-elected Tuesday even after state Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, filed a criminal complaint against King, claiming King pushed him […]
