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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)

Utah Legislature moves toward ban on knee-to-neck chokeholds

By /June 16, 2020 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have taken a first step toward banning police officers from placing their knees on the necks of people being detained in the type of chokehold used by a Minnesota police officer in the death of George Floyd. The Utah Legislature’s Law Enforcement and […]

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Pro-police rally held before Utah protest calling for reform

Pro-police rally held before Utah protest calling for reform

By /June 16, 2020 /Local News

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) —A pair of rallies in Cottonwood Heights drew one group calling for police reform and another voicing support for law enforcement on Monday. There were a few verbal arguments between members of the two groups, but overall the evening remained peaceful, KUTV reported. More than 100 demonstrators […]

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