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Proposed abortion ban at 18 weeks narrowly passes committee

Proposed abortion ban at 18 weeks narrowly passes committee

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative proposal that would ban most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation has narrowly passed out of a House committee. The judiciary committee voted 7-5 on Wednesday to send the measure to the full House. The vote comes one day after the bill’s […]

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Plan to remove slavery from Utah Constitution clears hurdle

Plan to remove slavery from Utah Constitution clears hurdle

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Tuesday vote came after religious leaders, activists and others spoke up to say slavery doesn’t belong anywhere in […]

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Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers face a deadline Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River or risk blowing up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river. Arizona is the only state that requires legislative […]

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House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. Long despised by farmers and ranchers, wolves were shot, trapped and poisoned out of existence in most of the U.S. […]

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