(Salt Lake City, UT) — Three years after it was built for a billion dollars, a prison might get an expansion. The expansion for the prison west of Salt Lake International airport is backed by State Representative Karianne Lisonbee. KUTV says she did not give a scheduled presentation to the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The U.S. Health Secretary will be in Utah today to talk about the state’s new fluoride ban. Robert F. Kennedy is scheduled to speak with reporters in Salt Lake City to talk about Utah’s ban on fluoride in drinking water, SNAP benefits, and another bill […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill aimed at protecting clubs on public university campuses is advancing through the State House. The measure sponsored by Republican Representative Karianne Lisonbee would require that belief-based groups be treated the same as other campus organizations. That would include religious, political and ideological clubs. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It comes as abortion opponents around the country hope the Supreme Court will reconsider the landmark […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah is advancing in the Legislature, with supporters saying changes are needed to prevent people who are presumed innocent from getting stuck behind bars because they don’t have money for bail. The plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vape shops and other tobacco stores that sell to underage customers could swiftly lose their permits if they sell to underage customers under a draft bill that’s getting an early nod of approval from Utah lawmakers. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican sponsor Rep. Karianne Lisonbee […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a proposal to ban abortions if the only reason is the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. But the legislation signed Friday will only go into effect if a similar law is upheld in court elsewhere, a provision […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters have called on Utah state leaders to denounce homophobia and transphobia after the collapse of a measure banning LGBTQ conversion therapy. The Deseret News reports the Monday protest was organized by University of Utah students who sent letters to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week. Conversion therapy […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The fight to ban gay conversion therapy for minors in conservative Utah is over for the year after the proposal was gutted by lawmakers, supporters said Wednesday. A prominent activist blasted Republican Gov. Gary Herbert’s support for the changes that would have allowed therapists to […]
