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Debate flares over legal protections as businesses open up

Debate flares over legal protections as businesses open up

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The effort to reopen the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has set off a conflict at the state and federal level that is escalating by the day over how much legal protection companies should get if their returning workers get sick. The […]

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Plan to ask to import Canadian prescriptions OK-ed by panel

Plan to ask to import Canadian prescriptions OK-ed by panel

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A plan for Utah to ask to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada has passed its first legislative hurdle. The Deseret News reports Republican Rep. Norm Thurston said Monday the high cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. forces some people to skip their drugs or spread […]

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Utah gears up to implement nation’s lowest DUI limit

Utah gears up to implement nation’s lowest DUI limit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Year’s Eve revelers in Utah could find themselves with more than a hangover as 2019 dawns. If they drink and drive, they could end up on the wrong side of the nation’s newest and lowest DUI threshold. The 0.05 percent limit goes into effect […]

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