(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House of Representatives voted 67-to-3 to censure a district court judge in Grand County over comments he made about a child pornography case. The judge twice noted that the defendant came from a background of “privilege” before refusing to sentence him to any […]
(Farr West, UT) — State Representative Matthew Gwynn announces he will not run for a fourth term in the Utah House. The republican, who serves Farr West, says he is choosing to focus on his family as his daughter continues recovering from a serious accident. Gwynn plans to serve through […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Ben McAdams is seeking to once again represent Utah as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. He announced his latest campaign yesterday, after a Utah judge redrew congressional maps to add a Democratic-leaning district. Republicans in the state legislature had previously drawn a map […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House of Representatives has declined to impeach Utah School Board Member Natalie Cline, and the Utah State Board of Education has formally censured her instead. Calls for her impeachment and resignation came after Cline made a social media post suggesting a female high […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House Representative Quinn Kotter is resigning. Kotter made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, telling the Speaker of the House that he will resign from the District 26 seat on September ninth. The Republican said “life circumstances” have impacted his ability to “devote [his] full […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A candidate for the Utah House of Representatives filed a police statement saying he and his wife found an explosive device underneath their car. Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion went off as they left their garage and moved into the driveway in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bill targeting a new Salt Lake County rule to require gun show vendors in county facilities to run background checks on customers passed the Utah House of Representatives. The bill that passed Friday without debate aims to clarify state control over gun laws in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has passed a bill to reduce the prosecution and incarceration of young children and instead connect them with counseling. The House passed the legislation Tuesday that would end prosecution of children younger than 12 and direct them into mental health […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Amid increasing concern about vaping, a panel of Utah lawmakers on Wednesday approved a proposal to allow schools to destroy confiscated e-cigarette devices. Schools are seizing an increasing number of the devices as more students are caught vaping on campus, But the law about what […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Republican Party has elected a replacement for a Utah state representative who resigned from the Legislature to join the private sector. The Deseret News reported Steve Christiansen is expected to be sworn into the Utah House of Representatives Monday. Christiansen will represent District […]
