(Salt Lake City, UT) — With graduation season nearing, Latinos, LGBTQ students, Pacific Islanders and others are considering how to proceed with celebrations marking the end of their undergraduate years at many Utah universities because of HB 261. Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward says his office is working […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed House Bill 84 into law, which makes silent alarms a requirement in schools across the state. The alarms can be triggered in the event of a mass shooting, which alerts police and first responders as quickly as possible. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — In the latest session Governor Cox has vetoed seven bills, the second most in at least the past quarter century. The majority of them were denied because he believed it was unnecessary to craft legislation around the items proposed. In total five-hundred 55 bills were […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a bill that adds the Ten Commandments and Magna Carta to Utah public school history studies. Cox signing House Bill 269, also called Public School History Curricula Amendments, which means the two historical documents will be taught to students alongside […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox has signed a bill into law making it easier to ban books. The bill was one of 72 signed. It now takes less than ten-percent of Utah Schools, including charters, to trigger a statewide book ban. The ban can be appealed if the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah bill affecting homeless shelters is still not law as it awaits Governor Cox’s signature. HB421 was passed during the recent legislative session. This legislation is called the Homelessness and Vulnerable Populations Amendments. Once signed, the bill requires homeless resource centers wanting state funding […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The latest legislative session has brought on about 70 bills affecting the education system in Utah. One bill would make it easier to ban books in schools if passed by Governor Cox. Another would make it easier to open microschools and allow parents to apply […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Anti-gun activists are urging Governor Cox to veto a bill that would promote firearms training for school teachers. They gathered at the Utah State Capitol yesterday. The bill would provide free gun training for any teacher who has a valid license, so the weapon can […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would end the requirement for front license plates in Utah passed its final vote in the Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 45 passed 27 to zero, but with a slight change; commercial vehicles in the state will still be required to have front […]
(Kane Creek, UT) — Craig Weston will be receiving a million dollars from the Utah legislature through his housing nonprofit. The Kane Creek Preservation development was recently founded by Weston and a couple other investors. Originally they requested two-and-a-half million dollars. The group is focused on awareness and education of […]
