(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox could call the Utah Legislature into a special session to deal with the upcoming resignation of Congressman Chris Stewart. The governor said yesterday that he wants to make sure any vacancy created by Stewart’s resignation is filled as quickly as possible. The legislature […]
SALT LAKE CITY-A bill explicitly prohibiting the knee-on-neck methods of restraint has passed the Utah House and next advances to the Senate for consideration. Salt Lake City Democrat Sandra Hollins is the sponsor of HB5007 which also prohibits law enforcement officers from being trained in the use of such tactics. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have taken a first step toward banning police officers from placing their knees on the necks of people being detained in the type of chokehold used by a Minnesota police officer in the death of George Floyd. The Utah Legislature’s Law Enforcement and […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, as the Utah Legislature’s Business and Labor Interim Committee met, numerous examples of ongoing price gouging occurring in the Beehive State since the coronavirus started, were shared. While Milcreek Democrat Patrice Arent said she passed a bill outlawing it 15 years ago, lawmakers realize it is a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will hold a special session to address the coronavirus crisis starting Thursday. The gathering announced late Monday will be held remotely for the first time to avoid possibly spreading the virus that has already infected one lawmaker. Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla has […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature is wrapping up its work for the year, capping off a session that saw major changes to the state’s polygamy statute, a revision of a voter-approved redistricting law and a compromise on education funding. The 45-day meeting is ending in the shadow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is poised to study the disproportionate violence inflicted against Native American women and girls after the Utah Legislature voted to create a task force. Indigenous communities gathered at the Utah Capitol to celebrate Tuesday after the proposal passed the Senate unanimously, the Deseret News reported. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has gotten an early nod of approval at the Legislature. A panel of lawmakers on Wednesday approved the plan to make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Legislators in Utah have voted to repeal the recently passed tax reform package amid widespread criticism. The state Legislature’s Tuesday vote comes after a report from state elections officials that enough voter signatures were verified to put the citizens referendum seeking to repeal the tax […]
