(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants to ban cell phone use at schools from bell-to-bell. He was joined by Republican State Senator Lincoln Fillmore yesterday as they pushed for the bill in this year’s legislative session. Not every lawmaker is on board. Senator Kathleen Riebe told KUTV […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s state legislature criticized a judge for redrawing Utah’s congressional districts as they extended the filing deadline for congressional candidates. Because the Republican majority cannot overrule the judge, pushing the filing deadline into March was the most they could do. The GOP lawmakers hope the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is calling the state legislature back for a special session. The session, which starts on Tuesday, is designed to handle several topics. Chief among them is the desire by Republicans to overturn a judge’s ruling that changed congressional districts. Cox wants the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state bill aims to improve public access to service animal information and increase penalties for harming them. If passed, H.B. 23 would require the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code to create a public website providing contact information for the state’s protection and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Following a court ruling overturning Utah’s legislative redistricting map, State Representative Matt MacPherson is calling for the impeachment of Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson. Gibson ruled that the legislature’s Map C violated the state’s anti-gerrymandering law and approved a plaintiff-drawn Map 1 for the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — One Utah state representative is proposing a limit to how many bills each state legislator can file in a 45-day session. Representative Clint Okerlund says the record number of bills causes high costs, rushed debate, and low-priority “message” legislation. Okerlund proposes a limit of six […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers pass a new GOP-backed congressional map aimed at protecting the state’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation. Monday’s vote follows a court order requiring the legislature to redraw the map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The proposed map splits Salt Lake County into two […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Lawmakers return to the Utah State Capitol this morning for a special session to approve a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A judge has ordered the legislature to redraw boundaries in compliance with a 2018 citizen ballot initiative. The GOP-controlled redistricting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has ruled that Utah lawmakers violated voters’ rights by approving congressional maps that split Salt Lake County and favored Republicans. Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson said the Legislature bypassed the independent redistricting commission created by voters in 2018’s Proposition 4. The ruling […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state law aims to develop nuclear energy in Utah through small modular reactors. HB-249 establishes a Utah Nuclear Consortium and energy development zones. Officials at the Utah Office of Energy Development noted that permitting and building a plant will take 7-to-14 years. While […]
