Senate panel advances major change to Utah public records law
Senate Majority Whip Mike McKell made the changes just prior to a hearing Tuesday on SB277 before the Senate Government ...
What state oversight is there for Utah’s next Olympics?
What control do state leaders have over Utah's 2034 Winter Games? Here's what they're doing to ensure 'Utah values' are ...
Crime, banning cellphones, tax cuts: What to expect in the second half of Utah’s legislative session
Halfway through the 2025 legislative session, Utah’s elected representatives were starting to look a little haggard on the ...
Utah’s black license plate is so popular, the Legislature eyes some of the money it makes
Utah's black license plate, which benefits the Utah Historical Society, has been extremely popular. GOP Rep. Val Peterson ...
Public opposition doesn’t stop bill overhauling Utah’s public records law
McKell’s decision to leave the balancing test in the law did little to blunt the public opposition. Eighteen members of the ...
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Senators advance bill to replace Utah's public records committee with single appointee
A Senate committee advanced a bill that would replace Utah's seven-person panel that oversees public records with a single ...
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Crime, banning cellphones, tax cuts: What's in the second half of Utah's legislative session
A little more than halfway through the 2025 legislative session, Utah's elected representatives split their attention between ...
Utah AG Derek Brown joins 25 others asking the U.S. Senate to pass fentanyl legislation
The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs to combat the opioid crisis ...
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Utah State Bar claims 5 proposed judiciary reform bills may be ‘unconstitutional’
The Utah State Bar has openly come out against several bills that are moving through Utah’s Capitol Hill that, if passed, ...
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Utah one step closer to becoming next state to leave voter roll group ERIC
Utah is one step closer to becoming the next red state to break ties with a nonprofit that’s meant to keep states’ voter rolls up to date. The Republican-controlled Utah House voted on Friday 59-13 to ...
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for teachers, police officers and other public employees in ...
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Utah lawmakers look to dissolve, replace State Records Committee. Here’s why that matters
Utah’s media organizations — including Utah News Dispatch — are joining arms to stand against a newly-unveiled bill being considered by the Utah Legislature that would dismantle a long-standing commit ...