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Lawmakers increased Utah’s per-pupil funding by 5%, which is 1.2% more than they were required to increase it.

Lawmakers like Republican Karriane Lisonbee believe Utah’s “trigger law” will be upheld as constitutional “and we want that decision made.”

Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.

For the third year in a row, Utah’s Legislature removed funding for an environmental impact study for a Navajo Nation road between Navajo Mountain and Blanding at the last minute.

WE MADE IT!!! After a loooong 45 days, the Legislature smacked that gavel! Sine die!

Utah lawmakers passed a recording-breaking 591 bills during the 2024 legislative session. Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 21 to either sign or veto them. If he does neither, the laws automatically go into effect.

The bill does not remove the legal loophole known as clergy-penitent privilege. But Rep. Anthony Loubet said it could incentivize clergy members to come forward.

Haley wants to see a return to traditional Republican politics, but polls indicate her chances in Utah are slim.

This year's Emerson fellows include an oral historian in Montana, a civic designer in Los Angeles and political unity campaigner from Utah. Pyfer is co-creator of The Dignity Index.

“We just need a space for six or seven hours a day where kids are not tethered to these devices,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters in mid-February.