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The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to approve legislation that bans abortions clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state.

A financial tool available to Utah cities and counties since 2021, HTRZs aim to encourage new housing development near already existing transit infrastructure.

Lawmakers passed a bill this year that requires that classroom materials and lessons be “consistent with the principles of inalienable rights, equal opportunity and individual merit.”

Sen. Dan McCay worked throughout the entire session to pass the new Utah flag. But a group of opponents believes it should have never happened.

Lawmakers passed a record 575 bills this session. Democrats, however, felt like the session was historic for the wrong reasons.

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How much trouble can Utah's lawmakers get into in 45 days? You'd be surprised. They passed 575 bills this year — a NEW record.

Cox told reporters in February that he planned on signing the measure, which also clarifies the definition of abortion to address legal liability concerns providers voiced about the way exceptions are worded in state law — a provision Republicans called a compromise.

Lawmakers have only 45 days to write, debate and pass laws each year in Utah. The last couple of days of the session are always a mad rush of legislation.

Agriculture uses between 70% and 80% of the Colorado River’s water, and ideas for reducing that have long been contentious.