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Utah lawmakers moved swiftly this session to ban gender-affirming care for minors — and the governor signed it the next day.

Gov. Spencer Cox, who had not taken a public position on the transgender care measure, signed it a day after the Legislature sent it to his desk.

The bill on its way to Gov. Spencer Cox prohibits transgender surgery for youth and bans hormone treatments for minors. He now has 10 days to decide what to do with it.

Several years of pandemic restrictions and curriculum battles have emboldened longtime advocates of funneling public funds to private and religious schools in statehouses throughout the country.

The House bill passed on Jan. 26 is different from what passed through the Senate earlier in the session, so another vote is needed there.

It took less than two weeks for the hotly-debated bill to pass, all without the support of Democrats.

The proposed policies from Sen. Nate Blouin and Rep. Joel Briscoe are backed by water conservation advocacy groups.

The bill that includes a pay raise for teachers and also creates a school voucher program is moving to the full Senate, its last hurdle before going to the governor.

A new 25-unit apartment complex will soon open in Beaver County as demand soars for housing in the rural community.

Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes say lawsuits will be filed “as soon as possible.”