2020 Utah Legislative Session

A bill aimed at easing Utah’s reliance on its cash bail system passed the state Legislature Wednesday.It requires judges to release people accused of…

Utahns seeking abortions would have to undergo an ultrasound while the person performing that ultrasound describes the fetal images, under a bill passed…

Often when someone seeks help for a mental health crisis, they’re taken in an ambulance to an emergency room. Mental health advocates, like Ginger…

Courts around the country have handed down big wins for anti-abortion laws the past several years. Many conservative states, including Utah, have used…

More information about what goes on in Utah’s jails and prison could become public information, if the state legislature passes a series of transparency…

The state Legislature’s draft budget includes big wins for education and mental health programs, as well as money to increase state employee salaries.…

The Utah legislature wants to expand what the state can spend money earmarked for education on to include programs that support children and people with…

There’s less than a week left in Utah’s legislative session, which means lawmakers are busy trying to pass bills before the clock runs out at midnight…

Friday evening, March 6, 2020Utah Declares State Of EmergencyUtah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus.…

Conviction Integrity Units have been popping up in prosecutors' offices across the country: California, Texas and Salt Lake County to name a few. The…

Thursday evening, March 5, 2020 wrightChanging The Constitution On Education FundingA Utah constitutional amendment approved by a state Senate committee…

In an attempt to address the state’s “structural imbalance” of tax revenue, a state Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment Thursday that…