2023 Utah Legislative Session

After intense debate and lots of community input, the Utah State Board of Education voted 8-7 in favor of the rule. But changes could be coming.

The rule says all students should have equal opportunities based on their individual needs.

Voters have until Jan. 9 to declare their party ahead of the 2024 primary elections.

Two laws signed by Gov. Spencer Cox prohibit minors from using social media between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parent. It also requires age verification to open or maintain a social media account in the state. The restrictions take effect March 1, 2024.

Mountainland Continuum of Care says churches like the Provo Seventh-day Adventist Community Service Center, Provo Community Congregational United Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and St. Mary's Episcopal Church have stepped up.

Lawmakers put $42.5 million into the program, enough to cover about 5,000 students. Applications will open on Feb. 28, 2023.

In January, Utah banned gender-affirming care for minors.

Since July, domestic violence calls statewide have increased by 80% — a sign seen as a positive due to the effects of the state's new lethality assessment law.

One month into Utah's First-Time Homebuyers Assistance Program, 50 home purchases have been funded by the program.

In a year that saw polarized policymaking around transgender Americans, MPR News and KUER teamed up to tell the story of how gender-affirming care bans and care shields are affecting access in Minnesota and Utah.

In response to a suit challenging the new age verification law and a request for an injunction, the Utah Attorney General’s office says the plaintiffs don’t have grounds to sue.

“They had the ability to take away our children, again, from our people. And they did the right thing,” said Darren Parry, former chairman of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation.