2023 Utah Legislative Session

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.

The group argues that the harms the law inflicts on adult website operators were well underway and would continue over the years it takes to resolve the case.

The Alpine School District is looking to close two schools in 2023 and three in 2024. Parents allege a decision was made before they were involved in the discussion.

Utah lawmakers have allocated a total $40 million toward flood management after Wednesday's special session.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act by July.

Lawmakers likened the new age requirement, which took effect May 3, to those for alcohol or online gambling and argued that stronger protections were needed to shield kids from pornography.

Utah’s Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements law obliges adult sites to verify a user's age. Critics say that is where the problem lies.

Judge Andrew Stone on Tuesday granted a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a law that would have stopped abortion clinics from getting licenses beginning on Wednesday. The organization argues the ban signed into law earlier this year will effectively end access to abortion in Utah.

Utah has allocated $3 million of ongoing funds to encourage people to rip out their grass for water-wise alternatives.