Angela Romero

The recommendations were required as a part of a 2022 law mandating ethnic studies be incorporated into Utah’s K-12 core standards.

The three-term mayor was a political icon in Utah. His daughter, current Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, followed in his footsteps.

The bill also allows Utah school districts to sidestep a statewide student health and risk prevention survey without risking funding.

Similar clergy-penitent privilege bills have failed in the past. However, Rep. Anthony Loubet’s proposal has one major difference, resulting in a lack of opposition from the state's dominant faith.

Equal Opportunity Initiatives sailed through both chambers in the first two weeks of the 2024 General Session.

Week one of the legislative session has come and gone and Utah lawmakers are pedal to the metal. They're moving fast. Like, Usain Bolt in the Olympics FAST.

The bill now heads to the Senate for further consideration.

The Equal Opportunity Initiatives bill takes aim at diversity offices and diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Utah universities, K-12 schools and government agencies.

2024 is an election year and former Speaker Brad Wilson is running for Senate. That means Utah has a new Speaker of the House this session. Say hi to Mike Schultz.

The Republican supermajority Utah Legislature is set to take up controversial social issues like college diversity programs and transgender rights in 2024.

The proposed bill would require all Utah schools to have either a school resource officer, an armed security guard or a trained and armed staff member readily available in case of a school shooting.

West-siders bear the brunt of the valley's poor air quality and don't always know how to plead their cases to elected officials. Our Reaching for Air project tried to close the gap between constituents and their representatives.