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According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, religious hate crimes have risen by more than 60% since 2021.
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They’re members of the Patriot Front, a white nationalist hate group created in the aftermath of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.
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“At some point, it goes beyond the rhetoric,” said Paighten Harkins, a reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune. “I think that's what people are nervous about.”
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The latest Utah news from Monday evening, July 12, 2021.
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Critics of Utah’s hate crime laws argue that they could chill free speech targeting police officers. But supporters say free speech doesn’t apply when you commit a crime.
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A former gun control activist started a Salt Lake-based chapter of the Pink Pistols, a national organization whose mission is to arm LGBTQ people.
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A group of conservative GOP delegates wants the party to back a symbolic resolution calling for a repeal of the state’s newly strengthened hate crimes…
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As the number of active white nationalist groups continues to rise across the country and the Mountain West, researchers at the University of Utah have…
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A years-long effort to add teeth to Utah’s hate crimes law culminated in a signing ceremony by Gov. Gary Herbert Tuesday.Prosecutors, including Salt Lake…
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The Utah Legislature has passed a significant overhaul to the state’s hate crimes statute, a measure Gov. Gary Herbert said he was eager to sign and would…
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A bill to strengthen the state’s hate crimes law passed the full Senate on Tuesday and will next be considered by the House, a first for such legislation…
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A long-attempted measure to strengthen Utah’s hate crimes law got its first thumbs up from a Senate committee Thursday, despite some lawmakers cautioning…