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An assault against a Salt Lake City man over the weekend for being gay is drawing attention to what’s at stake for hate crime legislation in Utah.Cell…
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A proposal to strengthen Utah’s hate crimes statute is struggling to garner support from Republican lawmakers, despite signals from the Church of Jesus…
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Gov. Gary Herbert joined religious leaders in Salt Lake City last night at a vigil to honor the 11 victims killed Saturday during a shooting at a…
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The Salt Lake County Council unanimously passed a hate crime resolution on Tuesday. It’s meant to encourage the State Legislature to create hate crime…
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West Jordan City Council has passed a resolution urging the state to stiffen penalties for those who commit hate crimes. The council approved the…
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A Utah lawmaker says the violence fueled by a white supremacist march in Virginia last month should make clear the need for stiffer penalties for hate…
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A Utah state senator is working on a bill that would replace Utah’s current hate crimes law, which many prosecutors say is unenforceable.Sen. Daniel…
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Week six of the Utah Legislature was full of lawmakers making curious decisions. KUER’s Brian Grimmett has the recap in this week’s View From the…
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The Utah Senate has defeated a bill that would have defined Hate Crimes and possible punishments for them.SB107 would have increased penalties for crimes…
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The Utah Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill changing Utah’s hate crime laws.Utah’s current hate crime laws have been deemed by the courts to…
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Supporters of a new hate crimes bill held a press conference Thursday in response to a statement from the Mormon church opposing it. Republican Sen. Steve…
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The owners of the Middle Eastern shop that was vandalized late Tuesday night have wiped away the graffiti, and opened their doors again for business.…