Kathleen Riebe

Lawmakers called a special session following a Utah Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the ability of voter-approved ballot initiatives to reform the government without interference.

Presidents from Weber State University and the University of Utah appeared before lawmakers to report how they’re implementing the law ahead of the July 1 deadline.

Two bills before the Legislature would chip in nearly $2 billion in public money to help fund new baseball and hockey stadiums in Salt Lake City.

The problem Utah educators have with the bill is that it doesn’t provide any state funding to make up for the funds schools will lose.

The measure to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs flew through the Utah House of Representatives and seems to be on a similar pace in the Senate.

Maloy’s win puts a woman in Utah’s congressional delegation for the first time since 2019. She was chief legal counsel for Rep. Chris Stewart, who resigned in September after a decade in Congress because his wife is ill.

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.

January Walker with the Utah United Party, Cassie Easley with the Constitution Party and Brad Green with the Libertarian Party didn’t qualify for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District debate, but will appear on voters’ ballots.

The special election debate for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District was a whirlwind tour of national and international current events.

The debate in the CD2 special election is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6:00 p.m. MDT.

Some of the proposed changes would allow schools to remove some books quicker and without the input of parents. It would also allow certain books to be banned statewide.

The winner of the Sept. 5 primary election will take on Democrat Kathleen Riebe and five additional candidates in the November general election.