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Salt Lake City no tiene un acuerdo formal con ICE. Aun así, algunos residentes quieren cosas como una resolución de oposición o exigir órdenes judiciales válidas antes de permitir que agentes federales ingresen a propiedades de la ciudad.

Among other judiciary changes, lawmakers will consider expanding the Utah Supreme Court by two justices. “We apply a presumption of good faith to the work you do,” Chief Justice Matthew Durrant told lawmakers. “I hope you will accord us that same presumption.”

Salt Lake City does not have a formal agreement with ICE. Even so, some residents want things like a resolution of opposition or requiring valid warrants before allowing federal agents on city property.

La Legislatura ha tomado una decisión sobre qué mapa quiere para representar los distritos congresionales de Utah. Ahora será enviado al juez Gibson como parte del proceso de redistribución de distritos ordenado por el tribunal en Utah.

Were the standards passed in the special session needed clarity or “a wolf in sheep's clothing?” Plaintiffs in the redistricting case immediately responded in court.

The Legislature has made its call on which map it wants to represent Utah’s congressional districts. It will now be sent to Judge Gibson as part of Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process.

The Legislature faces an Oct. 6 deadline to vote on a new congressional map in Utah’s court-ordered redistricting.

Five new congressional maps are public. Utah’s biggest county is still getting split up, and the GOP could still bake in an electoral advantage.

Life under a supermajority isn’t easy, but Utah Democrats in the House and Senate are making the most of the “Utah Way” — reaching across the aisle and being persistent.

Last year, Utah school districts racked up nearly $2.7 million in school lunch debt. The issue has bipartisan attention as two bills look to expand lunch benefits in Utah’s public schools.

Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore promised a substitute bill to allow for collective bargaining under certain circumstances. Senators took an initial vote without seeing the alternative.

Children without legal status became eligible for State CHIP last year.