Utah law

Labor groups have until April 15 to gather enough signatures to put Utah’s collective bargaining ban on the ballot.

Those who can’t afford fluoride pills or who don’t seek regular dental care will suffer, according to oral health advocates.

Utah’s new law bans students from using cellphones in the classroom unless a school sets its own phone policy.

While not all Utah cities and municipalities fluoridate their water, the ones that do will no longer be allowed to by law starting May 7.

The Sundance Film Festival has always called Utah home, but it could pack up and move out of state after 2027.

The move to enshrine Utahn as the state demonym isn’t so much for residents as it is for national news outlets.

“Just the sheer number of bills that have created new rules, programs and reports for districts, it’s become overwhelming, especially in the last few years,” said Utah School Boards Association President Teri Rhodes.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the Beehive State says goodbye to front license plates. It’s one of the changes brought by SB45, which the Utah State Tax Commission says will reduce the need for in-person DMV visits.

“You do have a legal and ethical duty to stop,” said Jason Mettmann of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Utah’s new school safety law requires an armed individual to be at every K-12 school to protect the kids inside. That includes thousands of young children who attend pre-K or daycare in K-12 school buildings.

Lawmakers say recent tweaks to Utah’s strict social media laws “absolutely” led to a judge’s dismissal of a portion of the legal challenge to them.

The Utah State Board of Education will send out a list by Aug. 5 of any books that need to be removed from public schools statewide under the new law.