Utah Legislature

Between a lack of support and few role models, women and people of color can have a hard time running for office. KUER politics reporter and State Street co-host Emily Means discusses barriers to running for office and how people have faced them.

From its break-neck speed (45 days!) to its Republican-heavy makeup, understanding Utah’s legislative session can seem a little overwhelming. KUER politics reporter and State Street co-host Sonja Hutson helps unpack how the state’s legislature operates.

The Democratic representatives walkout of the Legislative session was a hollow threat, but a symbolic political move according to political scientist Matthew Burbank.

State lawmakers voted to prevent schools from implementing face mask mandates next school year.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, May 19, 2021.

Critical race theory is an academic framework for understanding how racism creates and sustains the many disparities that exist in the country today. The framework is not currently part of curriculum in Utah’s public schools.

Utah state lawmakers were told Tuesday the solution to Utah’s affordable housing crisis isn’t to build more housing, which bucks the state’s current strategy.

Rural counties in Utah with national parks have to pay for things like roads and law enforcement for millions of people. That’s becoming a problem as more tourists visit Utah, so the state legislature stepped in to help.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, March 4, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, March 3, 2021.

Gov. Spencer Cox responded to two controversial bills moving through the state legislature related to LGBTQ issues. He also announced that as of Thursday, Utahns between the ages of 65 and 69 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, February 17, 2021.