Utah Legislature

A pesar de un crecimiento explosivo, la capital de Texas vio disminuir su alquiler medio en los últimos cinco años. Un análisis de Pew señala que Utah podría aprender algunas lecciones importantes de ello.

For almost a decade, people working in Utah agriculture have noticed a steady uptick in farmers offering tourist-friendly operations, like corn mazes, pumpkin patches and farm tours.

Despite explosive growth, the capital city of Texas saw its median rent decrease over the past five years. A Pew analysis says Utah could learn some important lessons from them.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against Colorado, Utah’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people could be safe from future legal action, say experts.

When Utah’s Brighter Adoptions unexpectedly closed its doors, it left more than a dozen families in the lurch and without answers. Those families say negligence sank the agency and blocked their way to parenthood.

Last year, Utah was the first state to pass a law allowing small-scale plug-in solar at home. Now, similar bills have popped up in more than 25 other states.

Speaking to the Utah State Bar, Justice Petersen reviewed the just-finished 2026 legislative session and defended judicial independence.

Estoy especialmente orgulloso de los habitantes de Utah que son conservadores y religiosos y que están dispuestos a sentarse a conversar y realmente ayudarnos a encontrar puntos en común, dijo Troy Williams, el director ejecutivo saliente de Equality Utah.

"I'm most proud of Utahns who are conservative and religious and who are willing to come to the table and actually help us find common ground," said Troy Williams, the outgoing executive director of Equality Utah.

Utah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's over the definition of gambling and whether states can keep these smartphone apps out.

Schools don’t need as many new English learners to qualify, and the Utah State Board of Education now has the discretion to award emergency funding to schools that demonstrate need.

The session is done. 540 bills were passed out of 1,020 pitched. But instead of ending on a bang, as it had in the past, the session ended with a polite "here, here" and a golf clap.