Utah Legislature

The 2025 Utah legislative session (which opens Jan. 21) will have more than a few fresh faces — 22 to be exact. We talk to two of them.

The Utah Legislature convenes on Jan. 21 with a lot on its plate including crime and immigration, election reforms, and the state's ongoing push for housing and energy.

Utah public universities and colleges will see a 10% cut to their state-funded instruction budgets. The proposed bill would then allow the schools to earn that money back.

Teachers want more per-pupil funding to better meet the needs of students and educators. Reducing high levels of stress and burnout is another priority.

“Utah remains able and willing to challenge any BLM land management decisions that harm Utah,” state leadership said in a statement.

The high court on Monday refused to let the GOP-controlled state file a lawsuit seeking to bring the land and its resources under state control. The decision came in a brief order in which the court did not explain its reasoning, as is typical.

The 45-day marathon draws near! How will Utah's GOP supermajority handle the new majority in D.C.? How about the Trump effect? Will there be another tax cut? We have questions...

As the new License Plate Design Review Board contemplates design criteria, the Great Salt Lake plate is stalled.

Utah, and other Republican-led states, have fought the administration's regulations. Utah both sued over the expanded transgender protections and used a new law to invoke state sovereignty in order to disregard them.

The state inauguration ceremony for governor will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. MT.

Bills focusing on everything from cracking down on the fentanyl trade and organized crime to people who drive their cars without a license will be taken up by the Legislature in 2025.

“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.