Utah Legislature

The Utah State Legislature is meeting in a special session Thursday to plan for the 2020 General Election, modify the budget, and discuss changes to the…

The Utah State Legislature is considering a bill this week to allow the deputy director of the state’s Department of Health to have minimal experience in…

Tuesday evening, August 18, 2020Oil and Gas Regulations Could Be Pushed Back A YearThe state agency that oversees the oil and gas industry in Utah could…

After failing to get additional funding for special education in Utah earlier this year, a state lawmaker is trying again. Right now, public schools get…

Utah’s housing advocates are gearing up for a rise in evictions with the end of two federal pandemic assistance programs last week. A recent report from…

Utah’s Democratic candidate for governor Chris Peterson added his voice to a growing number of Democrats in the state calling for a statewide mask mandate…

Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, plans to sponsor a bill that would prohibit organizations, like political campaigns, from turning in voters’…

In a stunning upset, state Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, has been ousted by a political newcomer after 35 years in the Utah Senate and nearly 40 years in…

Organizations that advocate for local government informed a Utah legislative committee Wednesday that they have limited resources to address the…

The Utah Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee approved $850 million Wednesday in total budget cuts for the next fiscal year. The cuts come as…

The state Legislature is taking steps to ban police officers from using chokeholds or kneeling on someone’s neck as a form of restraint. The Law…

A legislative subcommittee approved plans Wednesday to cut up to nearly $45 million in funding for Utah’s courts and Department of Corrections. Tax…