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The Utah Legislature honed in on small policy changes rather than a massive overhaul of water law.
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Geothermal projects in Utah are a step toward reducing fossil fuel emissions, advocates say — if the state does more to take advantage of the emerging technology.
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Lawmakers increased Utah’s per-pupil funding by 5%, which is 1.2% more than they were required to increase it.
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Lawmakers like Republican Karriane Lisonbee believe Utah’s “trigger law” will be upheld as constitutional “and we want that decision made.”
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For the third year in a row, Utah’s Legislature removed funding for an environmental impact study for a Navajo Nation road between Navajo Mountain and Blanding at the last minute.
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The bill does not remove the legal loophole known as clergy-penitent privilege. But Rep. Anthony Loubet said it could incentivize clergy members to come forward.
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A recent state report says up to half a million Utahns aren’t getting the care they need. A bill in the Legislature wants to fix that.
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The bill requires all schools to either have a school resource officer, an armed security guard, an armed and trained employee or “school guardian.”
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The bill also outlines which Utah cities get access to state homelessness funding.
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The problem Utah educators have with the bill is that it doesn’t provide any state funding to make up for the funds schools will lose.
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Lawmakers have passed HB29, which updates Utah’s sensitive materials law and allows for books to be banned statewide.
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More than 300,000 cases await expungement review by the Utah Department of Public Safety and more records are added every month.