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A group opposing vaccine mandates asked a Utah legislative committee to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. The executive order requires businesses with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly.
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Sen. Mike Lee’s two challengers have shied away from directly criticizing the former president during their campaigns so far, but their past statements could still hurt their chances in a primary.
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Ally Isom announced she was running for Senate as a “sensible, mainstream Republican.”
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Edwards served as a state representative for North Salt Lake for 10 years before retiring in 2018. She claims that "Utah deserves so much better."
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The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, May 20, 2021.
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Lawmakers are expected to accept about $1.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act, but they’re only planning to spend about $575 million right now.
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Several county Republican parties in Utah have new leaders. Five women were chosen to chair their parties — but not in Salt Lake County. Their elections last weekend came as some Utah Republicans called for more women in leadership.
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The University of Utah hosted a panel discussion Thursday to talk about the CROWN Act. It would ban race-based hair discrimination.
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In March 2020, the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Utah. A year later, KUER politics reporter Sonja Hutson helped break down how the pandemic affected Utah’s political landscape.
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If a Republican-backed bill passes, universities would only be able to discipline students if their speech severely undermined another student’s access to their education.
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Ballots mailed on election day in Utah are not valid, according to state law. But a bill filed by Rep. Brian King this session would change that.
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A law aimed at moving Utah away from its reliance on cash bail went into effect in October. Some Republicans want to roll it back because they say there have been problems with its implementation.