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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via remote feed during a meeting of the UN Security ...
OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press

Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes

Likening the troops' actions to those of Islamic State, Zelenskyy said: “The Russian military and those who gave them orders must be brought to justice immediately.
4 years ago
Sen. Mitt Romney, purposes the Family Security Act. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)...
ALAN FRAM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, the lead GOP bargainer, hailed the accord as one that would address “urgent COVID needs.”
4 years ago
Ketanji Brown Jackson...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

Senate panel deadlocks on Jackson; confirmation on track

The committee's tie vote was expected, as there is an even party split on the panel and all of the Republicans are opposing Jackson's nomination to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
4 years ago
Lee Judge Ketanja Brown Jackson hearing...
Chandler Holt

Sen. Mike Lee will vote against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, SCOTUS nominee

Utah Sen. Mike Lee said he will vote no on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's supreme court nomination, citing her leniency on child porn offenders.
4 years ago
capitol evacuated...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim

Friday's vote gave lawmakers the chance to state their view on a decriminalization push that appears to have broad support with voters across the country.
4 years ago
social security...
Sam Herrera

Social Security Administration says people will be able to choose their sex on their social security records

The Social Security Administration will allow people to select their own sex designation on their social security number records.
4 years ago
Utah Republican primaries and party affiliation...
Curt Gresseth

Are you a registered Utah Democrat seeking to vote in the Republican primaries? Deadline is midnight tonight to switch

For registered Utah Democrats seeking to vote in the Utah Republican primaries, the deadline to switch party affiliations is midnight tonight.
4 years ago
a tax form, 1040, is often used to file taxes...
Curt Gresseth

What’s the holdup on my tax refund?

A tax expert talked to Inside Sources about new duties given to the IRS and why your tax refund is taking so long to arrive.
4 years ago
Utah Supreme Court...
Chandler Holt

Judge Diana Hagen nominated for Utah Supreme Court

As a federal prosecutor, Hagen held roles in high-profile trials including the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping.
4 years ago
Anti-Lynching...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became a galvanizing moment in the civil rights era. His grieving mother insisted on an open casket to show everyone how her son had been brutalized.
4 years ago
Colorado river basin...
Martha Harris

Navajo Nation President asks for tribes to be “full participants” in managing Colorado River Basin

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was one of 20 tribal leaders who wrote to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to ask to be included in managing the Colorado River Basin.
4 years ago
Steve Handy...
Dan Bammes

Veteran legislator defeated at GOP county convention

Rep. Steve Handy was defeated last weekend at the Davis County Republican Convention by opponent Trevor Lee.
4 years ago
(The Senate meeting to discuss overturning Gov. Cox's veto.  Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News, Ma...
Paul Nelson and Lindsay Aerts

Lawmakers overturn Gov. Cox’s veto on transgender athlete bill, make change immediately after

The veto of a transgender athlete bill (H.B. 11) was overturned Friday by the Utah Legislature.
4 years ago
Utah Democrats hold caucuses...
CHANDLER HOLT

Democratic Party Chair Eva Lopez on caucuses returning to in-person

After four years, caucuses in Utah are back to in-person.
4 years ago
The underside of one of the bridges to be replaced shows evidence of deterioration. (Photo: UDOT)...
Dan Bammes

Federal infrastructure funding to replace two decaying bridges in Salt Lake County

Federal funding will help replace two deteriorating bridges in Salt Lake County, which the Utah Transportation Commission approved Friday.
4 years ago
Utah’s economic recovery leading nation...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Utah leads nation in economic growth

Economic recovery from the pandemic is slowly improving across the nation, and Utah is leading the effort
4 years ago
The Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (KSL NewsRadio file photo)...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

The pressure looming on the legislature’s special session

Today, Utah lawmakers are planning to meet for a special session to override Governor Spencer Cox's veto of a controversial transgender athletes bill.
4 years ago
A transgender flag is pictured in front of the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, ...
KSL NewsRadio Staff

Transgender athlete ban center stage at special session

Utah lawmakers are considering overturning a veto from Gov. Spencer Cox that creates a transgender athlete ban in the state's high school sports. 
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Justice Clarence Thomas has been discharged from the hospital

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got discharged today according to a tweet by SCOTUSblog. Justice Thomas has been hospitalized since Friday due to an infection after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. The court’s public information officer did not mention Thomas’ condition when he was released […]
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of his office on C...
Clare Foran, CNN

Manchin says he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

 (CNN) — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he plans to vote for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, a move that all but guarantees she will be confirmed. In a statement outlining his decision, Manchin said, “I met with Judge Jackson and evaluated her qualifications to be a […]
4 years ago
(Hundreds of people outside the Capitol, calling for the governor's veto to be upheld.  Photo: Paul...
Paul Nelson

Hundreds rally against transgender athlete ban, call on veto to be upheld

With rallies at the Capitol, the debate over transgender ban is continuing to be a hot-button issue.
4 years ago
marriage Utah Sen. Derek Kitchen firearm codify...
Simone Seikaly

State senator asking for public input ahead of Friday special session

Ahead of Friday's special session, Sen. Derek Kitchen wants from the public on a bill that effectively bans transgender girls from playing in girls' sports.
4 years ago
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams discusses the 2022 legislative session in his office at the Capi...
Lindsay Aerts

Senate President Stuart Adams denies political pressure as reason for veto override

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams denies there is political pressure in today's vote to over Governor Spencer Cox's veto.
4 years ago
Utah middle class...
Dan Bammes

Report: Utah has the nation’s strongest middle class

Utah's middle-class ranking is the highest in the country and is well above the national average, reports the Utah Foundation.
4 years ago