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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019,...
ROB GILLIES, Associated Press

Leading minister resigns over scandal that threatens Trudeau

A leading Cabinet minister in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government resigned Monday, becoming the second minister to step down over a scandal that has shaken the government in an election year.
8 years ago
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Bid to fortify Utah hate-crimes law passes first Senate vote

A bid to strengthen the state’s hate-crimes law passed its first vote on Monday following an occasionally emotional debate over the long-stalled idea that’s been gaining steam since the beating of a Latino man in Salt Lake City.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe

The chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment charges says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 Trump associates.
8 years ago
Dan Bammes

Tax reform bill passes committee vote

A bill intended to broaden the base of Utah’s sales tax while lowering the tax rate passed a the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Friday by a vote of 12-2. But KSL Newsradio’s Dan Bammes reports it had plenty of opposition from businesses that will be affected by the tax changes.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Proposed ban on LGBT conversion therapy getting pushback

A proposal to ban gay conversion therapy for minors encountered pushback in conservative Utah on Friday as state lawmakers questioned whether it’s too restrictive for therapists talking about sexual orientation with young clients.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Teen advocates urge higher e-cigarette tax in Utah

A group of teens is supporting a bill they say would stop underage e-cigarette use in Utah.
8 years ago
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Matthew Brooks

Governor Herbert visits KSL to answer questions from the public

Governor Gary Herbert joined Doug Wright on Thursday to answer questions from listeners who called into the monthly “Let Me Speak to the Governor.” Gov. Herbert opened the monthly presser by stating that efforts to reform the tax law is due to changes in the economy, particularly due to changes to sources of revenue for […]
8 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Local reaction to gun bill passed in U.S. House that ramps up background checks

In the first gun legislation passed in Congress in 25 years the vote fell mostly along party lines including among Utah's delegates.
8 years ago
President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. (A...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, DEB RIECHMANN and FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press

No deal: Trump, Kim summit collapses over sanctions impasse

Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat.
8 years ago
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Colby Walker

UTA joins forces to offer Free Fare Day 2019

The Utah Transit Authority is joining forces with local government and health organizations to offer their second Free Fare Day on all forms of transit in hopes to inspire more people to use public transportation and clean up Utah's air.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

State lawmakers reveal first look at major sales tax changes

Lawmakers revealed some of the proposed changes in a possible major sales tax overhaul Tuesday.
8 years ago
FILE - Rep. Norm Thurston, R-Provo, answers questions during the discussion of HB 67 at the Capitol...
Mary Richards

Trampoline Parks bill moving forward

A Trampoline Parks bill that has already passed the Utah House of Representatives earlier this month is moving forward. It would impose more standards on these parks with some tweaks.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Bill would allow domestic violence victims to carry concealed

A bill before the Utah legislature would give domestic violence victims the right to carry a weapon concealed in Utah even without a permit or training.
8 years ago
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, back center, leaves after a closed door Sena...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

Cohen says Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer is planning to tell a House committee that Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat."
8 years ago
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ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press

House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall

House Democrats have ignored a veto threat and passed legislation that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The move has escalated a clash over whether he has abused his powers to advance the signature pledge of his 2016 campaign.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah lawmakers support bill allowing crime victims to review their own cases

Utah lawmakers are getting behind a bill that would give crime victims and their families another chance at solving their case.
8 years ago
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Mark Oliver

15-year-olds can legally get married in Utah. Is it time that changed?

A lawmaker wants to change the Utah marriage laws that allows kids as young as 15-years-old to get married. Is it the right call?
8 years ago
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Mark Oliver

Rep. John Curtis drafting a resolution to limit President’s power to declare a national emergency

Rep. John Curtis says that the Democrats' resolution to block President Trump's national emergency ignores the real problem: unchecked Presidential power
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah reps weigh in on vote to rescind emergency declaration

“This language today specifically says, the emergency on the border is over, and that’s clearly not true,” said Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah.
8 years ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, is welcomed upon arrival by train in Dong Dang in Vi...
ERIC TALMADGE and ADAM SCHRECK, Associated Press

Mirroring grandfather, Kim rides the rails to Trump summit

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opted to go retro — riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. Kim’s decision to take the train all the way across China was probably prompted at least in part by security considerations— his train […]
8 years ago
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Bill to ban handheld cellphone use fails at Utah House

Lawmakers were worried that the proposal would be too harsh on drivers without making a large enough difference in safety.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Plan to allow autonomous vehicles clears another hurdle

A proposal that would allow autonomous vehicles on Utah roads received unanimous committee approval on Monday and will now proceed to the full senate.
8 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Bill to let grocers sell beer with more alcohol gets third reading

Senate Bill 132, which would let grocery and convenience stores sell beer with 4.8 percent alcohol by weight (6 percent by volume) will get a third reading.
8 years ago
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Associated Press

Advocates urge governor to veto waste classification bill

Environmentalists are urging Gov. Herbert to veto legislation that would allow a nuclear waste services company to store depleted uranium in the state.
8 years ago