Heather Peterson
‘Not My President’ protest draws about 1,000 to state Capitol
The "Not My President" protest at the Utah Capitol on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 featured homemade signs, chants, and an estimated 1,000 people.1 year ago
Alexandrea Bonilla
Lawmakers seek more transparency on meat labels
Lawmakers in Utah want meat labels to clearly state where the meat came from and how it was grown.1 year ago
Sam Herrera
New bill would refund drivers for unused car registrations
A new bill would allow Utah drivers to get a car registration refund if they sell their car before the registration is up.1 year ago
Verl Johansen
Unions react to Utah bill signed into law, preventing collective bargaining for public employees
More unions are expressing disappointment after Utah's governor signed HB267 into law, getting rid of collective bargaining for public employees.1 year ago
Adam Small
Proposed bill would change how schools get property tax money
A bill that looks to change how schools get property tax dollars has cleared yet another Legislative hurdle.1 year ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr
Utah bill would help reduce foreign influence moving forward
A newly proposed bill would work to reduce foreign influence from state ballots and elections.1 year ago
DARBY SPARKS, KSL TV
Anti-Trump protestors speak in small Ogden rally Saturday
At the Ogden Municipal Building downtown, a little over 50 people gathered to protest the current Trump Administration on the building’s front steps.1 year ago
DANIEL WOODRUFF, KSL TV
Raise taxes on the rich? Utah lawmakers say no
A long-shot Democratic proposal to raise taxes on those earning $1 million or more was rejected by a Utah Senate committee this week.1 year ago
Becky Bruce
Gov. Cox signs union bill into law, despite protests
Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB267, also known as the union bill, which would ban collective bargaining agreements for government employees.1 year ago
Heather Peterson
Utah’s AG addresses concerns about lawsuit that could change Section 504 accommodations
Utah is one of 17 states taking part in a lawsuit looking to change or strike down Section 504.1 year ago
Simone Seikaly
Lawmaker looks toward Utah Inland Port, other development, to ease Utah housing crunch
Utah Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore looks to the Utah Inland Port for answers to Utah's housing issues.1 year ago
Chris Megerian and MIchelle L. Price
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump administration intensified its efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees.1 year ago
Adam Small
Bill helps Utah schools facing influx of English-learning students moves to Senate
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would help Utah schools address a surge in English-learning students is just one vote away from heading to the governor’s desk. HB42, sponsored by Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman, was unanimously passed by a Utah Senate committee Thursday morning. Now it only needs approval from Utah Senate to reach […]1 year ago
Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s secretary after a close Senate vote
The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary.1 year ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr
Utah bill to expand breast cancer coverage put on hold
A bill that would have eliminated cost-sharing from follow-up breast cancer examinations is now on hold.1 year ago
MATTHEW LEE, WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
Trump upends US Ukraine policy, says he and Putin have agreed to begin war-ending talks
Trump said he spent more than an hour on the phone with Putin and "I think we're on the way to getting peace."1 year ago
Don Brinkerhoff
House passes bill requiring parental notification of school therapy discussions
The House approved legislation mandating that parents be notified of the topics discussed in school therapy sessions.1 year ago
David Klepper, Associated Press
Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination. Gabbard was an unconventional pick to oversee and coordinate the country’s 18 different intelligence agencies, given her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting she held with […]1 year ago
Don Brinkerhoff
Could a 4-day school week be in the works for rural Utah?
A proposed bill would allow some schools to transition to a 4-day school week. The bill's sponsor said the bill would help rural areas.1 year ago
David Crary, Associated Press
Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move allowing immigration agents to make arrests at houses of worship.1 year ago
Associated Press
Trump pushes for plastic straws, declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.” Trump signed an executive order Monday, saying: “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws” The move by Trump — who has long railed against paper straws, and whose 2019 […]1 year ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr
Privilege tax may be added to the Point of the Mountain
A proposed bill may bring a privilege tax to the Point of the Mountain development.1 year ago
DANIELLA RIVERA
‘You are inviting rapists to Utah’: Survivor urges lawmakers to consider consent bill
Just a small fraction of reported sexual assaults in Utah lead to rape charges filed in court, but year after year, a proposed solution has been met with resistance by lawmakers or ignored entirely on Capitol Hill.1 year ago
