Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Kaleigh Rogers, FiveThirtyEight's technology and politics reporter,  joined a recent episode of In...
Jeremy Diamond and Brian Fung, CNN

The Biden administration is shifting its approach to TikTok

Biden has endorsed a bill introduced this week designed to strengthen the U.S. response to information threats posed by social media.
4 years ago
A cougar is pictured. A new lawsuit says Utah's law that allows yearlong cougar hunting could lead ...
Carter Williams

Group calls for Cox to veto Utah bill that opens door for year-round cougar hunting

The cougar hunting bill also calls for a study of pre-charged pneumatic air rifles in hunting, among other changes.
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) talk...
Simone Seikaly

Romney and bipartisan RESTRICT Act aiming for TikTok information safety

With the RESTRICT Act, Romney wants more federal attention paid to social media threats potentially posed by TikTok and others.
4 years ago
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Mark Jones

Group files paperwork for referendum on new state flag

A group of individuals filed paperwork Monday with the Lt. Governor's Office for a referendum on the new state flag. If enough signatures are collected the issue will be on the ballot of the next general election.
4 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Teachers group calls for Gov. Cox to veto bill over classroom instruction of race, gender, sexual orientation

The Utah Education Association is asking Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that deals with classroom instruction on race, religion and sexual orientation.
4 years ago
Utah lawmakers and elected officials recently took a trip to Isreal to see how the country effectiv...
Curt Gresseth

Lawmakers’ 2023 efforts to address water, drought and Great Salt Lake

The director of Salt Lake City Public Utilities talks about bills addressing water issues during the past legislative session and efforts made to help conserve water and preserve the shrinking Great Salt Lake.
4 years ago
Genealogy tests...
Elizabeth Weiler

Will your genealogy test data become searchable by law enforcement?

"The Sherry Black bill" or SB.156, is a new bill regulating investigative genetic genealogy. And which information law enforcement can access. 
4 years ago
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Alexis Perno, GREAT SALT LAKE COLLABORATIVE

Bill restricting grass at new government facilities fails on last day

The bill would have applied to all public facilities statewide — something that gave Sen. Evan Vickers (R-Cedar City) pause.
4 years ago
Ahead of Tax Day, Utahns fare pretty well when it comes to tax rates. Photo credit: KSL News...
Mark Jackson

The good news for taxpayers in Utah — lower state and local tax rates

As tax day approaches, Utahns are in a good situation when it comes to tax rates.
4 years ago
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Mark Jones

House Ethics Committee to look into Rep. George Santos, expert weighs in

Rep. George Santos (R-New York) is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee. Dave and Dujanovic discuss what this means with Leah Murray.
4 years ago
U.S. releases travel advisory for Mexico after kidnapping...
Ben McGonnell

U.S. releases travel advisory for Mexico after four U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint

MEXICO — The U.S. State Department released a travel advisory for Mexico after four U.S. citizens were kidnapped at gunpoint. The gunman fired upon their vehicle and kidnapped the four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. On Friday, March 6 the four American’s had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas. The […]
4 years ago
Smog settles over the Salt Lake Valley during an inversion on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022....
Ben Winslow, Fox 13

A major air quality bill just got revived and is passing the Utah legislature

The Senate approved the deal unanimously late Thursday.
4 years ago
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson responding during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday,...
Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Ex-Arkansas governor says ‘more voices’ in 2024 GOP race are ‘good for our party

Ex-Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, who's weighing a run for the Republican presidential nomination, said Sunday that "more voices" in the 2024 race are "good for our party."
4 years ago
Utah Education Fund...
Lindsay Aerts

Voters will now say whether Utah changes how the state funds education

Voters will now get to say whether Utah changes how the state funds eduation, both K-12 and higher education.
4 years ago
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Mark Jones

Sen. McCay shares his thinking behind need for new state flag

SALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah legislative session comes to a close Friday night, one of the most visible changes to come out of the session is a new state flag.  Sen. Dan McCay (R-Riverton) played an important role in getting S.B. 31 into law. Both the Senate and House voted in favor of […]
4 years ago
Utah capitol -- Utah lawmakers are tackling the high costs of adoption, proposing changes that coul...
Mark Jones

What does it take to pull off shortest legislative session in the country?

Abby Osborn, the chief of staff for the Utah House of Representatives, discusses with Inside Sources how the 2023 legislative session was run so smoothly.
4 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Final thoughts on the last day of the Utah 2023 Legislative Session

From the House Minority Leader to Gov. Spencer Cox, a look back at the 2023 Utah Legislative Session.
4 years ago
Utah capitol -- Utah lawmakers are tackling the high costs of adoption, proposing changes that coul...
Mark Jones

Party leaders react to revised bill limiting access to abortions

The Utah Senate passed a bill Thursday that would prevent health clinics from performing abortions starting next year.
4 years ago
SALT LAKE CITY -- HB2001 passed unanimously in Utah's House of Representatives and with a close vot...
Adam Small

2023 Utah Legislative Session down to final two days

Bills still under consideration in the 2023 Utah Legislative Session include disbanding Unified police and ending the sales tax on food.
4 years ago
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have begun talks on possible solutions to Social Security. A re...
Mark Jones

Inside Sources: Bipartisan talks begins on solutions for Social Security

A reporter from The Hill joined Inside Sources on Wednesday to discuss what a group of bipartisan senators are doing to find a solution to the Social Security crisis.
4 years ago
House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, oversees the House Chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City...
Lindsay Aerts

Bill package to eliminate food tax to be considered

H.B. 54 is a bill that is being considered that would eliminate the sales tax on food purchased in the state.
4 years ago
Despite expanding the winter overflow system intended to help house those experiencing homelessness...
Ashley Fredde

Bill mandating counties to provide homeless shelters, enforce camping laws passes Utah House

While the winter overflow system in Salt Lake County has been expanded this winter, the availability of beds has been a consistent issue.
4 years ago
On Tuesday, an economic committee heard from the public about whether or not the Utah state flag sh...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Economic committee hears from public on changing the Utah State Flag

Those against a new Utah state flag spoke of maintaining history, while supporters said it was time to give a fresh look to the state.
4 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

No deal on bill to eliminate signature gathering, bill yanked from committee

A bill that would eliminate signature gathering candidates from Utah's primary election ballots was pulled off the agenda before being heard by a Senate committee Tuesday morning.
4 years ago