2019 Utah legislative session focuses on victims of violence, harassment
A common thread connecting multiple bills from the 2019 legislative session is a focus on victims of violence and sexual harassment or abuse.
Bill banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth faces opposition in the...
HB399 would ban the practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors, a practice linked with depression and suicide.
Senator introduces bill that would subject BYU Police to state open...
Sen. Curt S. Bramble, R-Provo, introduced a bill which would require BYU Police to release its records under the state’s open records law.
HCR5: Committee favorably recommends bill aimed at reducing wildfires
A particularly devastating fire season destroyed over 480,000 acres and 400 structures in Utah last year, according to Rep. Raymond Ward, R-Bountiful.
Committee announces artist to sculpt Martha Hughes Cannon statue
Dozens of women, young girls and men adorned in the signature yellow suffrage rose flocked to the Gold Room in the Utah State Capitol this afternoon to celebrate the bill that allowed a new statue of Martha Hughes Cannon to replace the statue of Philo T. Farnsworth in the U.S. Capitol last year.
Utah sex education bill fails; $100 million school safety assessment moves...
Two education bills that would change Utah sex education and safety resources were presented in the House Education Committee, one failing and one moving forward with serious implications for the Utah budget.