Capital West News

Utah seeks to crumble ‘Zion curtain’

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State lawmakers are considering abolishing the barrier required in restaurants to shield customers from liquor dispensing — a barrier often referred to as the "Zion curtain."
Heidi Balderree

Committee announces artist to sculpt Martha Hughes Cannon statue

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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.

SB126: Bill to limit surrogate births stalls in committee

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Utah families urged lawmakers to reject changes to Utah’s surrogate birth laws during a Senate Health Committee meeting Feb. 7.

Utah Legislature auditing University of Utah athletics

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Legislators supporting a first-ever audit of the University of Utah athletics program say they are looking for ways to lower tuition, but fans and opposing legislators are claiming the audit has a BYU rivalry subtext.

HB58: Bill would make laws for cyclists more lenient

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Proposed bill HB58 in Utah’s Legislature would make it legal for cyclists to proceed through red lights after coming to a complete stop and yielding to all other vehicles.

Arts celebrated at Utah Capitol

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SALT LAKE CITY- Utah lawmakers and residents alike gathered together at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 9, to celebrate the arts.The Utah Department...