Capital West News

SCR11: Legislator aims to create postpartum depression awareness

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One in eight Utah women suffer from postpartum depression and are robbed of the joy they expect to feel after childbirth, according to Sen. Brian Zehnder, R-Holladay, who sponsors SCR11.

10-year-old convinces Provo senator to make Utahraptor first state dinosaur

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Kenyon Roberts loves the Utahraptor so much that he convinced Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, to sponsor a bill, SB43, to make the Utahraptor the official state fossil.

HB101: Bill would require diesel emissions testing in Utah County

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Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, has filed HB101, a bill requiring emissions testing on diesel vehicles in Utah.

BYU students lobby to pass discounted marriage license bill

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Several BYU students have become actively involved in the Utah Legislature by lobbying for the passage of SB54.
Rick Bowmer

Utah youth suicide task force demands immediate action

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A task force made up of political and religious leaders, activists and mental health workers are demanding immediate action against Utah’s staggeringly high suicide rate.

SB192: bill to reduce plastic bag use fails in Senate committee

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The bill would not have banned the use of plastic or paper bags, but put a 10 cent fee on each bag used.