SCR11: Legislator aims to create postpartum depression awareness
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
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
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
Several BYU students have become actively involved in the Utah Legislature by lobbying for the passage of SB54.
Utah youth suicide task force demands immediate action
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
The bill would not have banned the use of plastic or paper bags, but put a 10 cent fee on each bag used.