Capital West News

Rick Bowmer

Utah legislature cracks down on teen vaping

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A slew of bills flooded the Utah legislature during the 2020 session in an attempt to combat underage smoking.As a result, schools now...

Utah lawmaker proposes intended use enough to rule a weapon ‘dangerous’

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By Blakely Gull Capital West NewsSALT LAKE CITY -- A few months after Utah’s Supreme Court ruled someone’s intent to use a dangerous weapon is...
(Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

New task force seeks to tackle issue of missing and murdered...

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Gov. Gary Herbert's signature on a legislative bill will set in a motion the creation and funding of a task force aimed at solving...

Lawmakers pass bill requiring warning labels on pornography

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would require pornographic materials to have a warning label and...

HB207: Provo rep’s bill to cap insulin costs inches toward passage

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Rep. Norm Thurston, R-Provo, is sponsoring HB207, which has passed the House and has been favorably recommended by a Senate committee.

HB 18: Regulations proposed for growing hemp harvested from cannabis plant

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An Orem lawmaker wants to tighten regulations on growers of hemp, a fiber extracted from the cannabis plant, but also can be the source...