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.
HB84: Bill that would broaden felony murder rule passes in committee
HB84, which would broaden felony murder rule to make fleeing from a police officer a predicate crime, passed 8-3 in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee early Thursday afternoon.
Lawmakers begin with focus on transportation, opioids and taxes
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah lawmakers opened the 2018 Legislature with typical pomp and circumstance, prayers and music, but it didn’t take too long...
HB118: Proposed bill could raise minimum wage for tipped employees by...
BYU sophomore Taryn Ramos Thurston started working at the Pizza Factory in Provo almost six years ago, but recently business is slowing down so...
2016 Legislature ends with $14.5 billion budget and Medicaid expansion
Utah House members cheered as Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, announced “Day 45” Thursday morning as lawmakers wrapped up the final day of lawmaking on Utah’s Capitol Hill at midnight Thursday.
Legislature ends, lawmakers dress up to promote proposal
Legislators, lobbyists and concerned citizens ended the Utah General Legislative Session on Thursday, March 10. During the Senate on March 9, Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, and Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, dressed up as Alexander Hamilton to promote their bipartisan proposal for the Broadway musical "Hamilton."