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Utah Legislature backtracks on tax reform

By Decker Westenburg
January 31, 2020 12:00 AM
Gov. Herbert signed a repeal Tuesday night to a controversial tax reform nearly six weeks after it was passed unanimously in the Utah Senate and with a nearly unanimous vote in the state House of Representatives.
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HB231: Proposal would keep law enforcement from probing DNA data

By Decker Westenburg
January 24, 2020 12:00 AM
A West Valley City Republican is sponsoring a bill in the 2020 Legislature that will prevent police from accessing at-home DNA tests to perform familial DNA searches.
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Capital West News

SB103: Utah hate crimes bill passes committee unanimously

By Decker Westenburg
February 22, 2019 12:00 AM
A Republican senator hoping to push a hate crimes bill through the Utah Legislature found unanimous support in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee Thursday morning.
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Local

Bill would end additional fees for public high school students

By Decker Westenburg
February 21, 2019 12:00 AM
The Utah legislature has been in session since Jan. 28 (Kat Harris).
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Capital West News

Bill seeking to modify child abuse and neglect registry passes out of committee

By Decker Westenburg
February 17, 2019 12:00 AM
A bill in the Utah Legislature that would modify the child abuse and neglect registry passed in committee Feb. 5.
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Local

HB192 would give sexual abuse victims with DNA evidence more time to file charges

By Decker Westenburg
February 13, 2019 12:00 AM
The Utah Legislature has been in session since Jan. 28. (Decker Westenburg)
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Local

HJR8: Committee votes to remove slavery reference from Utah's Constitution

By Decker Westenburg
February 07, 2019 12:00 AM
The Utah House Judiciary Committee decided it was time to remove slavery from the Utah Constitution as constituents questioned how it got there in the first place.
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HB58 would create a committee to review drug fatalities, addiction

By Decker Westenburg
January 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Talia Crowther and her foster mother Sharon Lopez smile at the camera while capturing a selfie. (Talia Crowther)
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