Skip to main content

2016 legislature

data-content-type="article"
State

Utah to keep the death penalty

By Samantha Forrest
March 14, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—A bill that would have added Utah to the list of 19 states that have eliminated the death penalty failed to pass during this year’s legislative session.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
State

Smoking bills among failed legislation

By Samantha Forrest
March 13, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — The use of e-cigarettes, particularly among Utah youths, has dramatically increased in the past few years and the battle between state legislators, high school students, and local proponents of the so-called “vaping” industry continued during the 2016 legislative session.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Local

Rural lawmakers make progress in Utah legislative session

By Lauren Hanson
March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah lawmakers discussed various pieces of legislation that would effect rural areas of the state. (Lauren Hanson)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Local

HB313: Redistricting bill pushed to next legislative session

By Samantha Forrest
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY--A bill that would divide the state into single-member districts for each congressional, state house, state senate and state school board district will be studied during during the interim before the 2017 Legislature.
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Local

HB338 'Juneteenth' passes committee in goal to become state-recognized holiday

By Jaren Wood
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
The sponsor of HB338 is trying to make 'Juneteenth,' a day commemorating the abolition of slavery, an official day of state observance in Utah.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus News

Utah Legislature auditing University of Utah athletics

By Mariana Chrisney
February 23, 2016 12:00 AM
Lawmakers want to audit the University of Utah athletic program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Local

Members of different faiths gather in support of Hate Crime bill

By Lauren Hanson
February 19, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of members from different faiths and ethnicities gathered together in support of a hate crime bill on Thursday, Feb. 18.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=