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Capital West News

Gov. Gary R. Herbert passes off 498 bills and vetoes three

By Sahalie Donaldson
March 30, 2018 12:00 AM
The Utah State Capitol is pictured at the Utah Legislature in Salt Lake City. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Capital West News

Bills to stop opioid epidemic progress

By Hannah Lafond
March 08, 2018 12:00 AM
This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
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State

HCR19, HB357: Bipartisan public lands measures pass unanimously

By Hannah Lafond
March 01, 2018 12:00 AM
The federal government retains two-thirds of Utah's land, including national parks such as Zion National Park pictured here. This is land the state of Utah does not receive tax revenue from. (Jamison Metzger)
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State

Legislature considers bills addressing domestic violence

By Hannah Lafond
February 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Photo illustration (Savannah Hopkinson and Ty Mullen)
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Capital West News

HB64: hands free cell phone bill fails

By Hannah Lafond
February 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah saw 5,748 distracted driver crashes in 2016, according to the Governor’s Highways Safety Association. Ten percent of all Utah crashes involve a distracted driver. (Haley Mosher)
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State

Bills could legalize medical marijuana for terminally ill

By Hannah Lafond
February 12, 2018 12:00 AM
The Utah Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state to cultivate marijuana, as pictured here in a private Texas facility. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Capital West News

HB177: Utah Legislature looks to revise how victims of trauma treated

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers are preparing a bill aimed at improving the way emotional trauma victims are treated in the criminal justice system.
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Local

Utah County lawmakers set their session priorities

By Nicole Hillman
January 26, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah County lawmakers are sponsoring bills dealing with everything from educating drivers about air pollution to increasing the penalty for assisted suicide in the 2018 legislative session.
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State

HB129: Lawmaker looks to pass Utah version of "stand your ground" law

By Hannah Lafond
January 23, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah lawmaker and BYU graduate Rep. Cory Maloy, R-Lehi, is sponsoring a Utah version of the so-called 'stand your ground' bill in the 2018 Legislature.
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State

Utah Legislature unveils mobile-friendly web site

By Lilian Whitney
January 20, 2018 12:00 AM
The Utah Legislature begins its 2018 session January 22. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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