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Nation

Senate bill prompts border control discussions

By Mabel Galvez Laparra
March 01, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU faculty and students shared their thoughts on H.R. 815, a bill released by the Senate.
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Featured

Governor Cox reflects on politics in Utah

By Joel Leighton
July 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Governor Cox has worked to be a leader for all of Utah's citizens: to both the praise of some political opponents and dissatisfaction from others within his party.
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State

Gov. Cox signs bill for 'Utah Fits All' scholarship program, teacher raises

By Joe Wirthlin
January 27, 2023 12:00 AM
Governor Cox signed the bill approving Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities on Jan. 28, 2023.
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State

Lawmakers finish 45-day legislative session

By Hannah Lafond
March 09, 2018 12:00 AM
Lawmakers file into the House of Representatives in the Utah Capitol building Thursday, March 8, for the final day of the 2018 legislative session. (Dani Jardine)
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Nation

Senate announces revised health care bill

By Associated Press
June 23, 2017 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally unwrapped his plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law. Now comes his next challenge — persuading enough Republicans to back the measure and avert a defeat that could be shattering for President Donald Trump and the GOP.
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State

SB196: Bill would remove homosexuality clause from sex education

By Alyssa Ledoux
March 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Davis, speaks about Health Education Amendments SB196 during the legislature in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Utah lawmakers took the first step Tuesday to get rid of a state law that bans the 'advocacy of homosexuality' in schools, a move driven by a court challenge from gay rights groups. (Jeffrey D. Allred/The Deseret News via AP)
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Local

News roundup: Tuesday, Nov. 29

November 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Local
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Food

USDA rules would increase food stamp access to healthy foods

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Senators introduce landmark bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015

By Beau Jones
October 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, gestures that it is time to leave a news conference with a bipartisan group of Senators who spoke about criminal justice reform, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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State

Utah State Office of Education revises seclusion and restraint rules

By Megan Kennedy
May 22, 2015 12:00 AM
The Utah State Office of Education has revised its rules on the use of seclusion or restraint of special education students for disciplinary purposes.
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State

'Right to try' bill passes Utah senate, former speaker Lockhart remembered

By Universe Contributor
March 09, 2015 12:00 AM
Friends and family embrace after former Utah Speaker of the House Becky Lockhart's memorial service. Lockhart was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease 10 days before she died. (Bryan Pearson)
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State

Utah lawmaker wants death penalty for child sex traffickers

By Universe Contributor
February 11, 2015 12:00 AM
By Michael A. Kruse
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State

Bill would loosen some restrictions on cell phone use while driving

By Universe Contributor
February 04, 2015 12:00 AM
Authors: Melissa Taylor and Mads Jensen, Capital West News Service
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State

Senate bill proposes Utah students pass U.S. citizenship test to graduate

By Universe Contributor
February 02, 2015 12:00 AM
By Emily Larson
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Readers' Forum

Letter: Digging deeper

August 09, 2012 12:00 AM
In response to 'Affordable Health Care: What it means for you' (8/7), I was disappointed to see one more article on “Obamacare” that only scratched the surface of this law. It seems the news media, including The Universe, doesn’t want to take the time to drill down to the many facets of this law that will destroy this nation. There are so many other areas outside of healthcare affected by this disastrous law that America is not being informed on. I would challenge The Universe and other news reporting agencies to read the whole law — and that alone may take months — and report all of the legislation in it. Then Americans can make an informed decision as to its credibility.
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State

Bill passes in legislative session for daily Pledge of Allegiance in Public Schools

By Jeffrey Finley
March 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Pending a signature from the Governor the Pledge of Allegiance will now be recited daily in all Utah public schools following the passage of an amendment to a bill that passed in the Utah legislative session.
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