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Utah's Land Use Task Force focuses on inclusionary zoning and affordable housing
Utah's Land Use Task Force is looking at ways to create inclusionary zoning, create moderate income housing plans and balance housing and economic development.
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Utah companies rethink paid paternity leave
Four-year-old Anna Heywood happily pats her mom's belly in anticipation of a new baby brother.
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Utah lawmakers and counterparts in other states seek to balance transparency and power during COVID-19
Written by Decker Westenburg and Marina McNairy
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Utah Legislature approves 'right to try' COVID-19 experimental drugs
By Decker Westenburg and Marina McNairy
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First day of historic Utah special session attempts to balance COVID-19 impact
By Decker Westenburg and Marina McNairy
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Legislative special session targets governor’s powers during state emergency
By Marina McNairy and Decker Westenburg
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Utah lawmakers begin virtual sessions in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
By Marina McNairy and Decker Westenburg
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Legislature approves pilot program to allow infants at work
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would set up the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees of the Department of Health passed in the final minutes of the 2020 Utah Legislature.
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Lawmakers wrap up with abortion, redistricting and education funding changes
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature has wrapped up its work for the year, capping off a session that saw a revision of a voter-approved redistricting law and a compromise on education funding.
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Utah legislature cracks down on teen vaping
A slew of bills flooded the Utah legislature during the 2020 session in an attempt to combat underage smoking.
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New task force seeks to tackle issue of missing and murdered native women
Gov. Gary Herbert's signature on a legislative bill will set in a motion the creation and funding of a task force aimed at solving and reducing crimes against Utah's native women.
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Lawmakers pass bill requiring warning labels on pornography
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would require pornographic materials to have a warning label and creates fines for anyone who distributes pornography without a visible label.
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(Updates) The Utah Legislature decriminalizes some forms of polygamy
SALT LAKE CITY―A bill passed by the Utah Legislature has codified the Utah Attorney General's long-standing policy of not prosecuting otherwise law-abiding polygamists.
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HB207: Provo rep's bill to cap insulin costs inches toward passage
A Provo representative is sponsoring a bill that would reduce the expenses on insulin for Utahns.
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HB33: Davis County legislator sponsors bill to assist in family reunification
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill proposed in the Utah legislative Session addresses abuse, neglect, or dependency of a child. The bill has passed a House Committee and House vote and is waiting for consideration by a Senate committee.
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HB144: Bill would create online training to prevent sex trafficking
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill proposed in the Utah Legislature would create a human trafficking education program and require sexually-oriented business employees to participate in the program.
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HB197 would deny fishing and hunting privileges to deadbeat parents
The Utah House has passed a bill that would keep parents with outstanding child support payments from obtaining a fishing or hunting license.
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HB64: Bill would revise grandparents' visitation rights of children
SALT LAKE CITY — A proposed bill in the Utah Legislature, HB64, would amend provisions related to child custody and visitation rights of an individual other than a parent.
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