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Hate crimes, marriage and guns among new Utah laws in effect
Lawmakers passed 574 bills this year, setting a record. Most of those new laws will go into effect on Tuesday, May 14, 60 days after the end of the short legislative session. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Things you should know today: 2/22/19
Pope Francis, center, makes his way to the second day of a Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests, at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 22. Pope Francis has issued 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world, calling for specific protocols to handle accusations against bishops and for lay experts to be involved in abuse investigations. (Giuseppe Lami/Pool Photo via AP)
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Case against Jussie Smollett resembles detailed movie script
This Feb. 21 photo released by the Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett. Police say the 'Empire' actor turned himself in early Thursday to face a charge of making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck. (Chicago Police Department via AP)
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Days after synagogue massacre, online hate is thriving
Flowers surround Stars of David on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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SB86: Bill would increase penalties for hate crimes in Utah
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, R-West Valley CIty, sits on the Senate floor at the Utah State Capitol, February 2017. Thatcher is sponsoring a bill during the 2018 legislative session to strengthen the state's hate crimes law. (Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Senate stops hate crimes bill
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that attempted to enhance methods of prosecuting hate crimes failed to pass in the Utah Legislature.
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SB107 Bill would increase severity of hate crime penalties
Sen. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, has introduced Senate Bill 107, amending hate crime laws in Utah. (Steve Urquhart)
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