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Nation

Sen. Mike Lee meets with Mexico's president after introducing new immigration reform to Senate

By Sydni Merrill
March 30, 2023 12:00 AM
Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, traveled to Mexico City on March 20 with the U.S. congressional delegation to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and members of his administration.
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Photo Galleries

Strange Utah laws often seen out of context

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
You have broken the law if you have ever ridden a bike without holding on to the handlebars.
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Campus Events

BYU, UVU students participate in #NationalWalkoutDay

March 14, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'Utah County high school students participate in #NationalWalkoutDay'
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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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Capital West News

Utah journalists oppose resolution to restrict media access to reps

By Sahalie Donaldson
February 27, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE- This Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, file photo shows the Utah House of Representatives on the floor at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. A resolution passed Feb. 26 that limits time reporters can approach House members before the House begins debate and voting.
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State

HB64: Utah bill could make holding phone, talking while driving illegal

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 31, 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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Campus News

'Clear the Air Challenge' invites Utahns to reduce driving emissions

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
Carly Seely, head of Fidelity Investment's Sustainability Committee, poses with the Clear the Air Challenge poster. Fidelity Investments have won six of the past seven years of the Clear the Air Challenge and intends to win for an eight time this February. (Sahalie Donaldson)
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Capital West News

Utah bill would make abortions related to Down syndrome diagnosis illegal

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 23, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers introduced a bill at the state Capitol Monday morning that would ban abortions of unborn children diagnosed with Down syndrome.
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Local

New laws combat Utah opioid epidemic

By Madalyn Mcrae
July 31, 2017 12:00 AM
Tennyson Cecchini died at age 33 of an opioid overdose. His parents, Dennis and Celeste, worked closely with Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Salt Lake, on HB286. (Dennis Cecchini)
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Local

Anti-pornography advocates want open conversation in sex education

By Jessica Parcell
June 29, 2017 12:00 AM
Utah Coalition Against Pornography (UCAP) affiliates hosted a conference recently to help educate the community about the harmful effects of pornography addiction. (Jessica Parcell)
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Podcasts

Utah works to reverse opioid overdose trends

By Alyssa Nielsen
March 27, 2017 12:00 AM
The Utah Department of Health reports that 23 people die each month in Utah because of prescription overdoses. This is more than die from car crashes. (Graphic by Alyssa Nielsen)
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Local

BYU professor's immunization bill passes House and Senate

By Katelyn Kenedy
March 09, 2017 12:00 AM
The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to one of the more conservative state legislatures in the country. (Porter Chelson)
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Metro

Native American leaders gather at state capitol for Bears Ears land rally

By Cassandra Shaffer
May 19, 2016 12:00 AM
A Ute Indian statue stands in front of the state capitol building. Many Ute tribe leaders were present during Wednesday's rally in hopes of protecting Bears Ears and surrounding land. (Cassandra Shaffer)
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Local

Orem Sen. Margaret Dayton finds legislative service taxing and rewarding

By Jessica Coombs
March 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Becoming a politician was never in the plan for BYU alumna Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem. One event after another led to a career path that became just as rewarding as it was taxing.
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Nation

Obama administration pushes to reduce time spent on testing

October 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Students at a summer reading academy at Buchanan elementary school work in the computer lab at the school in Oklahoma City. (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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