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Local

Utah newsrooms protect freedom of the press during pandemic

By Jenny Goldsberry
May 20, 2020 12:00 AM
Utah news organizations are fighting to maintain the freedom of the press during COVID-19, and they're doing it from remote newsrooms.
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Capital West News

Utah lawmakers and counterparts in other states seek to balance transparency and power during COVID-19

April 26, 2020 12:00 AM
Written by Decker Westenburg and Marina McNairy
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State

Legislative special session targets governor’s powers during state emergency

April 17, 2020 12:00 AM
By Marina McNairy and Decker Westenburg
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Nation

New law gives greater protection to sexual assault victims

By Diego Calderon
April 02, 2020 12:00 AM
Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a bill that clarifies the parameters of consent for sex, giving more control to victims to say “no” during a romantic encounter.
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Capital West News

Utah legislature cracks down on teen vaping

By Decker Westenburg
March 14, 2020 12:00 AM
A slew of bills flooded the Utah legislature during the 2020 session in an attempt to combat underage smoking.
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State

New task force seeks to tackle issue of missing and murdered native women

By Diego Calderon
March 13, 2020 12:00 AM
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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State

Lawmakers pass bill requiring warning labels on pornography

By Decker Westenburg
March 10, 2020 12:00 AM
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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State

HB33: Davis County legislator sponsors bill to assist in family reunification

By Marina McNairy
February 19, 2020 12:00 AM
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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Capital West News

SB 22: Committee passes bill to fund office on American Indian-Alaska Native health

By Decker Westenburg
February 05, 2020 12:00 AM
A bill directed at funding an office on American Indian-Alaska Native health passed unanimously through the Utah Senate's Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee Feb. 4.
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State

Hate crimes, marriage and guns among new Utah laws in effect

By Associated Press
May 14, 2019 12:00 AM
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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Metro

Election Day tests Democratic resistance in Trump era

By Associated Press
November 06, 2018 12:00 AM
A line forms outside a polling site on election day in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Local

Gov. Herbert signs 136 bills into law

By Katelyn Stiles
March 20, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Herbert signed 136 more bills from the 2018 legislative session Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Capital West News

SB192: bill to reduce plastic bag use fails in Senate committee

By Hannah Lafond
February 28, 2018 12:00 AM
A bill that would have charged a fee for using plastic bags failed to pass a Senate committee.
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Capital West News

Education Excellence Commission presents plan to improve Utah education

By Hannah Lafond
January 28, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Gov. Gary Herbert’s Education Excellence Commission presented their plan to improve the quality of education throughout Utah at a State Capitol news conference on Jan. 26.
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Capital West News

BYU students provide important influence on legislation

By Katelyn Stiles
January 28, 2018 12:00 AM
The Utah State Capitol sits in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers aim to power through several hundred bills each year before wrapping up their 45-day day 2018 legislative session, and BYU students have several varying opportunities to make a difference in the legislative process. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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State

South Provo rep seeks self-defense weapons exemption in DUI law

By Katelyn Stiles
January 24, 2018 12:00 AM
The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah is home to the Utah Legislature. The annual General Session began on Jan. 22.(Porter Chelson)
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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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Nation

Chelsea Clinton encourages students' civic engagement

By Abby Hobbs
November 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks while campaigning for her mother, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. (Associated Press)
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