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State

(Updates) The Utah Legislature decriminalizes some forms of polygamy

By Marina McNairy
March 09, 2020 12:00 AM
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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Capital West News

HB281: Bill would target polygamist abuse

By Lauren Hanson
March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- When a bill about bigamy was first introduced at the Capitol, several polygamists said that they were afraid of being discovered and prosecuted.
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Local

Polygamous sect leaders facing food stamp fraud charges

February 24, 2016 12:00 AM
Law enforcement officers, left, conducting a search at Reliance Electric in Hildale, Utah, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Police are searching businesses in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah said in statement Tuesday that federal, state and local authorities are carrying out actions approved by a court. Officials didn't elaborate, saying court documents are sealed. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Ex-sect member testifies about leaving polygamous church

January 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Justice department prosecutor Sean Keveney enters the Sandra Day O'Connor United States District Court where a federal civil rights trial against two polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border is located. (Associated Press)
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Local

LDS Church says handbook changes are compassionate towards children

By Cassidy Hansen
November 08, 2015 12:00 AM
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve explains changes in the church leadership handbook regarding same-sex couples and their children. (LDS Church)
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Religion

Mormons acknowledge early polygamy days at renovated history museum

September 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Laurel and Hyrum Ence tour the Mormon Church History Museum in Salt Lake City. The Mormon church’s renovated history museum set to reopen this week features a small and surprising display about an uncomfortable part of the faith’s history that for generations has been glossed over: polygamy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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