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Bill to allow health care providers to seek mental health help outside of workplace moves to Utah Senate

By Sydni Merrill
January 30, 2023 12:00 AM
House Bill 78, informally known as 'Scott’s Bill,' passed onto the Senate on Thursday, Jan. 26. Scott’s Bill is run up by House Representative Steve Eliason from Salt Lake County.
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COVID-19

Health and human services committee discuss treatment for COVID-19

By Kaylyn Wolf
October 21, 2021 12:00 AM
On Wednesday morning, the Health and Human Services Committee met to hear an update from the Utah Department of Health on monoclonal antibodies.
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Local

HB58 would create a committee to review drug fatalities, addiction

By Decker Westenburg
January 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Talia Crowther and her foster mother Sharon Lopez smile at the camera while capturing a selfie. (Talia Crowther)
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State

HB161: Utah passes anti-panhandling bill

By Katelyn Kenedy
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
The American flag flies above the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Utah Legislature is one of the more conservative state legislatures in the country. (Porter Chelson)
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State

2016 Session : Lawmakers pass bills aimed at opioids

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake City addresses the crowd at the Capitol's 'Rally for Recovery.' (Zoe Woolf McGinn)
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Photo Galleries

Rally for addiction and mental health packs the Capitol

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
March 04, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—The drug addiction recovery and mental health advocates are said to always be the biggest group to rally at the Capitol, and Tuesday was no exception.
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Healthy Living

Legislators and residents unite in rally for mental health, addiction recovery

By Lauren Kutschke
March 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah residents gathered at the Capitol to rally for mental health and addiction recovery Tuesday—raising posters that said, 'We are worth it!,' 'Mental Health Matters,' 'Drug Court Saves Families,' and '#Iamstigmafree'.
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State

Opiate reversal drug bills moving to House debate

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
February 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Pharmacist Julia Landis, of Fort Hamilton Hospital, displays an opioid overdose kit in Hamilton, Ohio. Chief medical officer Dr. Marcus Romanello said the emergency room averages more than an overdose patient a day. (Associated Press)
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Uncategorized

U.S. Supreme Court decision clears the way for Utah DNA sampling bill

By Bryan Pearson
January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
A bill that would require those arrested on felony charges to provide a DNA sample moved out of committee to the full House after a legal expert and victim advocate Ed Smart, father of kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart, voiced support for the bill.
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Campus

Utah bill makes it easier for teachers to talk to suicidal students

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Sterling Randle
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