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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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Local

Winners and losers of the 2018 Legislative session

By Jenna Alton
March 09, 2018 12:00 AM
The 2018 Utah Legislative Session ended Thursday night. Below are highlights of major bill and resolution winners and losers:
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Capital West News

Commission forms to protect Utah students from school shootings

By Sahalie Donaldson
March 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes speaks during news conference Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Lawmakers in conservative Utah say they want to do more to prevent school shootings and will consider a 'red flag' law allowing police to temporarily confiscate guns of those who might be a risk to others. Lawmakers also announced the formation of a new task force to study what more can be done to prevent school shootings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Capital West News

HB254: Bill related to university sexual violence reports fails

By Sahalie Donaldson
March 07, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU student Olivia Whiteley reads her letter opposing HB254 at a press conference Monday morning. Whiteley published an opinion piece in the Salt Lake Tribune speaking out against the bill. (Sahalie Donaldson)
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State

HB379: Controversial bill would eliminate death penalty in Utah

By Jenna Alton
March 02, 2018 12:00 AM
As of 2016, 19 states had abolished the death penalty, mostly concentrated in the northeast states. If passed, HB379 would abolish it in Utah as well. (Haley Mosher)
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Local

BYU students lobby to pass discounted marriage license bill

By Jenna Alton
February 22, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU student Megan Griffes checks the online petition she created to pass SB54. For the past few weeks, Griffes has been campaigning for the bill to pass. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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State

SB54: Bill encouraging premarital counseling passes in committee

By Jenna Alton
February 02, 2018 12:00 AM
Former Utah first lady Jackie Leavitt testifies in support of SB54 alongside Sen. Allen M. Christensen, R-North Ogden. The bill, which passed unanimously in committee, would give a $20 discount on marriage licenses for couples who take premarital classes or counseling. (Jenna Alton)
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Local

HB175: Bill on general oversight committee creation fails

By Jenna Alton
February 02, 2018 12:00 AM
Legislators gather outside the House of Representatives at the Utah Capitol building in Salt Lake City. On Feb. 1, a bill that would create a joint committee on government oversight failed in committee 6-4. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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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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State

HB58: Bill would make laws for cyclists more lenient

By Jenna Alton
January 30, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU junior Matt Jacobs stands with his bike on campus. Last year while riding his bike, Jacobs collided with a car. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Capital West News

Utah bill aimed at making voters more thoughtful

By Hannah Lafond
January 20, 2018 12:00 AM
A Murray lawmaker is proposing a bill in the 2018 Legislature that would eliminate straight ticket voting for mail-in voters, but not for voters at polling places. A BYU political science professor isn't sure that Republican lawmakers will approve the measure.
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Local

BYU alum Adam Robertson sworn in as Utah representative

By Jenna Alton
January 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Adam Robertson shakes hands with Gov. Gary Herbert. Robertson was sworn in as representative for District 63 on Jan. 16. (Adam Robertson)
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Healthy Living

Utah House bill funds youth suicide prevention

By Madalyn Mcrae
August 14, 2017 12:00 AM
Suicide was the first leading cause of death for Utahns between the ages of 10-24 in 2015. National Suicide Prevention Week, held this year from September 11-16, aims to create healthy conversations about the highly stigmatized topic and raise awareness about resources available to those struggling with suicidal ideation.
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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

Female state legislators navigate Utah politics

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
May 18, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This pairs with a sidebar story headlined 'Campus and local groups prepare women for a future in politics'.
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Local

Ten-year-old survivor speaks out against child sexual abuse

By Kaleena Mckell
May 02, 2017 12:00 AM
Ten-year-old Liliana Dingman tells her story about being sexually assaulted by her 24-year-old cousin in a live broadcast. Kindra Kauer, Rachelle Rutherford and Angela Kelly join Dingman onstage. (Ari Davis)
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State

Bill that would raise marriage license cost dies in legislature

By Alyssa Ledoux
February 25, 2017 12:00 AM
A Utah couple celebrates after their marriage in front of the Salt Lake City Temple. A Utah bill concerning the price of marriage licenses didn't make it through committee. (Lindsey Orton)
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Featured

Lawmakers examining zoning for drug recovery centers

By Jennifer Ball
May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- Members of the Utah Legislature's Judiciary Committee have called for a review of laws that define zoning regulations for drug recovery centers.
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