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Campus

Utah candidates urge BYU students to embrace civic duty

Daegan Beus
By Daegan Beus
September 30, 2024 01:54 PM
Local candidates on this election year’s ballot visited BYU to connect with students and share advice on becoming politically engaged, during the political campaign fair on Friday, Sept. 13.
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Metro

Utah gubernatorial candidates clash on housing, energy and Amendment D in lively debate

Daegan Beus
By Daegan Beus
September 28, 2024 10:13 PM
Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Rep. Brian King and J. Robert Latham (L) went head-to-head on Sept. 11 at the Grand Theater in Salt Lake Community College, debating housing, energy and Amendment D.
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Campus Events

Student Republicans, Democrats voice diverse political opinions at their most recent debate

By Alyse Clark
November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
The BYU Republicans and BYU Democrats met together on Nov. 9 for their once-a-semester live debate. The debate featured three speakers from each political club and discussed three hot-button topics.
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Devotionals and Forums

American Constitution scholar addresses BYU about Utah's constitutional narrative

By Alyse Clark
September 26, 2023 12:00 AM
Akhil Reed Amar, a world-renowned scholar of the U.S. Constitution and Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, addressed the campus community on Sept. 26.
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State

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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State

Who's running for Utah State Auditor?

By Taylor Nelson
October 30, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: As the Nov. 3 election draws near, the Daily Universe is exploring different national and local issues impacting voters in a series of stories.
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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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Local

Political strategist Karl Rove says nasty politics not new

By Jenna Alton
February 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Karl Rove speaks to an audience at the University of Utah on Feb. 8. (Jenna Alton)
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State

HB86: Assisted suicide bill passes in committee

By Jenna Alton
January 26, 2018 12:00 AM
Rep. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork, proposed an assisted suicide bill in last year's general session of the Utah Legislature, but it did not pass in time before the session ended. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Movies & Television

VidAngel filtering doesn't comply with copyright, law professor says

By Amanda Abby Chase
July 12, 2017 12:00 AM
Online filtering technology like VidAngel is not protected under copyright law, according to BYU Law School professor Clark D. Asay.
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Local

Utah lawmaker revises bill to raise marriage age

By Amanda Abby Chase
July 11, 2017 12:00 AM
A Utah lawmaker is currently revising his bill that proposed raising the state's minimum marriage age to 16, and is now proposing to raise the age from 15 to 18.
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Campus Events

Evan McMullin holds Q&A at BYU

By Katelyn Kenedy
March 29, 2017 12:00 AM
Evan McMullin speaks during a campaign rally Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in Draper, Utah. McMullin answered students' questions at a Q&A on the BYU campus Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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State

Cruz, Sanders took huge victory from under Trump, Clinton's feet

By Chris Larson
March 23, 2016 12:00 AM
Texas senator Ted Cruz and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders won big in Utah's caucuses Tuesday night.
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Local

Utah's political clout unchanged despite presidential candidate visits

By Chris Larson
March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
Large crowds cheered as presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders joked, 'Someone told me Utah is a Republican state. It doesn't look that way this afternoon!'
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Local

Cruz vows to protect religious freedom, Constitution at Utah rallies

By Mariana Chrisney
March 20, 2016 12:00 AM
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz endorsed Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and promised to protect the Constitution during two tightly packed rallies at the American Prep Academy in Draper and Provo High School.
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News

Utah Senate stops hate crimes bill

By Karma Hammouz
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that attempted to enhance methods of prosecuting hate crimes failed to pass in the Utah Legislature.
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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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Local

SB189: Senate to consider bill that would end death penalty

By Kalli B White
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill that would add Utah to the list of 19 states that have ended the death penalty for convicted murderers in Utah is waiting for debate in the Utah Senate.
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