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Malpractice bill passes Utah House

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 10:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Despite a spirited and occasionally contentious debate, the House easily passed a bill that makes major changes to how hospitals and doctors can be sued for malpractice.

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Bill would collect DNA of booked suspects

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 11:04pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- State lawmakers want to increase the number of people they can collect DNA from and make them pay for it in the process.

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Bill would increase student's reading requirements

Janice Peterson, Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Monday, March 1, 2010 - 10:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Twenty-five percent of Utah's third-graders would be held back under a legislative proposal.

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Christensen pushing to revive tobacco tax

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 12:40am

SALT LAKE CITY -- It'll be Christmas in March, if Sen. Allen Christensen has his way.

Angry that his tobacco tax increase died in a committee this week, he is coming back with an offer that could be difficult for just about everyone to refuse.

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Herbert signs gun bill, but with an eye on budget

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 12:39am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that will likely result in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government and kick off Utah's multipronged attack on the federal government.

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Bill: No recreational right on private property

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 11:06pm

SALT LAKE CITY --Accessing public rivers on private land will get harder based on a bill that passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Representatives easily stopped a bill on Monday that was considered a compromise bill on streambed access and just as easily passed House Bill 141.

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Streambed bills foundering

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:12pm

SALT LAKE CITY-- A bill that tried to compromise streambed access sank straight to the bottom Monday, and another is treading water.

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Votes vanish for sex ed bill

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:11pm

SALT LAKE CITY-- Utah's sex education policies in public schools will be staying right where they are.

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Bill could create a new class of pool

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:29pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A long-running dispute over the health conditions of a geothermal pool in Saratoga Springs spilled over into a legislative committee hearing Thursday.

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Browning won't share holiday with King

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:31pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- One of the most revered gunmakers in history won't be sharing a holiday with one of the most revered civil rights activists in history.

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Should Martin Luther King share a holiday with John Moses Browning?

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 9:46pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah lawmakers are once again flirting with controversy surrounding the holiday dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Revenue figures lift lawmakers' spirits over budget

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:57pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Seven years ago, Tom Worthen never would have thought he would be standing with his team in front of the Utah Senate. But there they were Tuesday.

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Oda resolution will place question on Nov. ballot

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:48pm

If they want religion, they'll get religion.

Rep. Curt Oda, R-Clearfield, said he's willing to add that to his proposed constitutional civil rights amendment if that's what it takes to get it passed. The resolution that would precede an amendment was scheduled for debate in the House of Representatives first thing Tuesday but was subsequently shelved.

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Bill could provide improved coverage of prosthetic limb costs

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:03pm

A tough battle turned into a rout Tuesday, though the war is far from won for Utah's amputees.

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Lawmakers working on UVU science building funding

Joe Pyrah Daily Herald

Last updated Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:30am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Even in a tight budget year, lawmakers think they have a way to start construction on a new $50 million science building at Utah Valley University.

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