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Sex education optional under Utah bill

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 3:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY — School districts in Utah could forgo the teaching of sex education and instruction about using contraception would be prohibited under a bill that passed a House committee Thursday.

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Foundation for fallen Utah officers recognized

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 10:36am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A nonprofit organization that has been set up to assist families of fallen officers was recognized by the Legislature in a concurrent resolution.

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Herbert defends Hill AFB's merits

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 6:02am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Hill Air Force Base should continue to operate based on its merits, not based on politics, Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday.

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Froerer's bill adds to 'spice' banned list

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:22pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The day following a raid at a Midvale business for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana often called "spice," a legislative committee approved a bill that could make more chemicals illegal.

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Committee to explore another Winter Olympics bid

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:46pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has the skills, the people and the know-how to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games again, two Top of Utah lawmakers said Wednesday, the same day Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider a bid for the 2022 or 2026 Winter Games.

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Utah Senate passes phone ban for driving teens

The Associated Press Josh Loftin

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:41pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Teenagers in Utah would be barred from talking on cellphones while driving under a bill the state Senate passed Tuesday.

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AAUW to hear legislative update Monday

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:09pm

KAYSVILLE -- The American Association of University Women, Kaysville-Davis Branch, will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the LeConte Stewart Art Gallery at the Kaysville Branch of the Davis County Library, 44 N. Main St.

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Tax amendment defeated by narrow House vote

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 10:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A local lawmaker's bid to dedicate revenues generated by taxes on natural resources to a trust fund, rather than the general fund, was defeated in the House by a 39-36 count Monday.

Sponsored by Rep. Jim Nielson, R-Bountiful, HB210 would have mandated the immediate redirection of some of the tax generated by gas, oil and mining tax revenues into the existing state trust fund.

The trust fund is to prepare for the future, when natural resources may no longer generate revenue for a given community.

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Chambers ask legislators for help fighting BRAC

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 5:38am

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Northern Utah Chamber Coalition has asked legislators to seriously consider allocating money to promote Hill Air Force Base.

Members of four chambers of commerce -- Davis, Ogden-Weber, Box Elder and Cache -- met with Top of Utah legislators early Monday morning to discuss their priorities concerning public policy and government funding.

At the top of the list is funding for the Utah Defense Alliance, a nonprofit organization that has played a key role in keeping the base open during previous Base Realignment and Closure actions.

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Utah college students rally for more money

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 4:00pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- College students and business leaders are urging legislators to boost higher education funding to help reduce tuition and improve employment opportunities.

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Utah amendment would say life begins at conception

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 10:21am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah senator is considering a constitutional amendment that would define life as beginning at conception.

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Utah Senate defeats anti-graffiti paraphernalia bill

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 5:30pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill aimed at making it illegal to possess any instrument, tool or device with the intent of vandalizing an area with graffiti has failed in the Senate.

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Bill addresses age difference in illegal sexual relations

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 10:59pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A 10-year age difference is too big of a gap when it comes to 16- and 17-year-olds having sexual relationships with adults, a local lawmaker says.

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Measure says getting married and divorced may require class time

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 5:30pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Getting divorced and getting married in Utah both may require some class time.

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Anti-graffiti bill tentatively passes Utah Senate

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 3:42pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah senators are giving tentative approval to an anti-graffiti measure that prompted a hacker attack on the Salt Lake City Police Department's site.

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