Utah has a new state flag thanks to the Legislature's passing of Senate Bill 31 last year, and the banner is slated to officially replace the current state flag March 9. However, a political action committee is crying foul on the process which led to its adoption. Moreover, the group says the ...
Lawmakers are considering an amendment to the Utah Constitution that would require more votes when passing a ballot initiative to impose a new tax or raise existing taxes. Currently, a ballot initiative dealing with any issue, taxes included, needs at least 50% of the vote — under a bill and ...
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After some debate and a few small changes, the Utah Legislature on Tuesday gave its nod to a bill that gives the state an avenue to not comply with directives from the federal government. Sponsored by Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, or SB57, would ...
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Utah lawmakers scored two goals Monday when Gov. Spencer Cox and legislative leadership met with the National Hockey League commissioner, and the Utah Senate unanimously voted “yes” on a resolution supporting a franchise coming to the state. Will they get the hat trick? With Qualtrics ...
Utah may be the next state to adopt its own version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow Utahns to challenge government regulations they believe interfere with their constitutional right to religious freedom. The bill, SB150, easily cleared its first legislative hurdle on Monday, ...
A COVID-era program allowed 22.5 million low-income households across the country to get discounts on internet services. But, the funds allocated for it are running out and if Congress doesn’t take action, the program may end this spring. The Affordable Connectivity Program, a high-speed ...
A contentious legal battle regarding the Wasatch Peaks Ranch ski resort in Morgan County has come to a conclusion. Friday morning, the under-construction resort announced in a press release a resolution between it, the county and a group of Morgan County residents petitioning to reverse the ...
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