Heads up! West Valley City’s newest council member joins the board after three coin tosses and a runoff election.
The West Valley City Council filled the vacant seat left behind by now-Utah House Rep. Jake Fitisemanu, a Democrat, at a ...
Will disbanding Utah’s public records committee streamline the appeals process?
After more than 30 years of deciding disputes over public access to records, the Legislature could consider a bill this ...
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Utah Senate committee advances public union bargaining ban
A Utah Senate committee narrowly advanced (4-3) a controversial bill Wednesday to end collective bargaining for public sector ...
Are lawmakers trying to balance lawmaking power with the voters — or take it away?
The Republican Legislature is green lighting two bills that would increase requirements for citizen initiatives ...
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A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
"Violent or nonviolent, a crime is a crime. And that crime needs to be punished.” Utah state Rep. Matthew Gwynn, a Republican, is among many lawmakers targeting fentanyl traffickers. Gwynn said ...
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Utah Republicans to introduce bills restricting ways to get on primary ballot
This legislative session, several Utah lawmakers will introduce bills trying to change or repeal SB54 — legislation that ...
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Mexican America, the Trump coalition, and tax policy in Utah
the tax on social security, income tax, the priorities of the 2025 Utah Legislative Session, housing affordability, Attorney General Derek Brown, and the replacement of Utah Rep. Kera Birkeland. Both ...
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Utah governmental immunity statute under scrutiny as wrongful death lawsuits dismissed
Former Utah State Representative Brian King agreed to be interviewed for this report. He told 2News Investigates, “I worry at times the way the government immunity statute is written right now ...