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Category: In Committee

In Committee, In the House, In the Senate, Utah Politics

Inland Port Authority? Will the State or Salt Lake City decide? (AUDIO)

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018

BREAKING AUDIO Senator Jerry Stevenson (Republican -Fruit Heights) presented the bill authorizing the creation of an “Inland Port Authority” today in the Senate Economic Development…

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In Committee, In the House, In the Senate, Salt Lake County, Utah Politics

Utah’s Public Lands and Water Battles: Still Heated, Still Expensive

Posted on February 22, 2018March 1, 2018

The players and the associated costs haven’t changed. As early as 2015 and into the summer of the following year, Utah’s rural caucus was working…

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In Committee, In the House, Utah Politics

AUDIO: Dunnigan Has Bill to Finalize Medicaid Coverage in Utah

Posted on February 21, 2018February 22, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah State Capitol — At Governor Herbert’s press conference recorded at KUED7 today, the state’s chief executive led off the media discussion referencing…

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2018 Legislative Session, In Committee, In the House, In the Senate, Legislative Branch, Utah Politics

Defending Utah’s Coal Hollow for $2 Million in Taxpayer Funds

Posted on February 13, 2018February 14, 2018

Late Monday in Utah’s Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, Denise Dragoo, an attorney for Snell and Wilmer’s Salt Lake City office combined…

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In Committee, In the House, Utah Politics

Medical Cannabis Advancing in Utah

Posted on February 1, 2018February 3, 2018

The third time may be the charm for proponents of the use of medical cannabis by terminally ill patients and others who would benefit from…

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2017 Legislative Session, In Committee

Bill Chipping Away at Caucus/Convention, Signature Gathering Compromise Advances

Posted on March 4, 2017March 4, 2017

Legislation that would make candidates choose between ascending to the ballot box through either the caucus/convention system or gathering voter signatures passed out of a…

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2017 Legislative Session, In Committee, In the Senate, Legislative Branch, Utah Politics

How They Spend Your Money and Pay for the Laws You Must Live By – A Tax and Spending Update

Posted on March 4, 2017March 5, 2017

As of March 2, 2017, the “Orange List,” a summary of proposed spending by the State of Utah for the next fiscal year provides information…

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2017 Legislative Session, In Committee, In the Senate

With Rampant Illegal School Bus Blowbys – Legislation Advances to Catch Lawbreakers

Posted on March 2, 2017

Legislation to help improve traffic safety near school buses was unanimously passed out of the Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee Monday. Sponsored…

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2017 Legislative Session, In Committee, In the House

Lawmakers Stand Behind Bill To Address Child Homelessness

Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

Legislation designed to take a deeper look at child homelessness was unanimously passed out of the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee Tuesday. HB…

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2017 Legislative Session, In Committee, In the Senate

All Sides Come Together to End “No Promo Homo” within Sex Ed

Posted on February 21, 2017

Young Utahns attending public schools will be treated equally while receiving sex education instruction, according to a proposed bill that repeals the “no promo homo”…

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