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Category: On The Hill

Posted on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Executive Branch

Governor Herbert Takes on Stalemate Over Conversion Therapy

Utah Governor Gary Herbert took unresolved matters into his own hands in a move that surprised many in the state’s legislature as well as it’s clinical psychology...

Posted on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Executive Branch On The Hill Utah Politics

Governor Herbert: “I’m a big proponent of sunscreen.”

  Near the end of his scheduled press conference at KUED studios on the University of Utah campus and after addressing several topics regarding his...

Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 2019 Legislative Session In the House

Bill Banning Abortion in Cases of Down Syndrome Advances

Legislation aimed at preventing abortions due to a diagnosis of fetal Down syndrome was advanced by the House on a 54-15 party-line vote Friday. HB...

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 2019 Legislative Session Flagged Bills - 2019 Session In the House

Flagged Bill – HJR 6 – Sponsor’s Statement; Representative Norm Thurston

Representative Norm Thurston (Republican – Provo) has been the source of some controversy over the past four years he has served in the legislature. In...

Posted on January 2, 2019January 5, 2019 2019 Legislative Session Flagged Bills - 2019 Session In the House

Flagged Bill – HB 36: Bureau of Criminal Identification Reporting Amendments; Representative Raymond Ward

Not long after the end of the 2018 session, the Standard-Examiner discovered that a computer glitch in Utah’s court reporting system resulted in some 900...

Posted on December 31, 2018January 5, 2019 2019 Legislative Session Flagged Bills - 2019 Session In the House

Flagged Bill – HB 57: Electronic Information or Data Privacy; Representative Craig Hall

Last year, Representative Craig Hall (Republican – West Valley) attempted to update Utah’s Constitution in an attempt to add greater protections to our digital documents....

Posted on December 28, 2018January 5, 2019 2019 Legislative Session Flagged Bills - 2019 Session In the House

Flagged Bill – HB 34: Campaign Finance Amendments; Representative Lee Perry

Ah, campaign finance laws – one of the most loophole-ridden, inconsistent, and often times purposefully ineffective portion of any state’s laws. Indeed, the best way...

Posted on December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 2019 Legislative Session Flagged Bills - 2019 Session In the Senate South East Utah

Flagged Bill – SB 24: State Energy Policy Amendments; Senator Keith Grover

Private interests dictating public policy is nothing new in politics, but by formally inserting this untested technology into state policy, the citizens of Utah could be committing themselves to funding a risky endeavor.

Posted on April 6, 2017April 7, 2017 Central Utah In the Senate Legislative Branch

Utah Senate Majority Leader Hospitalized

A general expression of concern about the recent hospitalization of Senator Ralph Okerlund (Republican–Monroe) was made at the Central Utah Leadership Summit, an annual gathering of...

Posted on March 25, 2017March 26, 2017 2017 Legislative Session On The Hill Utah Politics

New DUI Bill is “Undercooked,” Utah Restaurants and Lawmakers Say (with AUDIO)

Utah’s newly enrolled law setting blood alcohol liability limit at 0.05 could become the first in the nation. When the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wanted...

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