Lawmakers Reconsider, Pass School Bus Advertising Bill
Despite voting the bill down last month, the Utah House of Representatives reconsidered and passed a bill allowing school districts to sell and display advertising on school buses today.
Despite voting the bill down last month, the Utah House of Representatives reconsidered and passed a bill allowing school districts to sell and display advertising on school buses today.
The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill today that creates a pilot program requiring less than 100 people to perform community service as a condition of receiving Medicaid benefits.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert delivered his first State of the State Address as an elected Governor last night at the Capitol in Salt Lake City.
Responding to Governor Gary Herbert’s State of the State Address last night, Utah House Minority Leader David Litvack pledged Democrats will fight attempts to slash public and higher education budget during what are likely to be contentious negotiations during this session of the Utah Legislature.
Residents from two Cedar Hills voting districts intend to file a lawsuit against the Utah Republican Party, the Utah County Republican Party, and the state because their elected delegates won’t likely be allowed a vote to fill the vacancy in District 57.
A bill that would designate a Browning handgun as the state firearm received a favorable recommendation from a House committee yesterday.
Salt Lake County prosecutors have charged Cottonwood Heights police officer Beau Babka, a former candidate for sheriff, with two third-degree felony counts of misusing public money.
Salt Lake County has a new District Attorney as Democrat Sim Gill officially took office yesterday, replacing Republican Lohra Miller. Miller’s one term as DA came with several controversies, and Gill says it will be a challenge to gain the trust of his employees.
A dozen Salt Lake County officials, including five newly elected, are at work after they were sworn in this morning.