Teenage moms could sign off on their own vaccinations without parental consent, under a bill that cleared the Utah Legislature’s House Health and Human Services Committee yesterday. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Eliminating the Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs. Closing liquor stores. Releasing hundreds of inmates. These would be some of the consequences of several budget bills that were approved by the Utah House of Representatives this morning. They’re a blueprint for how lawmakers plan to trim spending by 7 percent across the board for next year.
For the fifth year in a row, some Utah lawmakers will attempt to ban drivers from smoking with their kids in the car. Democratic Representative Patrice Arent is sponsoring the bill this time around.
It’s official: after less than two years on the job, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman will step down as Ambassador to China within a few months. The White House confirmed the news yesterday. Huntsman hasn’t curbed any speculation that he’s now planning to run for President in 2012.
One plan to help the state meet a proposed seven percent budget cut would hit college students in the pocket book. A potential bill discussed in the legislature Monday would trim Medicaid costs by requiring them to get health insurance. As KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, some lawmakers believe pregnant college students shouldn’t be using the program.
A bill that would eliminate a fee that unincorporated Salt Lake County residents pay for Unified Police Department services was approved by a legislative committee yesterday. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it could soon leave the county scrambling to figure out how to keep the UPD afloat.
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