The Utah Senate gave final approval to a bill today that bans drivers under 18 years old from talking on a cell phone while driving.
A bill that would extend the amount of time an unwed man has to lay claim to his biological child during an adoption proceeding was introduced to House lawmakers Monday.
A bill that would have taken nearly $100 million out of the state budget each year to save for the future narrowly failed in the Utah House of Representatives Monday. Republican Representative Jim Nielson’s plan would have changed the way Utah spends its severance tax, which is levied on mining industries, by putting it into the Permanent State Trust Fund.
A Utah lawmaker hoping to overturn Salt Lake City’s new anti-idling ordinance presented his case to a House committee yesterday. Representative Wayne Harper says the new policy is hard on businesses and has too many exemptions to make it enforceable. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the fate of his legislation.
A proposal to exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes while on active duty got broad support in a House committee Monday. House Joint Resolution 12 is sponsored by Republican Representative Stephen Sandstrom, who says the legislature should do more than simply honor servicemen and women for a day.
Legislation that would ban teenagers from talking on a cell phone while driving got the support of the Utah Senate today. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, lawmakers have some concerns that could still prevent it from moving forward.
Newly released data from the Utah Department of Health shows the dental health of Utah children in first through third grade is improving a bit. Dr. Steven J. Steed, State Dental Director, says the percentage of kids who had experienced dental decay fell from 55 percent in 2005 to 51 percent in 2010.
Segment 1: A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control shows a quarter of teen moms in Utah thought they couldn’t get pregnant and had trouble getting birth control. Coupled with increasing rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases, the new research raises questions about what Utah students are learning about…
More than two years after the disappearance of West Valley City resident Susan Cox Powell, her husband and the only person of interest ever named in the case killed himself and their two boys yesterday. Police in Washington say Josh Powell used accelerants to set his home on fire when his children were brought there for a supervised visit.
An attempt to get a statewide anti-discrimination law for the LGBT community on the books came closer than ever to becoming reality Friday when lawmakers met in a crowded committee room at the State Capitol. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the bill isn’t likely to leave that committee anytime this year.
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