A bill that punishes Utah businesses for employing undocumented immigrants cleared the legislature’s House Business and Labor Committee yesterday. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it was sharply divisive.
Utah lawmakers on a committee that oversees education funding were deadlocked this morning after spending two hours trying to decide where in the education budget to fit $91 million in unallocated money. Lawmakers trimmed the budget by $173 million, but are going back to fill in some holes.
A three-hour committee hearing at the state capitol Friday ended in Utah lawmakers approving the controversial Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act on a straight party-line vote. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Utah drivers wouldn’t get points on their license for out-of-state traffic violations, under a bill the Senate discussed this morning. Drivers risk a suspended license once they’ve built up a certain number points. Bill sponsor Senator Chris Buttars says right now, only traffic crimes can be prosecuted in Utah regardless of where they were committed.
A Utah lawmaker might have the golden ticket for reforming Medicaid and tackling its skyrocketing costs. The Republican-sponsored bill earned widespread support in a Senate Committee Thursday. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
The M1911 handgun will likely be Utah’s official firearm, after a bill designating it as a state symbol passed the Senate this morning. The pistol was designed by Ogden native John M. Browning. Republican Senator Daniel Thatcher said he supports the bill in the interest of education.
Illegal immigrants would no longer be able to legally drive a car in Utah, if the state legislature passes a Senate bill to scrap the driving privilege card. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on a committee hearing yesterday where the bill was approved.
Some in the LGBT community are furious over Democratic Senator Pat Jones’ vote against a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to share parental rights for the biological child of one partner. PRIDE in Utah blogger and activist Eric Ethington calls Jones a “traitor,” saying the Senator has turned her back on her constituents.
Your dishes may not come out as clean from the dishwasher, but phosphorus will continue to be banned in dishwashing detergents sold in Utah. An effort to repeal the ban failed yesterday in the Utah Legislature. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
The Utah Senate gave the thumbs-up this morning to a bill that makes it a crime to leave a child alone in a car under dangerous conditions. But some lawmakers say it needs more work. Although Republican Senator Lyle Hillyard voted for the bill, he said it’s too subjective.
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