The State Board of Education has apparently earned the wrath of some Republican state lawmakers by adopting the Common Core Standards. It’s an initiative developed by several states to ensure students are learning language arts and math at the level they should be.
Several homeless advocates across the state are playing the waiting game, trying to remain optimistic about what the legislature could do to funding for their programs, and what it would mean for the thousands of homeless people on Utah’s streets.
A mistake in legislative boundaries could lead to a tax break for some Utah County residents. State Representative John Dougall’s district includes thousands of residents who thought they lived in former Representative Craig Frank’s district.
A local rare book seller says he has been “put on notice” that state lawmakers intend to drastically increase the regulations that govern antique vendors like him. Now, he’s rallying his supporters, hoping they don’t. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports.
A Republican state lawmaker has abruptly found himself out of a job, after learning he doesn’t actually live in the legislative district he represents. But he may get his seat back shortly enough. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson reports.
Some voters who live in Utah County now have no lawmaker representing them in the State House of Representatives.
State Representative David Clark is calling for a constitutional convention, which hasn’t happened since the very first one in 1787. We asked him why.
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