Behind The Headlines Archive
Affordable housing, bail reform and COVID-19 ‘endgame’
The 2021 legislative session ends Friday, and lawmakers are rushing to get their work done. House and Senate leaders announced a $50
Transgender sports, Dixie State name change, gun control and historic Native American nominee
A bill that would bar transgender girls from K-12 girls sports stalls in a Utah Senate committee. A measure to allow a name change for
Spencer Cox vs. the Legislature, astronomical payday loan interest rates, and Mike Lee’s battle
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox suggests he won’t sign a bill that would bar transgender girls from competing in female K-12 sports. A new study
Mitt Romney’s close call, Utah’s troubled-teen industry and Wall Street’s quest to scoop up water
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Sen. Mitt Romney’s close call during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege gets a spotlight during this week’s impeachment proceedings. With the backing of Paris
Embattled school board member, transgender sports, expanded vaccinations
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More than 7,000 people sign a petition seeking to remove a Utah school board member over her comments about LGBTQ students and Black Lives
Utah’s U.S. Senators split on Trump trial and a state lawmaker seeks to impeach AG Sean Reyes
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A Utah lawmaker pursues impeachment of Attorney General Sean Reyes. The state’s U.S. senators are split on the upcoming Senate trial of former President
Legislature, police reforms, schools and a new day for two Utah monuments on this week’s ‘Behind the Headlines’
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The 2021 Utah Legislature kicks off under unusual circumstances. Among the many items up for consideration are several police reforms and an effort to pressure
Trump impeachment, vaccine glitches and an intriguing drug case
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Utah’s all-GOP House delegation calls President Donald Trump’s second impeachment a mistake that will divide the nation. Huge demand for vaccines causes the Salt
Capitol assault, electoral endgame and Utah’s new governor
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The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob calls into question the stability of America’s democracy. Two members of Utah’s congressional delegation
Looking back at a momentous 2020
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Utah in 2020 will be forever defined by the coronavirus pandemic. But it was also a year of protest and social upheaval,