Attorneys in the same-sex marriage case duke it out before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The state health department refuses to give same-sex couples new birth certificates for adopted children, ignoring two judges’ orders. A supplemental report from House investigators strengthens the “pay-for-play” allegations facing former Utah Attorney General John Swallow; meanwhile, his former…
Gov. Herbert uses his veto pen on three bills and signs hundreds more. Candidates line up to run for Rep. Matheson’s seat. And the three-judge panel who will hear the Amendment 3 case at next week’s 10th Circuit Court of Appeal hearing is named. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Brooke Adams, Lee Davidson and Matt Canham join Jennifer Napier-Pearce…
Cannabis oil becomes a legal treatment option for Utahns with epilepsy. Vail makes a bid for Park City Mountain Resort. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop pushes to block presidential designation of public lands as monuments. Join Jennifer Napier-Pearce and Tribune staffers to process the week’s top headlines.
Join Tribune reporters to process the week’s headlines: The LDS Church won’t give Ordain Women tickets to the all-male priesthood meeting. Seven Wasatch Front ski resorts say they support linking to one another. Attorney General Sean Reyes tells staff if they talk to the media, their job could be on the line.
Utah’s 2014 Legislature closed up shop last night, ending a session dominated by election reform,clean air, technology in the classroom, Medicaid, liquor and no new taxes. Lawmakers also released a stinging report on the behavior of former Utah attorney general John Swallow. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke and Lee Davidson, along with editorial writer George Pyle, join Jennifer…
Lawmakers may put off a decision on providing health coverage for Utah’s poor. The House passes a bill that would allow cannabis-oil to be prescribed for those with epilepsy. A move to get rid of so-called “Zion Curtain” barriers in restaurants clears its first legislative hurdle. And the Tribune examines claims that Kennecott’s Daybreak housing development is the answer to air pollution problems.…
Gay rights activists meet with lawmakers in the first public forum about LGBT stigmas and abuse, a day after attorneys argue Amendment 3 “cemented” discrimination against same-sex couples. Politicians line up for and against the Count My Vote measure even as two bills that would undermine the ballot initiative work their way through the Legislature. And an audit shows some schools are getting paid for…
Google announces it’s looking at the possibility of installing a fiber network in Salt Lake City. The proposed Salt Lake City convention center hotel clears a legislative hurdle. Gov. Gary Herbert blasts a state substitute for Medicaid, calling the plan unveiled by House Republicans “illogical.” And he joins Senate leaders with doubts on how to fund Speaker Becky Lockhart’s…
State lawmakers consider a $750 million boost for school tech, a utility fee for clean air, a gas tax hike, a speed limit boost and adoption law changes. The committee investigating former Attorney General John Swallow finds evidence of document destruction and suggests buttoning up ethics and campaign finance rules. And Utah athletes claim victory and make history…
House Speaker Becky Lockhart endorses a plan to build a new, massive convention center hotel. Two senators say the state’s outside counsel in the gay marriage case is acting unethically. A committee recommends moving the state prison out of Draper yet again. And a man who called 9-1-1 dies waiting for help. Tribune reporters Brooke Adams, Mike Gorrell and columnist Paul Rolly…
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