2021 Legislative Session

The Deseret News reports “Guns once again were a contentious issue on Capitol Hill during the Legislature’s 45-day session that ended March 5, and after…

A member of a prominent Utah family accuses the LDS Church of fraud and sues to try to recoup millions of dollars in tithing. The increased oversight…

The 2021 session of the Utah Legislature ended on Friday. Today we’ll recap the session with Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City; House Executive…

The Utah statewide mask mandate may soon be coming to an end. H.B. 294, Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Paul Ray, is aiming to…

Today our focus is on rural Utah and the legislature. What issues are especially important to residents outside of the Wasatch Front? What legislation is…

At the request of the Utah Legislature, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute – with the assistance of a 37-person Technical Advisory Committee – has…

The first week of Utah’s legislative session has ended and Northern Utah lawmakers are already working on many different pieces of legislation. The men…

Today on Access Utah we’ll continue our coverage of the 2021 Utah Legislature by checking in with several advocacy and research groups. We’ll ask them…

The 2021 Utah legislative session kicks off under unusual circumstances. Among the many items up for consideration are several police reform measures and…

Religious leaders, local nonprofits and lawmakers are urging the Utah Legislature to restore funding for affordable housing to pre-pandemic levels or…