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A new bill in the Utah Senate would try to educate students from an early age about dealing with mental health issues.
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And a teen treatment center in Utah County could face closure after state regulators say a girl died after not receiving proper medical care.
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox addressed the current legislative session at his February news conference Thursday. Great Salt Lake water levels and Utah’s outdoor retailer show were among the highlights.
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A bill focusing on the participation of transgender athletes in school sports has passed the Utah House of Representatives and will now be moving onto the Senate for consideration.
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HB 147, sponsored by Rep. Lowry Snow, R-St. George, which would have repealed the death penalty in Utah and replaced it with a possible sentence of 45 years to life, was defeated in committee. The debate will go on, however, today on Access Utah.
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Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, is sponsoring HB98 which would create a third-degree felony offense of sexual conduct without affirmative consent. Current Utah law defines sexual abuse as when “the victim expresses lack of consent through words or conduct.”
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House Bill 164 could put an end to UTA travel fees for passengers, promoting less driving and cleaner air for the Wasatch Front.
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Utah has a lot of public education options, so much so that parents can struggle comparing them. A new bill in the Utah House would try to make this school comparison process a little easier.
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A group of Utahns are looking to get brine shrimp named as Utah’s state crustacean. The idea started with a student at Westminster College, but an aspiring sixth grade class in Salt Lake City is doing the legwork to make this a reality.
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With the call to get rid of food sales tax getting more support throughout Utah, will lawmakers take up the issue?