Utah Legislature

Five Utah communities are trying to become cities. Two bills put forward during the legislative session would complicate the process.

In other news: The Hill Air Force Base airfield was shut down after a jet made an emergency belly landing Thursday afternoon.

A series of bills on water conservation and the Great Salt Lake may be resurrected, including one that would ban outdoor watering during certain times of the year.

The 2023 Utah general legislative session wrapped up on March 3, and Utah State University professor Patrick Belmont says legislators failed to fix Utah’s major structural issues with water management.

Senate Bill 117, a bill revolving around domestic violence, has passed the Utah State Legislature.

At a press conference Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla discussed SB 200, which would legalize psilocybin.

The American Fork Chamber of Commerce held a Pancakes and Politics Town Hall this past Saturday at American Fork Hospital with a few Utah legislators and a member of the state school board.

We kick off the 2023 legislative session broadcasting live from the state capitol in Salt Lake City, and we’ll be talking about the issues likely to be addressed in the legislature this year. We interview Governor Spencer Cox, as well as senate and house majority and minority leaders.

Senate President J. Stuart Adams is calling the 2023 legislative session the “year of the tax cut.”