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Sunday Edition: Judge Griffith

Judge Thomas Griffith addresses a crucial conversation about how to repair the breaches in our civic life following an event at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
2 months ago
FILE - The Utah Capitol is shown on March 3, 2023. Utah lawmakers have just five days left to pass ...
Daniel Woodruff

Utah lawmaker’s push to regulate short-term rentals falls short

A Utah legislative committee voted not to advance a bill that would have imposed regulations on short-term rentals in the state.
2 months ago
The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family unveiled renderings for the Power District, a nearly ...
Lindsay Aerts

MLB stadium financing plan gets House committee OK amid hotel industry concerns 

The plan to help finance a major league baseball stadium, and the area surrounding it on Salt Lake's west side, is moving forward at the Utah legislature.  
2 months ago
Gov. Cox in D.C....
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Governors don’t have ‘luxury of partisan posturing,’ Cox says during White House briefing

As state leaders, governors don't have the "luxury of partisan posturing" and must instead work to balance budgets and fix infrastructure, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday.
2 months ago
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, containers holding frozen embryos and sperm are stored ...
Associated Press

Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused services in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law.
2 months ago
Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit the Utah attorney general from engaging in ...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Legislature seeks to bar attorney general from private law practice while in office

Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit the state attorney general from engaging in private practice while in office.
2 months ago
Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke on an advertisement for the ConneXions program....
Shelby Lofton

Life coaching regulations under consideration following Hildebrandt case

A bill regulating life coaching programs in Utah is on hold to give the Utah Division of Professional Licensing more time to study the profession.
2 months ago
Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, react to a reporter’s qu...
Daniella Rivera and Annie Knox, KSL TV

‘More secrecy’: Utah lawmakers advance bills targeting government transparency

Several bills would chip away at government transparency in Utah, including one proposal that’s a direct response to KSL’s fight for public records. A First Amendment attorney says he’s alarmed.
2 months ago
New Jersey Devils goaltender Akira Schmid, front left, makes a save in front of New York Rangers ri...
Lindsay Aerts

Bill to raise SLC tax for NHL stadium funding advances, SLC leaders supportive

Over the last two days the Utah legislature has unveiled two major plans to help finance major league sports stadiums. On Thursday a Senate committee advanced the plan to fund the National Hockey League stadium and a “sports and entertainment” district downtown, which includes a sales tax increase of up to .5% in Salt Lake City.
2 months ago
FILE - President Joe Biden's dog Commander looks out from the balcony during a pardoning ceremony f...
Camila DeChalus and Betsy Klein, CNN

Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show

The new 24 incidents do not include the other incidents that were previously reported involving executive residence staff and other White House workers.
2 months ago
The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family unveiled renderings for the Power District, a nearly ...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Legislature unveils plan to help finance new MLB stadium

Utah's taxpayer funds are intertwined in a new bill proposed to fund a stadium that will help bring a Major League Baseball team to Utah. State leaders think the investment will pay off.
2 months ago
FILE - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell talks to reporters at the Republican National Committe...
Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute

A federal judge has affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell.
2 months ago
Joe Biden...
Katie Lobosco, CNN

Nearly 153,000 people will get email that their student loan debt is canceled

Nearly 153,000 student loan borrowers currently enrolled in a new repayment plan launched by the Biden administration are expected to get an email Wednesday notifying them that their remaining federal student loan debt will be canceled, totaling about $1.2 billion.
2 months ago
In an effort to promote disagreeing better, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland...
Karah Brackin

Cox shared his ‘Disagree Better’ initiative in Washington, D.C.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to share his "Disagree Better" initiative.
2 months ago
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley takes a question from an audience member during a tow...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Nikki Haley to visit Utah next week ahead of Super Tuesday presidential caucus votes

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will visit Utah next Wednesday, ahead of the state's GOP presidential preference poll during caucus meetings on Super Tuesday.
2 months ago
Utah Capitol building...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV

Bill to ‘simplify’ lawsuit over Utah’s abortion trigger ban passes House committee

The Utah legislature is advancing a bill that would undo the law that banned Utah's abortion clinics from getting licenses. That law is currently on hold anyway while it's tied up in a lawsuit.
2 months ago
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - JULY 26: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the J. Caleb...
Rio Yamat and Lindsay Whitehurst

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.
2 months ago
The Cache County Clerk/Auditor's office moved their elections center into a much larger space this ...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Cache County election worker faces felony accusing him of forging election document

A Cache County election worker was charged Friday with doctoring accuracy tests for voting tabulation machines.
2 months ago
Tuesday, Mar. 5 is caucus night in Utah for registered Republicans, which will be different than pr...
Lindsay Aerts

How to participate in Utah GOP caucus night

Tuesday, Mar. 5 is Utah's GOP caucus night for registered Republicans. Here's what you need to know.
2 months ago
A Utah legislative committee voted not to advance a bill that would have added a renter and housing...
Daniel Woodruff

Legislators punt on adding renter, advocate to housing affordability panel

A Utah legislative committee voted not to advance a bill that would have added a renter and housing advocate to the state’s Commission on Housing Affordability.
2 months ago
Speaker Mike Johnson, here on February 18, is facing international criticism over his lack of swift...
Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN

Speaker Johnson faces critical decision on Ukraine aid as international pressure grows to act

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, which is ratcheting up pressure to make a critical decision that will not only have massive implications for his rookie speakership but also for Ukraine’s ongoing war effort against Russia.
2 months ago
FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Repres...
Associated Press

George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is suing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
2 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump holds gold Trump sneakers at Sneake...
Claudia Lauer and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press

Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con’

As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”
2 months ago
Eye check...
Emma Benson

Bill would lower qualifications to perform some eye surgeries

Everyone deserves quality access to eyecare – but a bill making its way through the Utah legislature is causing some controversy. 
2 months ago

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