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DURHAM, NC - MAY 10:  Unisex signs hang outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca on May 10, 2016 in Du...
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Transgender bathroom bill revised: bill moves forward

A bill involving transgender bathroom use has passed a second reading in the Senate following significant changes.
4 months ago
St. George home construction...
Debbie Worthen

‘Gag clauses’ targeted by proposed bill

A controversial type of contract clause is on its way out in the Utah Legislature.
4 months ago
A sail boat on the Great Salt Lake...
Carter WIlliams, KSL.com

Should the Great Salt Lake be considered a person? Group says yes, Utah bill says no

A bill passed the senate which prohibits legislation from giving extra rights to the Great Salt Lake.
4 months ago
Lindsay Aerts

Utah County no longer paying return postage on mail-in ballots

A change is coming to Utah county voters who want to return their ballots in the mail. Starting with the primary election in 2024, voters must pay for their own stamp to send their ballot via USPS.
4 months ago
LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JANUARY 23: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President D...
Josh Boak and Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Trump wins New Hampshire’s Republican primary

Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary on Tuesday.
4 months ago
Deep fake robocalls in New Hampshire are spreading false election information, according to the New...
By Christina Hager, WBZ

Fake Biden robocalls investigated in New Hampshire

Deep fake robocalls in New Hampshire are spreading false election information, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's office.
4 months ago
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, right, leaves federal court with his attorney, Joseph Murray, Tuesd...
Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press

George Santos says he doesn’t plan to vote in the special election to fill his former seat

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he doesn't plan to vote in next month’s special election to fill his now vacant seat in Congress.
4 months ago
FILE - The Utah Capitol is shown on March 3, 2023. Utah lawmakers have just five days left to pass ...
Lindsay Aerts

Salt Lake City and SL County mayors warn of fallout from 2 controversial bills

A bill to overhaul Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices is moving quickly through the legislature, along with a bill that assigns rules for transgender bathroom access.
4 months ago
FILE: An electric car charges at a mall parking lot on June 27, 2022 in Corte Madera, California. T...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Governors, including Cox, ask Biden to alter ‘unrealistic’ electric vehicle requirements

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined 15 other Republican governors in a letter demanding President Joe Biden change his mandate to have electric vehicles account for a large share of all vehicles by 2032.
4 months ago
FILE - A customer checks out a hand gun that is for sale and on display at SP firearms on June 23, ...
Eliza Pace

Bill offers teachers $500 to join gun training program and install gun safe in classroom

A bill introduced to the Utah Legislature would incentivize school teachers to keep a gun in the classroom in a biometric gun safe.
4 months ago
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event in Manchester, New Ham...
CNN

What voters in New Hampshire have to say about Nikki Haley and Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Danielle Brown voted for John McCain in the 2000 New Hampshire Republican primary and for Barack Obama in the Democratic primary eight years later. On Tuesday, she intends to back former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to send a clear message to both parties.
4 months ago
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a meet and greet, Thursda...
Steve Peoples, AP National Political Writer

Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid before New Hampshire after falling far short of Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is ending his 2024 presidential campaign
4 months ago
Hundreds of people are calling on the legislature to take bolder steps to protect the Great Salt La...
Brianna Chavez

Hundreds rally, calling on legislature to ‘Save our Great Salt Lake’

Hundreds of people are calling on the legislature to take bolder steps to protect the Great Salt Lake.
4 months ago
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitnes...
Ebony Davis, CNN

Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he confuses her with Nancy Pelosi

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
4 months ago
Rep. Katy Hall, R-South Ogden speaks about HB261 at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 1...
Lindsay Aerts

Bill to replace DEI offices overwhelmingly passes Utah House

The bill to replace diversity, equity and inclusion offices in Utah's public schools is flying through the Utah legislature. It passed the House Friday morning and is expected be heard in a Senate committee by early next week.
4 months ago
If some homeowners in Ogden Valley get their way, the creation of a new city could be on the ballot...
Mike Anderson

Residents in Ogden Valley pushing for the creation of a new city

If some homeowners get their way, the creation of a new city could be on the ballot this November.
4 months ago
Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, speaks about HB257 at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. ...
Daniella Rivera and Annie Knox 

Truth Test: Lawmaker behind trans bathroom bill cites ‘predators’ but no evidence

The KSL Investigators fact-check claims about the impetus for a bathroom bill focused on transgender Utahns.
4 months ago
Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Transgender bathroom bill passes Utah House after tearful floor debate

Utah representatives gave approval on Friday to a controversial bill restricting bathroom access to transgender individuals in government facilities following an emotional back-and-forth in the House chamber — advancing the proposal to the Senate within the first week of the session.
4 months ago
Rep. Ryan Wilcox holding a baseball at the State Capitol....
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Legislature moving to help bring an MLB team to Utah

The Utah Legislature is also showing their support for an MLB team coming to the Beehive State.
4 months ago
a man speaking in a suit, bald and smiling...
Larry D. Curtis

Gov. Cox praises Utah, urges it to ‘stay weird’ in State of The State Address

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said his goal is to make Utah the best state to live in the United States and said a lack of affordable housing is the biggest problem the state faces. He praised the state for a list of accomplishments, discussed some controversy and urged it to "stay weird."
4 months ago
Undergraduates inside of the state rotunda present their research....
Brianna Chavez

Utah undergraduate students present research at Utah Capitol

More than 50 students from the University of Utah and Utah State University gathered in the rotunda of the Capitol Thursday to present research they've been working on, some for several years.
4 months ago
US Capitol Dome...
Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN

Congress passes short-term funding extension, averting government shutdown

Congress passed a short-term funding extension Thursday, averting a partial government shutdown.
4 months ago
Rep. Michael Petersen, R-North Logan, stands during the Pledge of Allegiance on Feb. 8, 2022. Peter...
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com

Utah lawmaker proposes bill requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments

A Utah lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require all public schools in the Beehive State to display "a poster or framed copy" of the Ten Commandments.
4 months ago
a series of small shelters...
Debbie Worthen

Newly opened micro-shelters may be part of the solution to Utah homeless crisis

In an effort to tackle the ongoing homelessness crisis in the state, Utah's Capitol Hill is set to address potential solutions. Part of that discussion will focus on an innovative pilot program that has garnered attention and support.
4 months ago

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