http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Becky Lockhart en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 23 May 2013 22:20:55 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579473/Parenting-language-derails-Utah-County-GOP-immigration-compromise.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579473/Parenting-language-derails-Utah-County-GOP-immigration-compromise.html A proposed change in the Utah County Republican platform on immigration pitched as a compromise between the current stand and... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:45:41 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579272/Teeples-Without-convention-center-hotel-large-scale-sporting-events-may-not-be-in-Utahs-future.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579272/Teeples-Without-convention-center-hotel-large-scale-sporting-events-may-not-be-in-Utahs-future.html Salt Lake City lacks large hosting infrastructure seen in most other cities. Local lawmakers and businessmen have been... Wed, 01 May 2013 11:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578884/Utah-Technology-Council-presents-peer-awards.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578884/Utah-Technology-Council-presents-peer-awards.html At its recent annual membership meeting, the Utah Technology Council presented peer awards for industry involvement and... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:52:23 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578654/Legislature-votes-against-special-session-to-override-gun-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578654/Legislature-votes-against-special-session-to-override-gun-bill.html The Utah Legislature failed to get the required two-thirds majority vote to hold a special override session for HB76. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:18:27 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578474/Utahns-to-get-glimpse-of-ancient-history-with-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-exhibit-in-fall.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578474/Utahns-to-get-glimpse-of-ancient-history-with-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-exhibit-in-fall.html The Dead Sea Scrolls will make an appearance in Utah during a mid-November exhibition at The Leonardo museum in Salt Lake City. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:10:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577970/Lawmakers-set-April-19-deadline-to-call-override-session-on-gun-veto.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577970/Lawmakers-set-April-19-deadline-to-call-override-session-on-gun-veto.html Legislative leaders set an April 19 deadline for lawmakers to decide whether they want to try to override Gov. Gary Herbert's... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:04:35 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577419/Guv-signs-remaining-2013-bills-dimming-chance-of-veto-override.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577419/Guv-signs-remaining-2013-bills-dimming-chance-of-veto-override.html Gov. Gary Herbert signed all of the remaining bills awaiting his action from the 2013 Legislature on Wednesday, dimming the... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:33:07 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625271/What-have-Utahs-lawmakers-wrought-in-2013.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625271/What-have-Utahs-lawmakers-wrought-in-2013.html The period right after the conclusion of a legislative session is rather like the days after houseguests — who... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576470/Herbert-vetoes-controversial-gun-carry-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576470/Herbert-vetoes-controversial-gun-carry-bill.html Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed HB76 on Friday, the controversial “constitutional carry” bill that would allow a... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576078/House-Speaker-Rebecca-Lockhart-reflects-on-2013-legislative-session-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576078/House-Speaker-Rebecca-Lockhart-reflects-on-2013-legislative-session-video.html Utah Speaker of the House, Rebecca Lockhart, sits down with ULCT's Susan Wood to discuss the recently adjourned 2013... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624755/The-hits-home-runs-and-errors-of-the-legislative-session.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624755/The-hits-home-runs-and-errors-of-the-legislative-session.html From Major League spring training to Little League tryouts, baseball is in the air — signaling long anticipated warm... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575995/Calm-legislative-session-makes-some-gains.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575995/Calm-legislative-session-makes-some-gains.html The 2013 Legislature was summed up as calm and even boring as lawmakers tried to stay away from controversy and put their... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:10:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575752/Lawmakers-rush-to-change-law-that-allows-AG-to-investigate-himself.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575752/Lawmakers-rush-to-change-law-that-allows-AG-to-investigate-himself.html State lawmakers will rush to change a law Thursday that allows the attorney general to investigate himself when a resident... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:13:37 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575861/Photo-Gallery-Utah-Legislature-wraps-up-2013-session.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575861/Photo-Gallery-Utah-Legislature-wraps-up-2013-session.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575663/Electronic-student-data-backpack-bill-clears-Legislature-after-close-House-vote.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575663/Electronic-student-data-backpack-bill-clears-Legislature-after-close-House-vote.html A bill to create a one-stop shop online for all of a student's available performance data cleared the Utah Legislature... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575654/Legislature-approves-more-than-150M-extra-to-public-education-budget.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575654/Legislature-approves-more-than-150M-extra-to-public-education-budget.html Utah's public schools will see the largest funding increase in years under the terms of a revised budget that unanimously... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:40:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575653/Constitutional-carry-law-could-create-showdown-between-governor-legislators.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575653/Constitutional-carry-law-could-create-showdown-between-governor-legislators.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575564/Zion-curtain-will-continue-to-stand-in-Utah-restaurants-for-now.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575564/Zion-curtain-will-continue-to-stand-in-Utah-restaurants-for-now.html The so-called "Zion curtain" that shields diners from liquor displays and alcohol dispensing in Utah restaurants won't be... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575542/Got-gun-Senate-favors-bill-saying-you-dont-need-permit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575542/Got-gun-Senate-favors-bill-saying-you-dont-need-permit.html The Utah Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a controversial bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575519/Senate-approves-tax-credits-to-attract-convention-center-hotel-to-SLC.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575519/Senate-approves-tax-credits-to-attract-convention-center-hotel-to-SLC.html A bill that would provide tax incentives for a private developer to build a convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575493/Groups-ask-governor-to-veto-bill-allowing-concealed-weapons-to-be-carried-without-permit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575493/Groups-ask-governor-to-veto-bill-allowing-concealed-weapons-to-be-carried-without-permit.html Gov. Gary Herbert was asked Monday to veto a bill that would allow concealed weapons to be carried without a permit. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575471/Bill-to-ban-Medicaid-expansion-in-Utah-passes-House-may-meet-resistance-in-Senate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575471/Bill-to-ban-Medicaid-expansion-in-Utah-passes-House-may-meet-resistance-in-Senate.html A bill aiming to ban Medicaid expansion in Utah passed through the state’s House of Representatives on Monday. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624208/The-last-four-days-of-legislative-session-a-final-frenzy.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624208/The-last-four-days-of-legislative-session-a-final-frenzy.html Hang onto your wallet for four more days, and you'll be OK — Utah's 104 citizen lawmakers will return home to their... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624189/Utahs-House-home-to-its-most-freshmen-in-2-decades.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624189/Utahs-House-home-to-its-most-freshmen-in-2-decades.html When to speak up. Whom to trust. How the system works. Those are a few lessons freshman lawmakers learn in their first... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:24:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575235/Bill-asserting-Utahs-right-to-bar-enforcement-of-federal-gun-laws-passes-House.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575235/Bill-asserting-Utahs-right-to-bar-enforcement-of-federal-gun-laws-passes-House.html A controversial bill asserting Utah's right to bar the enforcement of federal gun laws in the state passed the House 49-17... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:40:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575153/Petition-alleges-Attorney-General-John-Swallow-violated-Utah-election-laws.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575153/Petition-alleges-Attorney-General-John-Swallow-violated-Utah-election-laws.html Several residents filed a petition with the state Thursday seeking the removal of Attorney General John Swallow for allegedly... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:10:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575189/Herbert-stops-short-of-threatening-veto-on-bill-stopping-Medicaid-expansion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575189/Herbert-stops-short-of-threatening-veto-on-bill-stopping-Medicaid-expansion.html Gov. Gary Herbert stopped short Thursday of threatening to veto a bill that appears to be an attempt to take away his ability... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:35:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575180/GOP-lawmakers-budget-priorities-dont-include-governors-initiative.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575180/GOP-lawmakers-budget-priorities-dont-include-governors-initiative.html Republican lawmakers signed off Thursday on a long list of their budget priorities, including pay raises for schoolteachers... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:50:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575035/House-speaker-Time-running-out-for-action-on-prison-relocation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575035/House-speaker-Time-running-out-for-action-on-prison-relocation.html House Speaker Becky Lockhart, R-Provo, said time is running out to deal with a bill creating a board to oversee the possible... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575033/Utah-senator-introduces-statewide-anti-discrimination-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575033/Utah-senator-introduces-statewide-anti-discrimination-bill.html A state senator introduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:55:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574954/Downtown-convention-hotel-gets-committee-approval.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574954/Downtown-convention-hotel-gets-committee-approval.html Utah's capital city is one step closer to having a new hotel adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:10:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574826/Governor-calls-for-fleet-transition-to-clean-fuel-vehicles.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574826/Governor-calls-for-fleet-transition-to-clean-fuel-vehicles.html Utah lawmakers joined Gov. Gary Herbert on a CNG-fueled school bus parked outside the Capitol on Monday in support of his... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:03:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574771/Bill-affirming-state-control-over-guns-passes-House-committee.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574771/Bill-affirming-state-control-over-guns-passes-House-committee.html A controversial bill intended to stop the enforcement of federal gun laws in Utah was approved Monday by the House Judiciary... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:40:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574685/Creating-a-legislative-vision-for-education-Do-Utah-lawmakers-bills-advance-overall-goals.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574685/Creating-a-legislative-vision-for-education-Do-Utah-lawmakers-bills-advance-overall-goals.html Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City and Utah Democratic Party chairman, described the state of education as "catastrophic" and... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:55:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574567/Constitutional-carry-gun-bill-passes-House-after-change.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574567/Constitutional-carry-gun-bill-passes-House-after-change.html The so-called "constitutional carry" gun bill that allows weapons to be concealed without a permit passed the House Friday... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:58:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574519/Lawmaker-aims-to-stop-cities-UTA-from-hiring-Capitol-Hill-lobbyists.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574519/Lawmaker-aims-to-stop-cities-UTA-from-hiring-Capitol-Hill-lobbyists.html A state lawmaker wants to prohibit government entities, including the Utah Transit Authority, from contracting with lobbyists... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:25:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574314/Bill-would-remove-Zion-curtain-in-Utah-restaurants-that-serve-alcohol.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574314/Bill-would-remove-Zion-curtain-in-Utah-restaurants-that-serve-alcohol.html A state lawmaker who wants to tear down the so-called "Zion curtain" in Utah restaurants says there's nothing to show that... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:04:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574224/Audit-questions-long-term-viability-of-state-pension-fund.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574224/Audit-questions-long-term-viability-of-state-pension-fund.html Retirement benefits for Utah's public employees could be in jeopardy without increased contributions from the state to make... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574079/State-revenue-projections-down-from-300-million-to-264-million-lawmakers-told.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574079/State-revenue-projections-down-from-300-million-to-264-million-lawmakers-told.html The latest state revenue estimates show growth in tax collections is expected to fall from $300 million to $264 million in... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:53:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573946/Bell-Swallow-investigations-test-the-public-trust.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573946/Bell-Swallow-investigations-test-the-public-trust.html With abuse of power allegations surfacing against Lt. Gov. Greg Bell this week, two top Utah elected officials now find... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:19:46 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573869/Bill-banning-enforcement-of-federal-gun-laws-stuck-in-limbo.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573869/Bill-banning-enforcement-of-federal-gun-laws-stuck-in-limbo.html A controversial bill intended to bar federal gun laws from being enforced in Utah was held by the House Judiciary Committee... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:15:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573716/Guns-and-gun-laws-on-display-at-Capitol.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573716/Guns-and-gun-laws-on-display-at-Capitol.html Guns and gun laws were on open display at the Capitol on Wednesday as state lawmakers gave committee approval to several... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573566/Lawmakers-warn-new-tax-collection-numbers-may-be-misleading.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573566/Lawmakers-warn-new-tax-collection-numbers-may-be-misleading.html New revenue numbers released Tuesday suggest the state may be doing better economically than expected, but legislative... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:10:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573488/Legislative-forecast-Smoggy-with-gathering-storms-over-guns-money-ethics.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573488/Legislative-forecast-Smoggy-with-gathering-storms-over-guns-money-ethics.html As legislators return to the capitol Tuesday, the lack of clean air has emerged as a top-of-mind issue as the real... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:40:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573336/Democrats-try-to-question-Swallow-call-for-ethics-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573336/Democrats-try-to-question-Swallow-call-for-ethics-reform.html A Democratic lawmaker's attempt to ask embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow some tough questions in an appropriations... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:49:25 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573231/Governor-tells-lawmakers-not-to-let-emotions-control-gun-debate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573231/Governor-tells-lawmakers-not-to-let-emotions-control-gun-debate.html Gov. Gary Herbert issued a list of five principles Thursday he said will guide his decisions on gun control-related... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:52:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573010/Concerns-over-Swallows-dealings-should-have-been-shared-with-voters-state-leaders-say.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573010/Concerns-over-Swallows-dealings-should-have-been-shared-with-voters-state-leaders-say.html Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders said Tuesday voters should have heard more about the allegations against Utah... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572505/Bill-seeks-to-keep-gun-enforcement-under-state-purview.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572505/Bill-seeks-to-keep-gun-enforcement-under-state-purview.html As gun control debates boil across the nation, a Utah lawmaker is fighting to keep such laws at the state level. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:40:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572487/Gov-Herbert-warns-of-red-lines-Utah-wont-cross-to-comply-with-federal-health-care-law.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572487/Gov-Herbert-warns-of-red-lines-Utah-wont-cross-to-comply-with-federal-health-care-law.html Gov. Gary Herbert told a Washington, D.C., think tank audience Wednesday there are "red lines" Utah will not cross in... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:50:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572340/Gov-Herbert-now-wants-feds-to-run-individual-health-insurance-exchange-in-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572340/Gov-Herbert-now-wants-feds-to-run-individual-health-insurance-exchange-in-Utah.html Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday he's asked the federal government to handle the newly mandated health insurance exchange for... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:15:00 MST