Utah Legislature
Lawmakers examine cause, solutions to $25M education budget error
State Superintendent tried to explain what caused a $25 million accounting error in the state education budge.
Judge overturns key piece of Utah anti-pornography law
A federal judge overturned a key portion of a Utah law designed to limit children's access to pornography. Read more »
Olympic Exploratory Committee in Utah hires member as consultant
The state committee looking at whether Utah should bid to host another Olympics decided Thursday to spend $35,000 to hire one of its members to prepare a final report. Read more »
DEA wants to scan license plates on I-15 in southern Utah
The DEA and two sheriffs are seeking permission from the state Legislature to set up stationary license plate readers on the interstate in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose, they... Read more »
Work under way to increase liquor licenses without increasing negative impacts of alcohol
The chairman of the Legislature's Business and Labor Interim Committee said Wednesday he's working on a way to increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses available in the state. But he wants... Read more »
Lawmakers examine cause, solutions to $25M education budget error
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry Shumway tried to explain Wednesday what caused a $25 million accounting error in the state education budget and how similar problems will be avoided... Read more »
Multiple 'mistakes' led to massive health data breach, director says
New details of what went wrong in a costly health information data breach emerged Wednesday, and for the first time, the man fired over the matter spoke up about the increasing difficulty of his... Read more »
Audit report identifies $20,000 in questionable UDOT travel costs
The Utah Department of Transportation spent more than $20,000 to cover questionable hotel and meal costs for employees attending conferences, according to a new title issued by the state auditor. Read more »
State technology chief ousted over health data breach
The state's executive director of technology services, Stephen Fletcher, has been terminated over the data breach that compromised personal medical information of an estimated 800,000 Utahns. Read more »
Democrats return to UDOT issue in guv race; GOP says it's a losing strategy
Democrats are trying again to defeat GOP Gov. Gary Herbert by targeting his handling of the Utah Department of Transportation, a campaign strategy Republicans say will fail just as it did in 2010. Read more »
2nd District candidate Chris Stewart endorsed by Sen. Mike Lee
Chris Stewart, the Republican's 2nd Congressional District candidate, has been endorsed by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Read more »
Obama stand on same-sex marriage draws reaction in Utah
Utahns on both sides of the gay marriage issue react to President Barack Obama's statement of support for same sex marriage. Read more »
Lonnie Johnson remains free after prosecutors determine they can't civilly commit him
Despite a new law that was created with him in mind, prosecutors announced they will not seek a civil commitment against him. Read more »
GOP report: 'Backroom dealing' not to blame for Utah convention controversy
A report released Tuesday concluded that "backroom dealing" was not to blame for the 2nd Congressional District race boiling over at the Republican Party's state convention last month. Read more »
Nation's longest abortion waiting period among new Utah laws taking effect
A number of new Utah laws are now in effect, ranging from abortion to fireworks. Read more »
Parenting conference: Children need parents who are 'present' in their lives
Utah first lady Jeanette Herbert's inaugural Parenting Conference and Expo is being held at the Salt Palace Convention Center Friday and Saturday. The conference, Uplift Utah Families includes... Read more »
State appoints public records ombudsman
Utah has appointed an ombudsman to oversee fairness and compliance with the state's Government Records Access and Management Act. Read more »
Governor appoints former congressional candidate Dave Clark to Dixie board of trustees
SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah House Speaker Dave Clark, who recently lost his bid to become the Republican 2nd Congressional District nominee, has been appointed a Dixie State College trustee. Gov. Gary Herbert said the... Read more »
Medicaid breach draws anger and more words of warning
Computer hackers accessed a state server where the personal information of hundreds of thousands of individuals was being stored, undoing the efforts of two 79-year-old Murray residents who've been... Read more »
Orrin Hatch announces he's a Romney 'special adviser'
Sen. Orrin Hatch has announced that he'll serve as a "special adviser on policy" as well as a campaign surrogate for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Hatch's campaign manager, Dave Hansen,... Read more »
Lawmakers question legislative interns' personal cellphone use
Interns at the Utah Legislature often use personal cellphones while working for lawmakers, creating potential access and privacy problems a legislative committee tried to tackle Tuesday. Read more »
Herbert hosts Idaho, Wyoming governors as protestors rally outside
Two of the region's five governors joined Gov. Gary Herbert Friday for the first "Rocky Mountain Roundtable" meeting to talk about gaining access to federally controlled public lands and other... Read more »
Herbert: UDOT boss 'made a mistake' politicizing negotiations with wrongfully fired worker
Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that he has spoken with Utah Department of Transportation boss John Njord, saying Njord "made a mistake" by politicizing negotiations with a wrongfully fired... Read more »
Chairman Thomas Wright: Report on 2nd Congressional District ruckus could be done next week
Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright said Thursday he's following through with his promise to delegates to straighten out the confusion caused by allegations of underhanded politicking among some 2nd Congressional District candidates at... Read more »
Groups blast Utah's RS2477 claims to 'roads to nowhere'
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is expected to release maps showing the location of thousands of roads that Utah officials are trying to claim through a federal lawsuit. Read more »
Salt Lake City's mayor Ralph Becker's budget reflects economic upswing
Ralph Becker was in good spirits Tuesday night. For the first time in his four-plus years as Salt Lake City's mayor, Becker was able to brief the City Council about his proposed budget without talking about declining revenues. Read more »
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