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Students, advocates and some state lawmakers rallied in favor of tighter gun restrictions on Utah’s Capitol Hill during the week.

How is Utah spending taxpayer money? The Utah Legislature gave final approval to its massive, $29 billion budget Friday evening hours before its 2023 session came to a close. Here’s how lawmakers are spending taxpayer money.

Rep. Kera Birkeland hopes the bill “empowers” more survivors to report their assaults to the police.

After the 2022 midterm election, Utah House of Representatives and Senate have all-female leadership teams and Latina women leading the caucus.

Equality Utah released their 2022 voter guide as well as endorsements from their political action committee arm. In the guide, the group grades each candidate based on their responses to a list of questions relating to LGBTQ issues.

State leaders called for better support and policies for maternal mental health Tuesday as almost half of Utah mothers report mental health symptoms before, during or after pregnancy.

State leaders called for better support and policies for maternal mental health Tuesday as almost half of Utah mothers report mental health symptoms before, during or after pregnancy.

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The Utah House passed two of the sessions more contentious bills on Wednesday \u2014 one providing a path for transgender student-athletes to play sports with their peers and the other creating a new medical license for anesthesiologist assistants.

After listening to the testimony of a woman who lost her daughter due to Lou Gehrigs disease, a Utah House committee nixed a proposed bill to legalize the use of end-of-life prescriptions.