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The Utah House voted unanimously to approve HB269, a bill that would require legislative auditors to conduct a biennial audit of elections in even-numbered years.

If passed into law, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General would have to conduct an audit of elections every other year.

After an emotional debate, the House of Representatives voted 58-14 in support of a bill that would put a moratorium on hormone treatments and ban gender affirmation surgeries for transgender youth.

The House bill passed on Jan. 26 is different from what passed through the Senate earlier in the session, so another vote is needed there.

The state is offering financial help to Alaska farmers who are struggling to pay high prices for livestock feed that’s in short supply after last year’s poor harvest. But some farmers say setting up a grain reserve would be a better way to help them recover in lean years, like 2022.

Higher prices for feed, fuel and fertilizer have driven some producers to cut back on their livestock.

California and Oregons collapsed herbivory combined with record precipitation predicts record growth of grass and brush fuels for 2023 wildfire season

Washington, D.C., is poised to be the next major city to eliminate bus fares as the zero-fare transit movement picks up speed in the U.S.

Washington, D.C., is poised to be the next major city to eliminate bus fares as the zero-fare transit movement picks up speed in the U.S.