Passed in January, S.B. 57, Utah’s “sovereignty bill,” grants the state authority to override federal law, policy or rule. In a state with ongoing environmental concerns including natural resources and air and water pollution, the possible effects of S.B. 57 have some people worried. Bill sponsor Sen. Scott Sandall (R-Tremonton) said this bill is not.
A group of over 100 people came together for a read-in at the Utah Capitol to advocate for the freedom to choose what to read and push back against legislation that clarifies school library book challenges.
House, Senate agree to compromise language that allows the state school board to conduct a hearing on whether a school library book should be removed statewide.
The Utah Legislature has approved a bill expanding on a 2022 law that allows parents to challenge “sensitive materials” in schools, making it easier to prohibit “criminally indecent or pornographic” books statewide if they’re banned in a handful of school districts or charter schools. The Utah House on Wednesday voted 52-18, mostly along party lines, to […]
A Utah bill that changes how books deemed pornographic or indecent could be removed from public school libraries is on its way to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk.