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Deseret News Lawmakers dive into environmental issues during 2021 legislative session Share this story Cars travel north and south along I-15 in South Salt Lake on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. More government workers will be out of their cars and in their home offices on days in Utah when air pollution is at unhealthy levels thanks to passage of a telecommuting bill that requires eligible state employees to stay put during certain times of the years. Annie Barker, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — More...

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Week two of the 2021 Utah Legislature began with news that one Utah lawmaker is hospitalized with COVID-19 and two others tested positive for the disease. Rep. Jon Hawkins, R-Pleasant Grove, has been hospitalized with the novel coronavirus after becoming ill before the session started Jan. 19. On Monday, Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and Senate Budget Vice Chairman Don Ipson, R-St. George, both tested positive during rapid testing that is availa...

A Utah state senator wants to bring safety back to Utah vehicles due to recent statistics from Utah Highway Patrol and overall concern for public safety.