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State lawmakers advanced a bill that would all but eliminate signature gathering as a path to the primary election ballot, forcing candidates to go through the partisan caucus convention system.

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A Senate committee took the first steps toward regulating social media platforms in the state, advancing a bill that would require minors to get parental consent before signing up for social accounts.

A Utah Senate committee advanced a bill that would require social media companies to set age limits for creating accounts.

This is a highly-anticipated week across the country as the nation waits for the Supreme Court’s decision on whether to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The latest version, passed along party lines by a House committee Monday, creates a commission to evaluate the issue on an athlete-by-athlete basis.

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Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City, decided to run the End of Life Amendments for a fourth time. She hopes lawmakers will get a chance to hear constituent testimonials and be able to vote on it this year.

The Supreme Court is considering arguments in a Mississippi abortion law case that could give justices the opportunity to potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. The verdict of the case could end up eliminating access to most elective abortions in Utah.

Should Utah ratify the ERA? State senator, conservative leader debate as bill stalls Would the federal amendment boost the status of Utah women? Or overturn laws that protect and benefit them? (Rick Egan | Tribune file photos) Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, left, and Gayle Ruzicka, leader of the Utah Eagle Forum, participated in a virtual debate Feb. 17, 2021, about whether Utah should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.   | Feb. 18, 2021, 10:01 p.m. The Equal Rights Amendment wou...