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Money would fund construction at the inland port and elsewhere. (Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) A map shows the extensive boundary of the planned Inland port development, displayed during a news conference at the Utah Capitol, Jan. 22, 2020. Primary among issues described in a new report are human health impacts from increased pollution the port will bring. On Monday, a Senate panel advanced a proposal to create a $115 million loan fund to assist in needed improvements of roads, water and electric systems in the inland port area of Salt Lake City, the Point of the Mountain and in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's full steam ahead for another Utah Inland Port Authority bill filed late in the Utah Legislature's general session, this year to create a funding mechanism for low-interest loans for rural port projects. Even though dozens of public speakers lined up both online and in person on Utah's Capitol Hill Monday — filling the Senate committee room's limited capacity due to COVID-19 and multiple overflow rooms — the committee's chairman, Sen. Daniel Thatcher, allowed less than 15 minutes of public comment on the bill as lawmakers barrel toward the end of the 45-day session ...

Utah Senate kills then resurrects bill to eliminate signature-gathering path for candidates Some worry the bill would lead to a referendum effort to do away with Utah’s convention system. (Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Republican Sen. Dan McCay's bill giving political parties the ability to prevent candidates from gathering signatures to get on the ballot was killed then resurrected in the Utah Senate on Feb. 25, 2021 | Updated: 3:50 a.m. The Utah Senate on Thursday evening killed a proposal to give political parties the option of doing away with the alternative path to the ballot for candi...

The Daily Universe Media personality Paris Hilton testifies before the Utah Legislature’s Senate Education Committee during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill about how the state regulates programs for troubled teens. (Decker Westenburg) Lawmakers, former “troubled teens” and their advocates are discussing whether the state is doing enough to regulate Utah’s troubled teen industry. During hearings at Utah’s Capitol Hill earlier this month, the specifics of SB127 received unanimous approval in committee. Lawmakers question if the six areas of proposed improvement in the industry a...

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox says he isn't 100% on board with a bill backed by Utah's legislative leaders to rein in the governor's emergency powers in a long-term emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, but he's vague on what he wants changed. "There have been lots of changes made at our request," Cox told reporters during his monthly news conference with PBS Utah Thursday morning when asked about SB195. "We will continue those negotiations, we'll do those privately, and when the final version of that bill comes out, we will let you know whether we support it or not," Cox said. "I think...