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In one of the first significant moves in the chambers, the Senate unanimously passed SB11, a bill that would use about $43 million out of the $80 million already set aside for tax cuts to reduce income taxes for Utahns on Social Security and military retirement.
KUER There’s a rare geological event happening right now at Great Salt Lake State Park: mirabilite mounds. It’s the only place in the United States you’ll be able to see them. This story and more in Friday evening's news brief. Friday evening, January 22, 2021 State Public To Be Allowed Back At The State Capitol The public will be allowed to come to the Utah State Capitol in person starting Monday. In-person participation during the session was suspended because of pandemic precautions and due to safety concerns after warning of potential armed protests on state capitol grounds. Peopl...
Utah Senate panel advances bill to regulate government use of facial recognition technology Law enforcement routinely uses the Driver License Division’s database to identify criminals and prevent fraud, but Utahns have no guarantees about how their images are used. (Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) This Oct. 1, 2019, file photo shows the gold star required by the federal government on state driver licenses. In this year's session of the Utah Legislature, Sen. Daniel Thatcher is proposing limited regulation of how government agencies can use facial technology on the state's Driver Licen...
Senate committee recommends bill to âraise the barâ on use of gang enhancement penalties The proposal would ensure the law applies primarily to violent offenses against people â not in cases like when protesters spread paint on a street in July. (Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Jim Winder, left, chief of investigations at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, overlooks the damage to the building after protesters reacted to the announced ruling by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Thursday, July 9, 2020, that the shooting death of 22-year-old ...
A Utah Senate committee favorably recommended a bill Thursday afternoon that would narrow the circumstances under which prosecutors could add a gang enhancement to criminal charges in Utah.