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Flickr CC The Utah Pride Center said it will not hold a Pride festival or parade in Salt Lake City this summer. This story and more in the Friday morning news brief. Friday morning, March 5, 2021 State Capping County Jail Phone Charges The Utah Legislature approved a bill Thursday that caps phone rates for people in county jails. The current rate varies by correctional facility. Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, said he struggled with this issue when his father was incarcerated. “When I would give my dad $10 or $15 so that he could load his phone card while he was in the county jail,”...

Supporters of the change for the school in St. George say the name "Dixie" is harming students as they seek graduate school admission and employment. The revised bill does not preclude the name Dixie.

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that seeks to rename Dixie State University advanced to through both houses of the Utah Legislature on Wednesday following a passionate debate at the Utah Capitol. The Utah Senate voted 26-3 in favor of the first substitute HB278, sponsored by Sen. Don Ipson, R-St. George. Since the bill was substituted after it passed the House of Representatives last month, the House was forced to re-vote the measure; the legislative body voted 48-23 late Wednesday afternoon in favor of the amended bill. It's now on its way to Gov. Spencer Cox's desk for consideration. The original...

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that seeks to rename Dixie State University advanced to through both houses of the Utah Legislature on Wednesday following a passionate debate at the Utah Capitol. The Utah Senate voted 26-3 in favor of the first substitute HB278, sponsored by Sen. Don Ipson, R-St. George. Since the bill was substituted after it passed the House of Representatives last month, the House was forced to re-vote the measure; the legislative body voted 48-23 late Wednesday afternoon in favor of the amended bill. It's now on its way to Gov. Spencer Cox's desk for consideration. The original...

Utah lawmakers seek to establish an agency that will expand Utah's use of the Colorado River at the expense of other states that also rely on the river as a critical water source. Critics say HB297 ignores the realities of climate change and could ignite unnecessary conflict.