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SALT LAKE CITY — When a young Black woman from Utah County told a Senate committee of getting "pencils thrown in my hair to see if they would stick," she was trying to shed light on a form of discrimination that may not be widely known about in the Beehive State. And while discussion of SB80 to amend Utah's anti-discrimination laws did raise awareness of how hairstyles can lead to racial discrimination, it also brought questions of whether it is really a problem and prompted an apology from one state lawmaker accused of insensitivity for how he addressed women testifying as well as for tell...

Does Utah's justice initiative create more crime? Critics say 'yes' Caption: KUTV It's a law meant to reduce the number of people behind bars in favor of substance abuse and mental health treatment.  Eric Hutchings, now retired from legislative career served in the Utah House of Representatives since 2001, and likens the law to a baby that’s not fully developed, but it’s looking encouraging. Some, however, say it's creating more crime and putting  Utahns at risk. “We’re not just gonna tolerate it until well you know what we’re sick of you, you’re going back t...

Discussion to amend Utah’s anti-discrimination laws raised awareness of how hairstyles can lead to racial discrimination, but also prompted an apology from one state lawmaker accused of insensitivity.

How will Utah lawmakers help women and families recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn? Becky Jacobs © Francisco Kjolseth (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the House of Representatives are partitioned by plexiglass as the Utah State Legislature opens the 2021 legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Advocates say there are a few bills this session that could help Utah women recover from the "shecession" during COVID-19. As women across the country continue to face a “shecession” from the coronavirus pande...

Deseret News Share this story Scott G Winterton, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — With the Utah Legislature marking the midpoint of its annual 45-day session, the issue of regulating centers for troubled teens got a high-profile boost when celebrity Paris Hilton testified on Capitol Hill about her time spent in such a facility in Provo. Sitting in front of a panel of Utah lawmakers on Monday, Hilton said she’s had the same nightmare for the past 20 years in which she’s “kidnapped in the middle of the night by two strangers, strip searched and locked in a facility.” Hilton and other “...