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KUER A housing specialist with the Utah Department of Workforce Services told Utah legislators Tuesday the solution to the state’s affordable housing problems wasn’t as simple as building more houses. He said stagnant wages were also part of the issue. The solution to Utah’s affordable housing crisis isn’t to build more housing, which is the state’s current approach. That’s what David Fields, a housing specialist with the Utah Department of Workforce Services, told state legislators during a presentation Tuesday. “We can’t assume that if we just build and build, there'll be...

Hundreds of new laws take effect in Utah today and last updated 2021-05-05 19:21:19-04 SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of new laws go into effect in Utah today, impacting your life in a number of ways. The bills, Governor Spencer Cox touted more than $100 million in tax cuts at a ceremonial bill signing on Tuesday. The state has done away with an income tax on military retirement and Social Security income. "It gives tens of thousands of seniors relief from income tax," said Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville. "They’ve contributed for many many years and it’s time they got a little t...

SALT LAKE CITY — Standard time could see its sunset in Utah and other Western states as a pair of bipartisan bills in Congress seek to let states make daylight saving time permanent, giving residents more evening sunlight year-round. "Nobody wants to reset their clocks twice a year. This is an unpopular, outdated practice that does nothing but confuse our schedules. It's time the federal government let the states decide," Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, said Wednesday in a statement provided to the Deseret News. Stewart is sponsoring the "Daylight Act," would allow states to stay on daylight sa...

Utah Legislature Passes Bill to Require Cell Phone Manufacturers to Install Pornography Filters Aaron Keller © Provided by Law & Crime The Utah House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would require cell phones and tablets sold in the Beehive State to contain filters to block pornographic material from reaching a user’s eyes. The bill had previously been approved by the state senate. The measure, HB72, applies to “smart phones activated in the state on or after January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect.” However, it doesn’t trul...

The Utah House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would require cell phones and tablets sold in the Beehive State to contain filters to block pornographic material from reaching a user's eyes. The bill had previously been approved by the state senate.