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A breakdown of major areas of focus in the 2022 Legislative Session and a look at what bills southern Utah lawmakers are sponsoring.

At least 10 Utah counties have declared themselves a sanctuary for the Second Amendment, which means they won’t enforce gun restrictions.

SALT LAKE CITY — Liz Nielson was walking her dog in the Holladay area when she noticed a group of teenage boys abruptly drive away as she approached the sidewalk. While she thought it was odd, she didn't think much more of it. That was until she saw anti-Semitic rhetoric and symbols drawn in the snow outside. "I just wish they knew the history behind that symbol and those words; and if they thought that was funny, that someone can educate them on what it means and what it means especially to the Jewish people in our community," Nielson said. For Rabbi Samuel Spector of the Kol Ami congregat...

| Updated: March 1, 2021, 6:24 p.m. Rep. Angela Romero reminded her peers where she stands on at-home, do-it-yourself rape kits, just before a committee voted on what to do with her proposal to ban them. “There’s no way [evidence collected with the kits] will ever be used in a court of law, and we’re letting down victims again,” the Democrat from Salt Lake City said. “I ran legislation just a week ago on affirmative consent. That got voted down, too. So, what are we telling survivors?” As for senators’ suggestions that Romero might find a compromise with companies selling the k...

Vickie Samuelson: Utah Legislature keeps attacking a woman’s right to choose The 95 abortion bills introduced since 1973 do nothing to help the lives of women. This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. By Vickie Samuelson | Special to The Tribune   | Feb. 26, 2021, 6:59 p.m. When is enough enough? Since 1973, the Utah Legislature has presented 95 abortion bills, many of them redundant, unnecessary or simply cruel. Thirty-nine passed. In 2020, however, Utah lawmakers ramped up their efforts passing seven of 11 abortion bills. A Dan Jones po...