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Deseret News You can follow along with any committee hearings or floor debates by turning in to le.utah.gov. Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News There’s a cadence to the annual legislative session on Utah’s Capitol Hill. It starts slow and crescendos to frenetic by the end. Unlike the federal government and some states, the Utah Legislature does not meet all year. Instead, the lawmakers meet for 45 days and have a hard stop at midnight on the 45th day. In that time, they will request somewhere around 1,200 bills, begin the process of hearing around 800 bills, will pass some 500...

| Updated: Jan. 22, 2021, 12:52 a.m. Utah Auditor John Dougall, a man nicknamed “frugal” for his general attitude of moderation, said he’s tried to maintain a balanced view of President Donald Trump by acknowledging the good along with the bad. But after watching Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Republican says he’s fed up. “Trump is seditious and treasonous,” Dougall wrote on Facebook as violence was still roiling the nation’s capital. “He needs to resign or be officially removed from office. Let there be no doubt of my opinion.” Many Utah lawmakers and electe...