Page 16 - Rick Egan News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Secretive out-of-state group pushes bill that makes it harder to get a voter initiative on the ballot Bethany Rodgers © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Sierra Holmes signs a tax referendum petition, during an event to meet the legislators that represent the west side of Salt Lake City, and sign the Utah Tax Referendum petition at West High School, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. This legislative session, supporters of a bill tightening the rules for ballot initiatives stressed that the measure would protect Utah from the influence of outside interests, which have prev...

Utah’s child care workers can sign up for COVID-19 vaccine in March through federal program Becky Jacobs © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bianca Allen asks children to walk like mummies to help with social distancing as they enter the Jewish Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Child care workers in Utah are able to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments in March 2021 as part of a federal pharmacy program. Utah’s child care workers can sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments this month, even though they are not specifically included in the sta...

Will more basement apartments help ease Utah’s housing crisis? Lawmakers think so. Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Utah House members, seen here Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, approved two bills Thursday aimed at easing the state's affordable housing shortage. One of them is designed to create more basement apartments inside owner-occupied single-family homes. In their first major attempt of 2021 to address Utah’s housing shortage, state lawmakers approved a measure Thursday that would mandate cities to allow most residents to rent out basement apartme...

Why does Utah rank as one of the slowest states at vaccinating residents against COVID-19? Erin Alberty © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tahmeena Ameen administers a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shot to Nate Mayfield at the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Utah this week invited its biggest group yet to join the line for COVID-19 vaccinations, as residents over 50 and with more common health conditions — like diabetes or a lower level of obesity — started snapping up appointments. Yet Utah consistently appears at or near t...

Utah lawmakers OK increased security after protests, death threats Taylor Stevens © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) One of a dozen protesters carries an upside down flag at the Utah Capitol around noon on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, as beefed-up security guards the building. Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would expand security protection for lawmakers, their staff and even candidates who may face threats of violence. After several members of the body disclosed that they’ve faced death threats while serving in elected office, the Utah House gave final p...