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From the Hill, Ep. 13: The final session
Lawmakers finished the Utah General Legislative Session Thursday, passing over 500 bills over the 45-day period. Four of the main areas lawmakers centered around included polygamy, abortion, affordabl...Read More
Why students say you should carpool to your favorite ski resorts
Living in the Salt Lake valley, it’s likely to experience the heavy smog and pollution caused by inversion. A number of factors like industry, heating homes in the winter and geography play into this ...Read More
From The Hill, Ep. 12: Editors’ Picks
The Utah State Legislative Session is in its last week, with lawmakers rushing to get their bills signed. As the excitement dies down, Editor-in-Chief Cami Mondeaux and Managing Editor Marina McTee pi...Read More
From The Hill, Ep. 11: Lawmakers are split on gun control
Lawmakers are finishing up the second-to-last week of the 45-day legislative session, and there are several issues that has representatives split. In the last episode of From The Hill, editors of The ...Read More
From The Hill, Ep. 10: Lawmakers shoot down gun control; scramble to find budget reform
Among the several bills proposing to deal with gun control — for and against — in the Utah legislative session, three that seek to strengthen gun control were either killed or put on hold....Read More
From the Hill, Ep. 9: Teachers walk out of Friday classes, demand more funding
Lawmakers closed out the fifth week of the state legislative session, with only two more to go. Gov. Gary Herbert has begun signing bills into law, with 12 already enacted. Two of these signed l...Read More
From The Hill, Week 5: Lawmakers revise legalization of medical marijuana among other health care issues
The most popular topic circulating the Utah legislative session are bills that concern health and health care. There are 84 bills that deal with specifically health that are being proposed on Capitol ...Read More
From The Hill, Week 4: Lawmakers push for increased health care facilities, resources
The Utah state legislature closed out its fourth week, officially surpassing the halfway mark of the 45-day session. Lawmakers have officially passed 88 bills, with only one having been signed by Gov....Read More
From The Hill, Week 4: Lawmakers push for environmental regulations while President Trump plans to reduce national monuments
It’s been a busy week politics-wise in Salt Lake City, with the state legislative session kicking off its fourth week and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hosting a town hall meeting Feb. 17.&nbs...Read More
From The Hill, Week 3: Lawmakers address abortion rights, access to birth control
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill closed out the third week of the 45-day legislative session, passing a total of 57 bills so far. Representatives have addressed topics ranging from education to abortion righ...Read More