On Monday, a Utah House committee unanimously passed a bill that significantly reduces the penalties for polygamy in the state of Utah.The bill, Senate Bill 102, sponsored by state Sen. Deidre Henderson, R-Spanish Fork, would reclassify bigamy as an infraction. The House didn’t take much time ...
The brewpub debate continues to bubble in Provo, after a council vote that approved a land use amendment on Tuesday and a subsequentProvo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi issued a statement Friday stating that “while I recognize there are two sides to the present issue, mostly I’m feeling grateful ...
An effort by state lawmakers to require Utah County to adapt a county council format of government with either an elected mayor or appointed manager stalled in committee this week. Although we generally agree with the intent of the proposal, it’s probably best at this point to let the voters ...
This week holds significant meaning to voters — and not the ones in New Hampshire or Iowa.On Wednesday, Utah marked 150 years since the state’s suffrage law took effect on Feb. 12, 1870. The legislation allowed 18,000 women in Utah to vote, according to Better Days 2020.This legislation in ...
Paying for child care has become burdensome for many families in the United States.Utah is not exactly an exception to the rule. The average monthly cost for child care in Utah County, for instance, is $715 for an infant under 2 years of age. Some savings are achieved on a per-child basis if a ...
Gov. Gary Herbert and state lawmakers certainly said the right words when they jointly announced Thursday that the Legislature will repeal hastily enacted tax changes in the face of a petition drive that would’ve likely led to a public vote in November.“We applaud those who have engaged in ...
