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Utah drops restrictions on social gatherings as it reports cases up 2,244 Monday
As coronavirus infection rates continue to rise in Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert loosened the state’s health order Monday, dropping all restrictions on social gatherings days…
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Burgess Owens wins back Utah’s 4th Congressional District seat for Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY — Congressman-elect Burgess Owens got the call Monday that he’d been waiting for from Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Ben McAdams,…
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Spencer Cox wins Republican primary race for Utah governor over Jon Huntsman
Lt. Gov Spencer Cox, a Fairview farmer with a brand as a compassionate conservative, has bested Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who was seeking…
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Gubernatorial races now marquee contests amid coronavirus pandemic
Gubernatorial races in presidential years usually fall into the shadows of White House campaigns. Few people beyond a hardcore band of political junkies pay much…
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6 female Utah state senators walk off floor to protest abortion ultrasound bill
All six female lawmakers from both sides of the aisle walked off the floor of the Utah State Senate and refused to vote on a…
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Bills to censure Romney and recall a U.S. Senator are dead on Utah’s Capitol Hill
SALT LAKE CITY — Bills that would censure Utah Senator Mitt Romney over his vote to convict President Trump in the impeachment trial and recall…
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Utah becomes 19th state to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy on children under 18
Utah became the 19th and most conservative state to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy on children under 18 after a new rule went into effect Wednesday…
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Jon Huntsman’s entry into Utah governor’s race sets up a ‘showdown for the ages,’ says political scientist
Former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman says he’s grown weary of the national political scene, with its “theatrics,” time-wasting and dearth of meaningful action.
Now, he’s…
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Utah governor signs into law bill to ban abortion after 18 weeks
Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday signed into law a bill to ban abortions in Utah after 18 weeks.
Utah previously allowed abortions up to 22…
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Utah lawmakers are about to unveil a bill to protect LGBTQ youths from ‘conversion therapy’ — and the LDS Church won’t oppose it
Utah lawmakers are poised to consider a ban on so-called conversion therapy among minors, a widely discredited practice aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation…
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