Dec 06 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, eyed in other states By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press A renewed national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment has come to conservative Utah, where supporters have launched a long-shot bid to become the tipping point state, despite opposition from the influential Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Continue reading
Nov 27 Utah set to become 19th state to ban ‘conversion therapy’ By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday night that church leaders support a regulatory rule his office helped craft after legislative efforts for a ban on the therapy failed earlier this year. Continue reading
Sep 17 Utah joins nearly 2 dozen US states spending on 2020 Census By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Utah became the latest on Monday as its GOP-dominated Legislature voted to spend $1 million on outreach for the census, a first for the state that's one of the youngest and fastest-growing in the country. Continue reading
Aug 23 Downsized Utah national monument allows for more oil and gas development By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The Bureau of Land Management's plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah codifies that the lands cut out of the monument will be open to mineral extraction such as oil, gas and coal as expected. Continue reading
Aug 22 Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting government program By Lindsay Whitehurst, David Crary, Associated Press About 4 million women are served nationwide by the Title X program, which makes up a much bigger portion of Planned Parenthood's patients than abortion. Continue reading
Aug 15 Wet weather doesn’t end climate change risk to Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press For the seven states relying on the Colorado River, climate change means a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities. Continue reading
Aug 06 Jon Huntsman stepping down as U.S. ambassador to Russia By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In his resignation letter, Huntsman urged the U.S. to hold Russia accountable for behavior that threatens its allies. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump administration’s rejection of Utah Medicaid plan could affect other states By Associated Press The rejection of Utah's closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Continue reading
Jul 26 U.S. government to allow off-roading at a Utah national monument By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The plan was met by immediate criticism from environmental and tribal organizations who say it will leave sensitive lands and sites vulnerable to damage. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:14 Utah restaurateurs fight Trump cuts to national monument By Mori Rothman, Christopher Booker In Boulder, Utah the co-owners of the Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant in the shadow of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, are fighting the recent Trump administration decision to remove almost one million acres from the monument. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching