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The bill requires all schools to either have a school resource officer, an armed security guard, an armed and trained employee or “school guardian.”
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A recent state report says up to half a million Utahns aren’t getting the care they need. A bill in the Legislature wants to fix that.
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The bill also outlines which Utah cities get access to state homelessness funding.
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The problem Utah educators have with the bill is that it doesn’t provide any state funding to make up for the funds schools will lose.
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Lawmakers have passed HB29, which updates Utah’s sensitive materials law and allows for books to be banned statewide.
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More than 300,000 cases await expungement review by the Utah Department of Public Safety and more records are added every month.
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If passed, all employers, regardless of staff size, would be required to try to accommodate an employee’s religious belief unless it presents an “undue burden” on the business.
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Republican Rep. Karianne Lisonbee’s bill would allow abortion clinics to be licensed to perform abortions in the state, but it is her hope that the law would lead to a faster ruling on the state’s near-total abortion ban.
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The father of the student targeted on social media by Natalie Cline said it wasn’t “the resolution we were hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction.”
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The Utah State Board of Education can not remove Natalie Cline from her position, but the board unanimously voted to ask her to resign.
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A new report by the University of Utah’s Kem C Gardner Policy Institute says college grads out-earn, enjoy greater economic stability and have better health outcomes than those who don’t pursue higher education.
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Rep. Rex Shipp hopes to prevent unnecessary restrictions on local beekeeping, but some beekeepers worry about the one-size-fits-all approach.