The Utah Senate moved SB193 this week to add Good Friday to the state holiday calendar, prompting split votes and renewed debate about school calendars and church‑state separation.

Lawmakers advanced SB229 to combine sick and vacation time into PTO and rework 401(k) matches; unions warn long‑serving state employees could lose earned hours. The bill also shifts maternity and insurance rules to other measures.

A new bill would exempt invited campus speakers from Utah’s 2024 anti‑DEI restrictions after campuses’ strict compliance prompted cancellations and center changes.

A House floor tussle over a $10 million Pioneer Trail item couldn't stop a broader supplemental budget; the bill passed 68–6 and now moves to the Senate.

House committee advanced HB510, requiring developers to document months of county coordination before using a fast-track incorporation route tied to the Echo Canyon fight.

A compromise version of HB274 retains defense seats on Utah’s Sentencing Commission while adding prosecutors and law‑enforcement members; the bill now goes to Gov. Cox.

A House committee advanced bills that would shift election oversight from the lieutenant governor to a newly re-created secretary of state and send a constitutional question to voters. The measures now move to the full House.

Mayor Ben Nadolski spotlights Deputy Chief Tyler 'Ziggy' Ziegler and the Ogden Police Department's push on hiring, training and claimed drops in use-of-force.

A PRRI study finds most Utah residents reject Christian nationalist ideas, even as the view gains ground with parts of the GOP.

Senate Bill 67 would ban police ticket quotas and close a loophole some departments used to push officers to meet citation targets. The bill cleared a Senate committee and now heads to the full Senate.

A grieving mother screened a documentary at the Utah Capitol and urged lawmakers to tighten kratom rules as bills to restrict sales move forward.

A Salt Lake City mother was deported to El Salvador after months in federal custody and transfers; her attorneys say she had a 2024 work permit and are fighting the order.

HB174 would bar puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for most Utah minors and phases out current exemptions by Jan. 28, 2027. The bill heads to a Senate committee next.