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- UPDATE: I ran into Rep. Jack and asked him about Tuesday's drag protest at the Utah State Capitol over his bill. He insists what he's proposing is a code cleanup bill and is NOT targeting drag performers: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
- Leaders of the Utah State Bar worry legislators are spending millions on the Utah Supreme Court expansion while lower courts need more resources. Meanwhile, other bills are piling up that they say could jeopardize safeguards against political influence on judges. #utpol
- A bill to change Utah's gas tax structure isn't public yet, but has already fueled tensions with the Idaho Legislature and the petroleum industry. #utpol
- Two members of Utah’s all-Republican congressional delegation — Reps. Celeste Maloy and Burgess Owens — have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to throw out the state’s court-ordered congressional map. The new boundaries created one Democratic and three Republican districts. #utpol
- Utah lawmakers are moving to expand restrictions for transgender renters with a new bill that would allow landlords to designate single-sex housing based on biological sex. #utpol
- BREAKING NEWS: The USDA's NCRS is reporting a RECORD LOW snowpack for Utah so far. Their memo... #utpol #Utah
- ICYMI, Idaho’s House Speaker is calling a bill in the Utah State Legislature “bull manure.” He filed a resolution in his legislature criticizing Utah’s legislature. The Republican-led states are now feuding over fuel prices: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
- A bill to expand the Utah Supreme Court from five justices to seven — and also add two more Court of Appeals justices and three district court judges — has won final approval from the Utah Legislature and is headed to the governor's desk. #utpol #utleg
- National homelessness advocates and Democratic members of Congress aimed criticisms at Utah while launching a new campaign called “Housing Not Handcuffs” to fight any federal funding being used for “homeless detention camps.” #utpol
- A bill allowing water suppliers to include the Great Salt Lake in their conservation plans, giving providers the option to redirect conserved water to the lake, won unanimous support from a legislative committee. #utpol
- Utah lawmakers advanced three bills impacting the courts despite objections from legal professionals concerned that legislators are moving rapidly to enact changes that could “weaken” the courts’ independence. #utpol
- A bipartisan bill to reduce school lunch debt in the state is back, and it would allow Utahns to donate to the program through their state tax form. #utpol
- Utah lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would turn the state’s 2023 moratorium on newly prescribed hormonal transgender treatments for Utahns under the age of 18 into a full ban, despite objections from parents saying the gender-affirming care has saved their kids’ lives. #utpol
- A Utah proposal to require AI developers to write and post public safety and child protection plans advanced to the state House floor while tech executives say it goes too far. #utpol
- Utah lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would require voters to prove they are U.S. citizens if election officers find they lack confirmation and get in touch seeking documentation. #utpol
- With 3 weeks to go until their deadline, the effort to repeal Utah’s independent redistricting law known as Proposition 4 still has a long way to go in order to make it to the 2026 ballot. Still, Republican lawmakers say they're confident it will qualify. #utpol
- For the fourth consecutive year, Utah lawmakers rejected a proposal aimed at holding gun owners accountable when an improperly stored firearm ends up being used by a minor to commit a crime. #utpol
- State leaders and presidents of Utah colleges and universities signed a resolution committing to keeping higher education affordable and accessible, with more potential budget cuts coming. #utpol
- A long-shot Utah bill looking to discourage immigration authorities from pursuing immigrants in “sensitive areas” like churches and certain health care facilities, and prohibiting them from wearing masks during their operations, hit an unsurprising dead end. #utpol
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s State of the State speech this year had hints of policy, while again focusing on building. But what needs built most now, Cox emphasized, is “moral infrastructure.” #utpol
- While the judiciary has been telling Utah lawmakers the district courts have the greatest need for more money, legislators advanced a bill that would give roughly $1.5 million to those lower courts — but would also use more than $3 million to expand the Utah Supreme Court. #utpol
- A bill by @nateforutah.bsky.social to require ICE agents to unmask (and block some police from working with them) has been HELD in the Senate Judiciary Committee: le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/... It could come back, or it could just stay there for the rest of the legislative session. #utpol #Utah
- A bill seeking to further restrict non-U.S. citizens from voting in state and local elections advanced on Utah’s Capitol Hill despite concerns it could disenfranchise voters. #utpol
- Amid ongoing tensions between the Utah Legislature and the state’s judiciary, a lawmaker wants to ask voters to give the Legislature the power to call a “special retention election” if legislators decide that a judge is “unfit or incompetent.” #utpol
- Transgender Utahns and their allies marched through the Capitol in an effort to be seen and heard by lawmakers, even as bills targeting transgender people are considered in the Legislature for the fifth year in a row. #utpol
- The first day of the Utah Legislature’s 2026 general session drew multiple demonstrations to Capitol Hill, with activists rallying around issues ranging from immigration enforcement and the war in Gaza to the Great Salt Lake. #utpol
- Utah's 2026 legislative session is underway. Get caught up on Day 1 with reporting from @kmckellar.bsky.social and @alixelcabrera.bsky.social for @utahnewsdispatch.com #utpol
- The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature launched its 2026 general session with top House and Senate GOP leaders celebrating the state’s strengths while calling for lawmakers to focus on ways to help people in their day-to-day lives — specifically by reducing cost of living and taxes. #utpol
- After three lawmakers left their legislative roles in pursuit of other ambitions, Emily Buss, John Arthur and Leah Hansen, three newcomers will be casting their first votes in a general legislative session today. #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/20/m...
- The 2026 Utah Legislature convenes today. Lawmakers have their eyes on another round of tax cuts, changes to the judiciary, immigration issues, anti-transgender legislation, and more. #utpol
- “That is by far the most harmful and outrageous piece of legislation I have seen in a long time,” said Marina Lowe with Equality Utah, the state's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. #utpol
