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Utah legislative leaders said they will no longer pursue proposals to change the voting threshold in judicial retention elections or put lawmakers' recommendations about individual judges on the ballot www.ksl.com/article/5126... #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

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Controversial Beehive Development Agency proposal moves forward on Capitol Hill ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Utah lawmakers are deciding how much of the Social Security tax to cut. But one Republican senator called it "morally wrong." ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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Update on HB480, which removes judges' ability to decide whether to give tenants extra time to move out following an eviction order. It passed out of a Senate committee yesterday 5-0. (No Democrats were there to vote against it.) le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/... #utpol #utleg

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With one week left in the legislative session, top Utah lawmakers voted to finalize their funding proposals as part of a nearly $30 billion state budget.

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NEW: Utah lawmakers voted not to advance a plan that would effectively sideline the group in charge of running political debates and create a state-run one instead ksltv.com/website/unca... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Utah’s two U.S. senators had starkly different reactions Friday to a heated Oval Office meeting involving President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ksltv.com/local-news/w... #utpol

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BREAKING UPDATE: In a Truth Social post, President Trump says, "I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved." Trump adds that Zelenskyy "can come back when he is ready for Peace.”

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President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine’s leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “gambling with millions of lives” and suggesting his actions could trigger World War III apnews.com/article/zele...

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"We made a mistake in changing that." A Utah House committee gave unanimous approval this morning to returning the job of writing language for ballot initiatives to nonpartisan attorneys ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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No plans to study moving the Utah State Hospital this year, lawmaker says ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Lawmaker abandons bill prohibiting companies from buying homes in Utah ksltv.com/local-news/l... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: A revised plan to abolish Utah's records committee has calmed some opponents' fears of weakened public transparency ksl.com/article/51263817/revised-plan-to-abolish-utahs-records-committee-placates-some-opponents- #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

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NOW: The Utah Senate votes 21-8 to give final approval to SB277, which abolishes the state records committee and puts public records appeals in the hands of an attorney appointed by the governor. It now moves to the House le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/... #utpol #utleg

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More than 900 attorneys, legal professionals and former Utah judges are urging the Legislature to reject bills they say threaten judicial independence and inject partisan politics into the legal process ksltv.com/local-news/d... #utpol #utleg

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Utah Legislature honors BYU football, retiring athletic director Tom Holmoe ksltv.com/ksltvsports/... #utpol #utleg @byufootball.bsky.social

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NOW: Attorneys and legal professionals speak outside the Capitol to urge the #utleg to reject bills they say threaten an independent judiciary and inject partisan politics into the legal process. #utpol

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Utah House passes updated election bill that preserves voting by mail ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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UPDATE: This bill passed out of the full House of Representatives today in a 53-15 vote. Remember, it passed unanimously out of a committee last week. This time, a few Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against it le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Utah Legislature advances nearly $100 million cut to state income taxes www.ksl.com/article/5126... #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

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ICYMI - Judges in Utah could lose the ability to decide whether to give tenants extra time to move out following an eviction order www.ksl.com/article/5126... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Sen. John Curtis joins a bipartisan group of US senators introducing a resolution acknowledging the 3rd anniversary of Russia's "unprovoked" invasion and expressing support for the people of Ukraine www.curtis.senate.gov/wp-content/u... #utpol #utleg

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“With every new program, there are kinks," Rep. Candice Pierucci said today before the House unanimously passed HB455, which puts new guardrails in place for the Utah Fits All Scholarship ksltv.com/education-sc... #utpol #utleg

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Three years after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, a member of the Utah House of Representatives marked the occasion while urging support for Ukraine’s fight for freedom ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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Judges in Utah would lose the ability to decide whether to give tenants extra time to move out following an eviction order under a bill that's moving forward ksltv.com/local-news/h... #utpol #utleg

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A new addition to a major transportation bill in the Utah Legislature is raising questions about what it means for Salt Lake City and its ability to do any road projects over the next year ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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Advocates push for more affordable housing funding from Utah liquor sales ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: The Utah House has just voted 51-14 to pass HB233, which prohibits elective abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood from providing health-related instruction or materials in public schools. Background: ksltv.com/education-sc... #utpol #utleg

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ICYMI - Utah Attorney General Derek Brown says parents don’t need to worry after he and AGs from 16 other states told a judge their lawsuit never meant to have Section 504 declared unconstitutional ksltv.com/local-news/u... #utpol

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New bill targets heavy-duty trucks to clean up Utah’s air ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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A Fox News reporter asked US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz who is responsible for the Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy or Putin? Waltz wouldn't say mediaite.com/a/hlcfu

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Utah’s two senators have expressed their support for the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce. But Sen. John Curtis says there needs to be “a huge dose of compassion” ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol

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NEW: After public pushback, Utah and 16 other states say they do not want a judge to declare a key part of a federal disability law unconstitutional ksltv.com/local-news/u... #utpol

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee fell for a Russian propaganda video while calling for no more aid to Ukraine, @mediaitenews.bsky.social reports www.mediaite.com/news/outrage... #utpol

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With very little debate, the Utah Legislature voted to raise the bar for citizens to win attorneys' fees when challenging a denied request for public records, a move critics say will make the government less transparent www.ksl.com/article/5125... #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

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Athletes from Utah who competed in the Paris 2024 Summer Games were honored today by the state Legislature ksltv.com/olympics/par... #utpol #utleg

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Without criticizing President Donald Trump directly, several Utah Republicans pushed back against the commander-in-chief’s description of Ukraine’s leader as a “dictator” and suggesting that Kyiv started the war against Russia ksltv.com/local-news/u... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: President Trump calls Ukrainian President Zelenskyy “a dictator” on Truth Social after Zelenskyy accused him of living in a Russian “disinformation bubble,” escalating a spat between the two leaders.

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From me and @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social: A bill that would have allowed Utah to ditch daylight saving time appears to have reached the end of the road. #utpol www.ksl.com/article/5125...

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Here's the new substitute version of SB277 as compared to the original version of the bill: le.utah.gov/Session/2025... #utpol #utleg

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Franke family speaks in support of new protections for child actors, influencers ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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NEW: Sen. Mike McKell says he will have a substitute version of SB277, a bill that makes major changes to Utah’s GRAMA public records law. He says the new version will keep the balancing test intact but abolish the state records committee. #utpol #utleg

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“I’m really concerned about the constant efforts to restrict access. There seems to be a deep opposition on the part of legislators that the public really shouldn’t be putting its nose in that sort of business. And that’s dangerous.” www.deseret.com/politics/202... #utpol #utleg

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Proposal criticized for making Utah public records access more expensive and difficult ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

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ICYMI - Some DUI convicts in Utah may have 'no alcohol sale' stamped on ID under new bill www.ksl.com/article/5125... #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

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A long-shot Democratic proposal to raise taxes on those earning $1 million or more was rejected by a Utah Senate committee this week ksltv.com/local-news/r... #utpol #utleg

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BREAKING: Gov. Spencer Cox has signed HB267, the public labor union bill, into law. However, the governor added he’s disappointed “the process did not ultimately deliver the compromise that at one point was on the table and that some stakeholders had accepted.” #utpol #utleg

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‘I felt sick’: Utah parents concerned about state’s involvement in Section 504 lawsuit ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol

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