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Governor Gary Herbert is issuing new guidelines for religious services, playing sports and use of personal care services.  The governor released a new executive order yesterday saying that any religious services held must separate everyone attending by six-feet.  ...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is celebrating the reduction of the state's COVID-19 alert level.  The governor said yesterday that state officials would be closely watching how Utahns react to relaxed restrictions on shopping, dining out and getting out of the house this weekend.  ... Read More ...

Utah's governor is backing President Trump's plan to reopen national parks to visitors.  Governor Herbert said in a statement that he supports a safe and structured reopening of Utah's five national parks and other national recreation areas. ...

Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah State Superintendent Sydnee Dickson announced Tuesday that Utah’s K-12 public schools will remain dismissed through the end of the school year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Governor Herbert indicated the decision was difficult but through consultation with the COVID-19 task force, the Utah Department of Health and the Department of Education, they all feel this dec

Governor Herbert says his current directive for Utahns to stay home and stay safe will be in effect until the end of the month.  The governor said yesterday that if Utahns follow the guidelines and restrictions in place, the state can start moving toward lifting emergency directives next month.  ... Read More ...

Governor Gary Herbert announced Thursday that Capitol Reef National Park, located in south-central Utah, is now closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Herbert also stated that all five of Utah’s national parks are now closed. ...

A group of doctors in Utah are calling on the governor to issue a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Utah Academy of Family Physicians, which represents more than 1,100 physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students across the state, calls on Gov. Gar ...

Utah is one of a handful states that has not issued a mandatory stay at home order statewide. Governor Herbert has issued a directive called “Stay Safe, Stay Home” asking people to only go out for essentials and to mind social distancing rules, but the directive is not necessarily being enforced. Sunday ...

During Friday’s daily COVID-19 update from Governor Gary Herbert, Jess Anderson, Commissioner of Public Safety, introduced details about setting up quarantine and isolation sites statewide as cases continue to increase in Utah.  Anderson said that the state of Utah is working with county officials to open isolation facilities for individuals who contract COVID-19 and might not have proper isolatio

Governor Herbert says Utah's current tax policy should not be changed while the state is undergoing the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis.  The governor vetoed several bills involving tax policy yesterday, saying lawmakers should pursue a more comprehensive tax reform package rather than individual bills.  ...