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Utah's small business owners impacted by COVID-19 are pleading for more state help. President of the Utah Independent Business Coalition, Doug Burton, says some small family enterprises might not bounce back if they wait too long for help ...

State lawmakers plan to call their own special session of the Utah Legislature next week to deal with issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.  Senate President Stuart Adams says the session will be held next Wednesday or Thursday.  ...

Utah Senator Mitt Romney ignited a firestorm with his decision to break from the Republican Party and vote to convict the president. Thursday, the senator was on Utah’s Capitol Hill trying to make good with legislative leaders who disagree with his vote. Senator Rom...

Governor Herbert is applying his signature to a series of bills passed by the Legislature in a special session last week. Yesterday the governor signed bills that scrapped a state-run dispensary system for medical cannabis, opting to let privately run pharmacies handle the distribution of the drug...

State Republican leaders are naming the members of the Utah House and Senate who will serve on a task force looking into reforming the state tax code. Five lawmakers from each chamber and four non-voting members were announced yesterday by House Speaker Brad Wilson and Senate President Stuart Adams...