Utah Government News

Utah's unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in more than five years, according to new figures from the Department of Workforce Services.

Late last month, a historic moment in Utah's LGBT history took place when more than 20 state officials and legislators met with LGBT people who shared their personal stories of discrimination in the state.

If the political parties adopt the reforms in the "compromise legislation" - approved by Count My Vote and passed by the Legislature - the change in how parties pick their nominees will be very significant.

Six months ago, Wyoming native Michael Brockbank was living in sunny Fort Myers, Fla., working in a friend's private business while searching for full-time work.

Officials are warning Utahns to be wary if they get an email, phone call or solicitation through social media regarding what's happening in Ukraine.

A state-administered fund for cleaning up leaks from underground petroleum tanks is at risk of insolvency because of its "one-size-fits-all" premium schedule, according to recent legislative testimony.

Utah legislators have killed a proposal that could have made their state the first to raise the age for legal tobacco purchases to 21. The bill's sponsor, Republican state Sen. Stuart Reid, had urged support for the measure so Utah could "set the example and make a statement to the nation."

It's a heavy topic for a 14-year-old, but she's more than anxious for her mother to get access to health care.

Washington a To rousing applause from his right-wing base, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah challenged conservatives to redefine their movement, warning they will lose every election going forward if they can't show new ideas.

With "Sister Wives" on the wane, TLC has returned to Utah to find another polygamist family.

Kids jockey to hang up coats. A girl sits crumpled on the floor, crying, and a boy hides behind a chair, protesting, "I don't like kindergarten."

The Media Coalition's extreme and uncompromising position resulted in an individual buying and posting the entire Utah voter list to the Internet despite both written and verbal warnings that this would happen.

Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt speaks with reporters near the steps of the Utah State Capitol in this Wednesday, Sept.

Eighteen rural Utah school districts have signed on to participate in an $11.5 million federal grant award to expand UPSTART, Waterford Institute's free, in-home preschool program, to their regions.

The nation's largest professional association for sociologists says the states of Utah and Oklahoma are misrepresenting research on child well-being to make their cases against gay marriage.

Similar measures have been introduced in Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Hawaii this year.

The plan had already cleared the House Business and Labor Committee, but wrapped in a larger omnibus measure filled with provisions to bring Utah law in line with the Affordable Care Act.

Porter wasn't strolling through a war memorial in Berlin or Hamburg. Eilert and Wiemken are two of 20 German prisoners of war buried at the Fort Douglas Cemetery in Salt Lake City.

On the day the Environmental Protection Agency approved its new regulations for cleaner gasoline, a legislative committee gave its blessing to a resolution urging state agencies to move quickly to transition to the new fuel in hopes of producing cleaner air.

The House Education Committee on Friday endorsed a bill giving millions more dollars to the STEM Action Center, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.