Congressman Rob Bishop has represented Utah’s 1st Congressional District (CD-1) since 2003, and there is not much to praise from his tenure — especially in the eyes of environmentalists or anyone who...
By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 16, 2020
Rep. Angela Romero’s H.B. 213 Consent Language Amendments passed the Utah House and the Senate during this year’s general session and made important clarifications about consent. Unfortunately,...
On Monday, March 2, 2020 Bernie Sanders held a rally in Salt Lake City, drawing huge crowds and loud applause. Utah support for the populist candidate has always been strong — Sanders won...
This year’s legislative session, like any other, has been a mixed bag.
Elected officials passed bills to encourage schools to delay start times for students’ health, form a task force...
Among the many bills deliberated during this particularly hectic legislative session was Sen. Don Ipson’s S.B.173.
The bill would criminalize disorderly conduct in official meetings and...
On March 2, the Utah State Senate voted to pass an extreme ban on abortions. This bill, run by Republican Sen. Dan McCay, would ban all abortions except those performed to save the life of the...
A 15-minute phone call to a local number from the Millard County jail costs $11.46. Just one county away, inmates pay only $3.45 for the same call. Disparities such as these exist because of...
Growing up in the Mexican American culture, there have always been people that try to explain my identity to me.
My Mexican friends would tell me I am not “Mexican enough” because I don’t...
The Regents’ and New Century scholarships reward Utah students who take courses to prepare for college with scholarship money, but they currently exclude students with a criminal record. S.B....
It’s no secret that America’s criminal justice system is in need of a major overhaul. The death penalty is still legal in 29 states. Over 60% of women incarcerated in state prisons have...
