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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Jarvis: Utah Culture Fosters Violence Against Women

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer March 17, 2023

  Utah has a violence problem. Forty percent of adult homicides in Utah are domestic violence related, and females make up the overwhelming majority of homicide victims. One in three Utah women...

The University of Utah admissions office in the Student Services Building on campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

Cushman: In-State Tuition for DACA Recipients is Great — But Not Enough

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 15, 2023

  Utah’s 2023 General Legislative Session brought a number of disappointments, with many bad bills passing and good bills getting buried. However, we saw one passed bill that will make a meaningful...

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Langley: H.B. 527 Attempted to Poison Utah and its Democracy

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer March 14, 2023

  In Salt Lake County last year, thousands of citizens banded together and petitioned against the creation of a mine in Parleys Canyon. Adhering to warnings from local health officials, the Salt...

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Mendenhall: Expanding Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Women

By Addison Mendenhall March 13, 2023

  Medicaid is a state-funded program that covers medical services for specific individuals, including the elderly, pregnant women and their children, and people with low incomes. The services...

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Cushman: Young Men are Struggling — Grass-Roots Community Building is the Answer

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 12, 2023

  The growth of the manosphere has prompted concern across the globe. The manosphere is an online community that promotes traditional masculinity, along with misogyny and violence against women....

The Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Langley and Petters: Stop Taking Women’s Rights Away

By Jeffrey Langley Jr. and Keegan Petters March 10, 2023

  Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, conservative legislators have saddled nearly half of the United States with limitations or outright bans on abortion. Utah’s Rep. Karianne Lisonbee...

A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Lezaic: H.B. 479 Exhibits Utter Disregard For Incarcerated People

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer March 6, 2023

  Following three reports of correctional officers being assaulted in Utah’s state prisons, the State Legislature introduced H.B. 479. Rep. Jefferson Burton’s bill seeks to create a task force...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Cushman: Our Legislators Consistently Fail Sexual Assault Survivors

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 2, 2023

  This legislative session, Rep. Carol Moss sponsored H.B. 334. If passed, it would teach middle and high school students about sexual coercion, grooming and resources for survivors. However, this...

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Dunn: We Need Comprehensive Sex-Ed

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer March 1, 2023

  This legislative session has seen several bills aimed at teachers and education. Two, in particular, are S.B. 55 and H.B. 344. Both bills are aimed at establishing policies for curriculum transparency...

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Mendenhall: Protect Our Kids From Predators

By Addison Mendenhall March 1, 2023

  Utah’s 2023 State Legislative session contains several bills and amendments related to sex offender guidelines and violations. One such bill, H.B. 99, is sponsored by Rep. Brady Brammer and...