Utah State Legislature News Salt Lake Tribune Political Headlines Utah Legislature News via GoogleThe Workplace Accommodation of Breast Feeding Bill, HB252, which would have afforded nursing mothers accommodations in the workplace, was shot down by members of the Utah House Committee after hearing testimony in support of the bill. The action is being called a “blatant slap in the face of Utah’s working mothers” by bill sponsor Rep. [...]
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The Feds vs. the States – Governor Herbert addresses this issue in the video below. The overarching question: Will all people receive health care…..all?
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Today the first draft of the budget for Utah was released. Below are links to articles and information on the budget. Readers are invited to make comments on their take on this budget. You can comment to this post or at the Utah Legislative Watch Facebook Page. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, highlights of [...]
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Today the Senate Education Committee heard testimony in support of SB54 Health Education Amendments, which would require schools to incorporate instruction abut contraceptives in health education course. Planned Parenthood of Utah sent out this message after the hearing: Despite the presence of numerous pediatricians, teachers, students, researchers, and parents willing to testify in favor of [...]
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The Disabled Rights Action Committee (DRAC) and the Anti-Hunger Action Committee (AHAC) have together organized a rally at the Utah Capitol for Tuesday to confront legislators on the HB67 Substitute Health System Amendments in advocacy for the rights to adequate and equitable health care for all, particularly addressing the current crisis of those who are [...]
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Utah’s legislators are continuing to raise the temperature on Climate Change issues, putting Utah in the spotlight on environmental issues. KSL TV has a video piece on yesterday’s vote here. The Salt Lake Tribune reported today: In a 4-2 vote over the objections of critics — including former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and [...]
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The big news of Utah’s Legislators yesterday was the passage of HB12 Criminal Homicide and Abortion, which will make women criminally liable for intentional miscarriages. The subjective nature of the bill brings potential harm to women in this state. Planned Parenthood of Utah, in its memo sent out yesterday after the vote, stated that: During [...]
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