Four Republican lawmakers have left the Utah Legislature over the past couple months, quitting in the middle of their terms. Some people view that as a strategy to keep legislative seats in GOP hands.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is the most direct challenge to the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade in decades.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could potentially challenge the precedent set by Roe v. Wade. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization disputes a 2018 Mississippi law that would impose a ban on abortions after 15 weeks. If the court overturns the case, Utah is one of many states that will immediately ban abortion, with certain exceptions, due to a trigger law signed by former Gov. Gary Herber in 2020.
Former Utah congressman Rob Bishop abruptly quit the Independent Redistricting Commission, blasting it as favoring urban areas of over rural areas in creating new boundaries for congressional districts.
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