The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. The Utah Legislature is made up of part-timers whose day jobs shape their approach to lawmaking. In many cases, their expertise as doctors, educators, business owners and more offers insight into a myriad of issues affecting Utahns.
Provo lawmakers are proposing legislation to require “Youth Service Organizations” to do sex offender registry checks on volunteers and employees in an effort to protect youth who access these organizations. The bill requires searches in both the national and Utah sex offender registries for any employee or volunteer who works with youth, including religious organizations. It […]
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Utah joins list of states to pass a bill banning diversity programs in government and on campus sott.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sott.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.