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Media personality Paris Hilton testifies before the Utah Legislature’s Senate Education Committee during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill about how the state regulates programs for troubled teens. (Decker Westenburg)
Lawmakers, former “troubled teens” and their advocates are discussing whether the state is doing enough to regulate Utah’s troubled teen industry.
During hearings at Utah’s Capitol Hill earlier this month, the specifics of SB127 received unanimous approval in committee.
Lawmakers question if the six areas of proposed improvement in the industry are enough. (Decker Westenburg)
Paris Hilton, a media personality, testified before state lawmakers about her experiences inside a Utah program for troubled teens during the 1990s, which were highlighted in her 2020 YouTube originals documentary, “This is Paris.”
The Utah Legislature has given its approval to a bill closing a gap that has rewarded certain juvenile criminals who committed new crimes including two who had been serving time for the death of a West Valley police officer. It now heads to Gov. Spencer Cox for final approval.
SALT LAKE CITY Gov. Spencer Cox says he isn t 100% on board with a bill backed by Utah s legislative leaders to rein in the governor s emergency powers in a long-term emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, but he s vague on what he wants changed. There have been lots of changes made at our request, Cox told reporters during his monthly news conference with PBS Utah Thursday morning when asked about SB195. We will continue those negotiations, we ll do those privately, and when the final version of that bill comes out, we will let you know whether we support it or not, Cox said. I think that s the better way to negotiate these, and so we will continue to do that.
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SALT LAKE CITY Ken Dudley told a panel of Utah lawmakers on Wednesday that when he was shot twice while driving his car during a protest against police brutality in Provo last year, it was “one of the most terrifying things that’s happened to me.”
Days after Dudley got home from the hospital with wounds from a bullet that went through his elbow and hit his other arm, bullet fragments that hit his eye and shrapnel in his abdomen he said he was horrified to learn the man accused of shooting him was released from jail after having paid $42,000 for bail. (A judge later raised that bail amount to $100,000).