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A Utah Senate committee advanced a proposal Tuesday to
repeal a major bail reform law passed last year. That law requires judges to release people accused of low-level crimes using the least restrictive condition. The repeal bill just needs to be approved by the full Senate to go to the Governor’s desk. Another bill that was originally intended to fix the bail reform law has been changed and passed by the Senate. It now just
creates a task force to study the issue, which the sponsor said is necessary whether or not the repeal passes. The task force bill still needs to be approved by the House, and the legislative session ends Friday at midnight.
Pandemic hits Utah tourism industry hard
By: K. Sophie Will (AP)
Posted at 6:17 AM, Dec 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-29 08:48:39-05
ST. GEORGE, Utah â Springtime hit Bryce Canyon with a cold shoulder.
In what is typically the coldest of Utahâs five national parks, warming weather usually blossoms with opportunities for adventure and exponential economic growth as people flock to the world-renown red rock hoodoos and dense wood.
But not this year.
Lance Syrett, General Manager of Rubyâs Inn in Bryce Canyon City, leads one of the hardest-hit businesses in a tourism industry hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 kept international travel from Utah s national parks, hurting local businesses
No international tourism due to COVID-19 hits Bryce Canyon s Ruby s Inn hard
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Springtime hit Bryce Canyon with a cold shoulder.
In what is typically the coldest of Utah s five national parks, warming weather usually blossoms with opportunities for adventure and exponential economic growth as people flock to the world-renown red rock hoodoos and dense wood.
But not this year.
Lance Syrett, General Manager of Ruby s Inn in Bryce Canyon City, leads one of the hardest-hit businesses in a tourism industry hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Personally, I had to go to the guy who helped train me when I started in hotels in 2003 and lay him off, Syrett said. You know, that broke my heart because he s committed to this business and we consider him part of the family. And we had that story over and over again with a lot of our good people.