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SALT LAKE CITY The question of whether the government or even your boss should be able to order you to take the COVID-19 vaccine sparked debate on Utah’s Capitol Hill as the Legislature nears the end of its 2021 session.
With one week to go, lawmakers have passed almost 200 bills and resolutions out of more than 700 filed. Of those, three involving nearly $100 million in targeted tax cuts focusing on families and retirees are advancing after legislative leaders detailed plans to help return to Utahns some of the surplus money the state is seeing.
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Teens could have a say in school board elections if permitted by their local boards
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Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, left, listens as Arundhati Oommen, a West High School student and student member of the Salt Lake City Board of Education, center, testifies on HB338 at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The bill, sponsored by Briscoe, would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board races if permitted by the local school board.
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SALT LAKE CITY A bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board races if permitted by their local school board won the support a House committee on Wednesday.