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Ruling blocks big changes to Utah citizen initiatives but lawmakers vow appeal
Utah voters won’t decide this November on a proposal to amend the state constitution that would let state lawmakers rewrite voter-approved ballot measures but the question will remain on ballots with just weeks to go until the election, a judge ruled Thursday. Legislative leaders...
Utah citizen initiatives at stake as judge weighs keeping major changes off ballots
A Utah judge promises to rule Thursday on striking from the November ballot a state constitutional amendment that would empower the state Legislature to override citizen initiatives. The League of Women Voters of Utah and others have sued over the ballot measure endorsed by lawmakers...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media law aimed at protecting children
A federal judge in Utah has temporarily blocked a social media access law that leaders said was meant to protect the personal privacy of children and limit their use of such platforms, saying it is unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby on Tuesday issued the...
Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest
Oklahoma's education board has revoked the license of a former teacher who drew national attention during surging book-ban efforts across the U.S. in 2022 when she covered part of her classroom bookshelf in red tape with the words “Books the state didn't want you to read.” The...
Utah lawmakers want voters to give them the power to change ballot measures once they've passed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature will ask voters in November to relinquish some of their rights to lawmakers who want the ability to change state ballot measures after they’ve passed. Frustrated by a recent state Supreme Court ruling, lawmakers...
Utah's near-total abortion ban to remain blocked until lower court assesses its constitutionality
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should remain blocked until a lower court can assess its constitutionality. Democrats cheered the decision, which means that abortion will, at...
Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a recount underway, the closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah's 2nd District U.S. House seat is contesting the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent. ...
Utah Supreme Court sides with opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning area
Utah's Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among four congressional districts that have since all elected Republicans by wide margins. The 5-0 ruling won’t affect elections this year. The Supreme...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-Trump Republicans lost their standard-bearer in the Senate when Sen. Mitt Romney announced he wouldn’t seek a second term. On Tuesday, Utah voters will decide whether a similar brand of politics can still succeed in Republican primaries. Even before Romney...
