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UTAH SENATE DEMOCRATS

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2026

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KUER: Would new court-approved ‘investigative warrants’ help Utah head off child abuse?

Feb. 5, 2026

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KSL: Utah lawmaker wants state to match $200M Great Salt Lake fundraising effort

Feb. 4, 2026

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Jan 23, 2026

KSL TV: "‘Utah Cares Act’ aims to lower costs with universal health care plan"

 

Feb 2, 2026

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FOX 13 NEWS: "Bleak snowpack report triggers alarm on Utah's Capitol Hill"

 

Feb 2, 2026

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CACHE VALLEY DAILY: "Local activists mount rare winter demonstration against ongoing federal immigration action"

Jan 26, 2026

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DESERET NEWS: "Protecting animals and children from abuse through more communication and cross-reporting

Jan 23, 2026

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Jan 23, 2026

UT NEWS DISPATCH: "Bid to unmask, discourage access for immigration authorities in Utah gets put on ice"

Jan 23, 2026

KJZZ: "Fate of potential Utah ICE detention center remains uncertain"

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Jan 23, 2026

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UTAH POLICY: "Senator Luz Escamilla receives NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Award"
 

Jan 23, 2026

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Herald Extra: "Utah bill would allow expired naloxone to be used, expanding lifesaving access"
 

Jan 23, 2026

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Jan 23, 2026

ABC4: "Utah leaders speak following Governor Cox’s State of the State address"
 

Jan 23, 2026

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SLC TRIBUNE: "Utah lawmaker proposes rules for universities she says might have ‘prevented disaster’ with Charlie Kirk"

Jan 23, 2026

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Deseret News: "Debate heats up over potential court expansion in Utah"

Jan 22, 2026

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Salt Lake Tribune: "‘Let us do what is right, even when it is hard’: Utah Legislature’s 45-day session is underway"

Jan 21, 2026

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Jan 23, 2026

Herald Extra: "Utah Legislature kicks off 1st day of 2026 session with calls to focus on people, cost of living"

Jan 21, 2026

2024

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KSL: 'This is not sustainable': How the childcare crisis impacts Utah

Feb. 27, 2024

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KUER: "Utah lawmakers want to axe some school fees, but educators aren't on board yet."

Feb. 26, 2024

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Jan 23, 2026

Utah Business: Utah First in Nation to Recognize Citizen Diplomacy Day
 

Feb. 21, 2024

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News from the States: Which water bills are making waves this session?

Feb. 19, 2024

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State of Reform: Infertility treatment coverage bill nears passing in the Utah Legislature

Feb. 20, 2024

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Standard Examiner: These bills are poised to set the tone in Utah's Energy Policy

Feb. 20, 2024

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Jan 23, 2026

KSL: Utah Senate, House reach compromise on 'sensitive materials' bill
 

Feb. 21, 2024

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Fox 13: Bill threatens to cut cities' funding for targeting medical cannabis users

Feb. 19, 2024

Utah Senate Democrats in the Media

Utah lawmakers want to axe some school fees, but educators aren’t on board yet
Utah first in the nation to recognize Citizen Diplomacy Day
Which water bills are making waves this legislative session?
Infertility treatment coverage bill nears passing the Utah Legislature
These bills are poised to set the tone in Utah’s energy policy
Utah Senate, House reach compromise on ‘sensitive materials’ bill
Bill threatens to cut cities' funding for targeting medical cannabis users
Bill that would expand MAT services to incarcerated Utahns passed chamber of origin
Bill would authorize Medicaid to cover Indigenous healing services in Utah
Utah bill defining more opioid overdose outreach providers passes in Senate, favorably recommended in House
Legislature explores impeachment against Natalie Cline following social media comments
A bill could designate Utah’s first ‘living historic landmark.’ Here’s what it is.
Senate president says Gov. Cox should send troops to border if Texas requests
Here’s what the Utah legislature is doing to address air quality
More farmers sign up for water conservation grants, while a new bill tracks golf course water use
What do Taylor Swift and AI have to do with the Utah legislature?
Utah lawmakers pursue resolutions to honor Salvadorans, Pacific Islanders and refugees
Why a conservation easement is being used to preserve this Salt Lake City farm
Undocumented Utah children are now able to apply for state CHIP benefits
Just a strong, independent energy state
Bill allowing Utah to not comply with federal directives passes, with some small changes
Sen. Luz Escamilla introduces legislation to address Utah’s childcare crisis
Sen. Blouin advocates for competitive energy policies amidst “Energy Week”
Utah bill proposing Medicaid-covered birth doula services nears passage in the Senate
Utah lawmaker requests funding for west side bus service
Why Utah Democrats keep trying to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment year after year
Utah lawmakers welcome the NHL but say they want to ‘protect the taxpayer dollar’
Utah Legislature considers new anti-idling bill
Opinion: How would a major league stadium involve Utah taxpayers?
Northern Utah valleys face hazy week as new bill promotes emission cuts on inversion days
Senate to debate bill mandating bathroom use based on birth certificate gender
Market forces will decide the fate of coal, even as Utah tinkers with energy policy
A final resting place in the garden? Bill would allow composting of human remains in Utah
Utah bill would allow human composting as alternative to traditional burial
Asian American, Pacific Islander candidates seek to make the Utah legislature more diverse
Utah diversity programming backers brace for debate as initiatives come under fire
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Furnace Filter Exchange program to help create better air inside a home for Utah families

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Asian American, Pacific Islander candidates seek to make the Utah legislature more diverse

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Utah's MLB dream nears reality with preferred site, leaders' support

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Utah diversity programming backers brace for debate as initiatives come under fire

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Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Democratic leaders criticize 'racially-charged actions' by colleagues in the Legislature

Jul. 20, 2023

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KJZZ: Moratorium proposed on electricity shut-off for air conditioning during hot summer months

Jun. 21, 2023

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Jan 23, 2026

SL Tribune: 'The stuff of war crimes':Lawmaker objects that mental illness left out of exceptions in Utah's latest abortion bill
 

Feb. 23, 2023

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Salt Lake Tribune: Why this lawmaker wants to make doulas more accessible in Utah

Feb. 24, 2023

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SLC  Weekly: Lawmakers plan to ask Utah voters to choose between cutting food taxes and keeping a dedicated source of school funding

Feb. 21, 2023

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KUTV: Utah Senate committee OKs high school students wearing cultural attire at graduation

Feb. 14, 2023

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Jan 23, 2026

Deseret News: Will Utah legalize medical 'magic mushrooms' this year?


 

Feb. 12, 2023

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KSL
Utah lawmaker looking to decriminalize medical mushrooms

Feb. 13, 2023

Older Articles

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Utah Democratic leaders criticize ‘racially-charged actions’ by colleagues in the Legislature

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Moratorium proposed on electricity shut-off for air conditioning during hot summer months

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‘The stuff of war crimes’: Lawmaker objects that mental illness left out of exceptions in Utah’s latest abortion bill

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Why this lawmaker wants to make doulas more accessible in Utah.

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Lawmakers plan to ask Utah voters to choose between cutting food taxes and keeping a dedicated source of school funding

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Utah Senate committee OKs high school students wearing cultural attire at graduation

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Will Utah legalize medical ‘magic mushrooms’ this year?

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Utah lawmaker looking to decriminalize medical mushrooms

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Committee OKs bill designed to cut down on fentanyl overdose deaths

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Tribes still not consulted as state tries to save Great Salt Lake

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Should Halloween be celebrated on the last Friday of October? Utah Senate votes ‘boo’

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Nate Blouin and Sara Baldwin: Switch to clean energy and bring $15 billion to Utah’s coal communities

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New syringe exchange bill would keep community safer by reducing the number of stray needles, lawmaker says

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Karen Mayne, who left the Utah Senate for health reasons, returns for namesake scholarship bill

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New Utah Food Security Council based at USU

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Utah lawmakers’ ‘water week’ was more about small tweaks than groundbreaking policy

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'Common sense sort of policy' intends to increase cultural, religious inclusivity at Utah graduations

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