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The Utah Senate Democratic Caucus responded to reports of a potential ICE detention facility on Salt Lake City’s Westside, noting that the state had not been consulted and emphasizing that such a facility “has no place in our state.”

March 17, 2021 SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Sen. Jani Iwamoto, Rep. Karen Kwan, Councilmember Jake Fitisemanu Jr., Salt Lake District Attorney...

In partnership with the Workers Compensation Fund and the University of Utah, the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and...

During the 2018 General Session, Senator Iwamoto sponsored SB 57 to increase the penalty for killing a K9 police officer. These heroes...

Today, the Utah House of Representatives passed S.B. 30 - Aggravated Murder Amendments, sponsored by Senator Karen Mayne. Utah law...

Today, the Utah House of Representatives passed S.B. 57 - Police Service Animal Amendments sponsored by Senator Jani Iwamoto. This bill...

Today, the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed S.J.R. 6 - Joint Resolution Encouraging the Reduction of Pediatric Deaths...

Last fall, KSL-TV in Salt Lake City ran an investigative piece on improper disposal of pharmaceuticals by some medical facilities. In one...

Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis and House Minority Leader Brian S. King lay out the Democratic agenda for the 2018 legislative session....

Today, the Senate passed S.B. 21 - Public Safety and Firefighter Retirement Death Benefit Amendments, sponsored by Senator Karen Mayne....