Utah is the first U.S. state this year to ban most minors from receiving body-altering transgender surgeries or puberty blockers. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation on Jan. 28, after the measure, SB16, received final approval by the state Senate a day earlier on a 20–8 vote; two Republican state senators joined with the chamber’s…
Utah Legislature Votes to Ban Transgender Surgeries and Puberty Blockers for Children
Utah lawmakers voted on Friday to ban most youth from receiving transgender surgery and puberty blockers. The bill, SB16, passed the state Senate with a vote of 20–8; two Republican state senators joined with the chamber’s six Democrats in voting against the bill. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has ten days to decide whether to…
Utah Plastic Surgeon Allegedly Destroyed COVID Vaccines, Gave Fake Shots to Children
A Utah plastic surgeon, along with three others, is facing charges for allegedly administering fake COVID-19 vaccines to children, destroying vaccines, and distributing falsified vaccine cards. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, the owner of the Plastic Surgery Institute of Utah in Midvale, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Centers for…
Pay per Mile: States Move Toward User-Based Road Tax
January 16, 2023
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With each gallon of gas pumped in the United States since 1932, drivers have been paying taxes. The revenue is used for road repairs and public transportation such as train and bus systems. Currently, the Fed takes 18.4 cents per gallon for gas or 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. State gas taxes range from…
A Day After 8 Found Shot Dead in Utah Home, White House Touts ‘Historic’ Gun Control Actions
In response to news that a family of three adults and five children were found shot to death on Jan. 4 inside a house in southwest Utah, the White House released a statement on Jan. 5 touting President Joe Biden’s “historic executive action” on gun control. “The President and First Lady are mourning with the…
Family of 8, Including 5 Minors Found Fatally Shot Inside Utah Home: Officials
The bodies of eight people, including three adults and five minors, who sustained gunshot wounds, were found inside a home in Enoch City, Utah, on Dec. 4, officials said. Law enforcement officials were called to the home to conduct a welfare check and found the bodies inside, according to a press release from city officials. “Each appeared…
Sheriff Names Patroller Who Died in Utah Chairlift Accident
PARK CITY, Utah—The Park City Mountain employee who died in a chairlift accident was a 29-year-old ski patroller from Millcreek Utah, Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez said on Wednesday. Christian Helger died on Monday morning after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police…
8 Bucket List Events in 2023 to Start Planning For
December 22, 2022
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We all know the feeling of reading about or seeing a video about a great celebration or affair that you want to attend, only to realize it happened a few weeks earlier. For that reason, we’ve compiled a list of the coming year’s most notable events in 2023, giving you plenty of time to make…
US: Imprisoned Polygamous Leader Helped Plan Girls’ Escape
SALT LAKE CITY—The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home where they were placed after authorities learned of what was happening, prosecutors allege in a Wednesday court filing. An indictment filed by U.S. attorneys in Arizona outlines…
Utah, Alabama Ban TikTok From Government Devices, Joining Growing Number of US States
December 13, 2022
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Utah and Alabama on Monday joined a growing number of Republican states in banning video-sharing app TikTok from government devices, amid concerns of threats to the states’ cybersecurity. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, issued an executive order (pdf) to prohibit TikTok use on all state-owned electronic devices. “China’s access to data collected by TikTok…
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