Author: Cami Mondeaux & Marina McTee
From The Hill, Ep. 12: Editors’ Picks
The Utah State Legislative Session is in its last week, with lawmakers rushing to get their bills signed. As the excitement dies down, Editor-in-Chief Cami Mondeaux and Managing Editor Marina McTee picked their favorite bills from the past 45 days to rehash and find out where they ended up. *Disclaimer: HB 201, which deals with the co-pay on insulin prescriptions, was passed by the Senate and sent...
From the Hill, Ep. 9: Teachers walk out of Friday classes, demand more funding
Lawmakers closed out the fifth week of the state legislative session, with only two more to go. Gov. Gary Herbert has begun signing bills into law, with 12 already enacted. Two of these signed laws include the revisions done to Prop. 2 — legalizing medical marijuana — and Prop. 4 — keeping an eye on gerrymandering with the creation of an independent redistricting commission...
From The Hill, Week 4: Lawmakers push for increased health care facilities, resources
The Utah state legislature closed out its fourth week, officially surpassing the halfway mark of the 45-day session. Lawmakers have officially passed 88 bills, with only one having been signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. Mental health has been a popular subject within the session, with 14 bills surrounding changes to combat the effects. Some lawmakers are pushing for more access to resources throu...
From The Hill, Week 4: Lawmakers push for environmental regulations while President Trump plans to reduce national monuments
It’s been a busy week politics-wise in Salt Lake City, with the state legislative session kicking off its fourth week and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hosting a town hall meeting Feb. 17. The town hall attracted over 4,500 Utahns to the Union Event Center to hear him speak — Buttigieg was also given a surprise endorsement from Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. Menden...
From The Hill, Week 3: Lawmakers address abortion rights, access to birth control
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill closed out the third week of the 45-day legislative session, passing a total of 57 bills so far. Representatives have addressed topics ranging from education to abortion rights, trying to get as many of their bill proposals in as possible. Many abortion bills directly address the access to abortion facilities and the laws surrounding that, while others focus mainly ...
From The Hill, Week 2: Utahns testify for $30 cap on insulin co-pay
The Utah Senate and House of Representatives closed out its second week of its 45-day legislative session. So far, there have been 30 bills that have passed the floor debates and are waiting to be signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. One of the bills gaining the most attention is HB207: a bill that would cap co-pays for insulin at $30 for a 30-day supply. Several Utahns from across the state gathere...