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Utah state Governor Spencer Cox giving the 2024 State of the State Address on Jan. 18, 2024.

Utah says goodbye to DEI

Brisa Odenthal, News Editor February 1, 2024

Utah’s state legislature is currently in session and there have been multiple bills introduced and passed since the session began on Jan. 16. There have been a total of 19 bills passed and six of them...

The Utah State capitol building where the legislation session is currently coming to an end.

House Bill 467: Changes to abortion access

McKinna Baird, Reporter March 2, 2023

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, Utah has seen much debate over the right to abortion in the state. More recently, a bill has been proposed that would wipe out abortion clinics in Utah,...

The purple map proposed by the legislature. Photo credit: UIRC

Dividing the red, blue and you

Jennifer Greenlee November 10, 2021

Gerrymandering might be a buzzword you hear thrown around quite often in politics. The process behind the word "redistricting" is often overlooked, especially when it has happened behind closed doors for...

Elementary school students at the Utah State Capitol participate in  a mock congressional hearing.

A hands-on law-making experience

Alexandrea Bonilla November 10, 2021

The Utah House of Representatives hosted Utah elementary students through their Civic Engagement Program this fall. There were three installments of this program involving the Jordan School District, Provo...

The evolution of medical marijuana

The evolution of medical marijuana

Kelly Watkins April 18, 2019

If you drew an imaginary line from West Wendover, Nevada, to Dinosaur, Colorado, where cannabis is legal both medicinally and recreationally, what would fill the space between the two towns? The answer...

WSU President Brad Mortensen. (Marissa Wolford / The Signpost) Photo credit: Marissa Wolford

Just a bill on capitol hill

Jennifer Greenlee March 20, 2019

With the 2019 Utah Legislative Session having ended on March 14, it’s worth looking at which of the 844 bills will impact Weber State University. President Brad Mortensen hosted a summary of what...

Utahns discuss daylight saving time

July 14, 2014

Clark Planetarium hosted a public meeting on daylight saving time Thursday afternoon. This was part of an ongoing effort by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to obtain the public's...

Utah's legislative task force on education speaks at WSU

November 12, 2013

A task force of members of the Utah Legislature paid campus a visit on Tuesday. Meeting to talk about the future of education, the Legislative Task Force on Education in Utah was sponsored by the Olene...

Whimsical Wildcat: Why we should legalize marijuana

September 24, 2013

Just because every president since George Bush has admitted to smoking marijuana doesn't mean you should blame pot for our country’s pitfalls. In fact, you should do the opposite. Marijuana could easily...

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