The gavel has fallen and the Utah Legislature is officially in session! This week we dissect opening speeches by Gov. Gary Herbert and House Speaker Greg Hughes, then Speaker Hughes will also join us later in the episode for our “Better Know a Lawmaker” segment. To wrap it up, we'll sprint through some of the bills that have started to gain momentum on the hill.

Week 1: State of The State, Rapid Fire Bills & Speaker Hughes

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This week is a pretty heavy topic — abuse. And specifically, child abuse.

In laws and deeds, Utah wants to protect its kids

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After a sprint focused on two big, hot-button bills, week 3 at the Utah Legislature shifted gears for the supermajority's focus on energy policy.

Week 1: State of The State, Rapid Fire Bills & Speaker Hughes

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