Addy Baird

1 month ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Addy Baird

Three federal buildings that had been “designated for disposal” by the President Donald Trump administration earlier this month are no longer included in a list of 443 buildings the General Services Administration had proposed to sell off in the coming months. The list, which had been removed from the website for weeks and then republished Friday, has been significantly narrowed to eight office buildings, none of which are in Utah.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Three federal buildings that had been "designated for disposal" by the President Donald Trump administration earlier this month are no longer included in a list of 443 buildings the General Services Administration (GSA) had proposed to sell off in the coming months. , which had been removed from the website for weeks and then republished Friday, has been significantly narrowed to eight office buildings, none of which are in Utah.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Over the course of their 45-day session - one of the shortest state legislative sessions in the country - Utah lawmakers introduced a record 959 bills this year. Of those, 582 were passed by the Legislature and sent to the governor's desk for his signature or veto. But as he assesses the mass of legislation, Gov.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Utah could become the first state in the nation to ban pride flags in all public schools and government buildings, as a bill that would disallow any unsanctioned flags awaits Gov. Spencer Cox's signature or veto. The bill, , is sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, and was introduced in the wake of two failed attempts during the 2024 legislative session to ban pride flags in schools.

1 month ago | moabtimes.com | Robert Gehrke |Emily Anderson |Addy Baird

After 45 days and nearly 600 bills passed — including cutting taxes, revamping elections, reshaping housing policy, passing a $30.8 billion budget, prohibiting cell phones in schools and banning pride flags on government property — Republican leaders declared the 2025 session a success. The sun sets over the Utah Capitol on the last day of the legislative session in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 7. Photo by Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune“We’ve done a lot of things that I think are positive.