SALT LAKE CITY (UT)
Fox 13 News
March 13, 2020
By Ben Winslow
It began with pulling back an overhaul of Utah’s tax code after public pushback and ended with a pandemic.
The Utah State Legislature adjourned the 2020 session after 45-days, spending $20 billion to fund government services we all use and passing 510 bills. …
… A bill to require clergy to report disclosures of abuse by perpetrators was introduced in the legislature and immediately drew heated pushback. Rep. Angela Romero’s inbox was flooded with angry — and sometimes threatening — communications after The Catholic League began lobbying hard against the bill. The legislation never got a hearing, but Rep. Romero said she plans to bring it back again next year.
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