Utah Government News

Bankruptcy filings in Utah soared 47 percent last year -- a sign that the state's consumers were feeling the impact of the nationwide recession well before it was officially declared in late 2008.

More than one in 10 Utah stroke patients die in Utah hospitals, according to new data released Wednesday.

While Utah has managed to avoid some of the financial excess that has decimated local economies around the nation, experts say all signs point to tough times on the home front in 2009.

Dozens of Utahns have commented on guidelines proposed by the Utah Department of Health aimed at helping doctors know when to prescribe pills for chronic pain.

The story is about the sprouting up of new green groups in Utah. Some of the founders of the Utah Moms for Clean Air are from left: Patricia Sanders, Cameron Cova with her two year old daughter Ariana, Cheris ...

Smoking in Utah's bars will be outlawed at midnight as thousands of revelers celebrate the new year with their last drags on a cigarette or their first breaths of smoke-free air in a private club.

Cigarette smokers dona t have much time left. At midnight Wednesday, theya ll be asked to put out the cigarette or go outside and smoke.

Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 14:04. Smoking is bad for his health. He already knows that, but Finley Armstrong says lighting up is a lifestyle choice.

Environmental groups want state officials to reinstate year-round air monitoring in Utah's Uintah Basin, where energy development has dramatically increased in recent years.

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s effort to ease Utah liquor laws by eliminating private club membership requirements has run into a major hurdle A- the state Senate.

Throughout any given year, I regularly meet with the best and brightest minds in Utah.

When the Utah State Senate shot down Judge Robert Hilder's nomination to the Utah Appeals Court last month, quite a few Utahns expressed surprise.

It's like clockwork. Every year at this time, popular magazines and think tanks roll out their year-end ratings, rankings and report cards measuring all things Utah.

Kids opening gifts, it's probably what'd you expect on Christmas morning, but for the Roberts family it almost never happened.

You can take the sizzle out of Utah's economy, but you can't keep the bundles of joy from its maternity wards, a new census estimate indicated Monday.

Utahns are bracing for a cold snap. With the cooler temperatures come precautions homeowners must take.

The head of Washington's largest state agency is taking a new job with Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Most of the states west of the Rocky Mountains have areas that have been failing to meet new pollution standards for microscopic particles that can cause breathing problems for children and the elderly.

As most of us are busy getting ready for the holidays, one Utahn is getting ready to try and make history.

Despite Utah's young demographics and a booming number of juvenile sex offenders, upcoming budget cuts will hit kids in trouble hard.