State lawmakers passed bills that will make it more difficult and more expensive for Utahns to obtain public records.

State lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the definition of bullying in schools. The new definition will encompass ...

A Senate committee put the brakes on a Utah bill allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry loaded weapons in the state, after one ...

State lawmakers made a last-minute change to reallocate the Utah state auditor's office space in the state Capitol.

A bill that would shuffle two Executive Branch offices out of the Utah State Capitol has the state auditor, Tina Cannon, ...

Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, introduced Senate Bill 277 on Thursday. It aims to eliminate a provision of Utah’s public records law known as the “balancing test.” The balancing test ...

Mike McKell, who has managed much of the bicameral back-and-forth. "Let me be clear, one of the priorities for the Senate is to preserve vote by mail," McKell, R-Spanish Fork, told the Deseret News.

Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, argues the current structure of the State Records Committee is inefficient, leading to long delays in deciding open records appeals.

Government Records Management Amendments, sponsored by Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, also eliminates the “balancing test” used to decide if the public interest in ...

The bill’s sponsor, Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, said the bill will make public records requests more efficient, eliminating the backlog of appeals. Members of the ...