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	Goodbye, police fee; hello, utility tax? Residents in Salt Lake County's unincorporated suburbs could pay more for electricity, natural gas, phone service and cable TV if county leaders succeed in changing state law. Full Story Panel delays vote on health care access for legal immigrant children The push to lift a five-year waiting period on when legal immigrant children can apply to health care programs is having trouble clearing committee. Sen. Full Story Bill that would prevent, prosecute welfare fraud advances Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, wants to make preventing and prosecuting welfare fraud easier. "I think we all want to make sure that when taxpayers provide public assistance, that it is provided to those who actually qualify," Stephenson told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Full Story Rolly: If you're not interested in Republican survey, you still gotta pay up Committee advances auto insurance bills UTA offers free rides Feb. 12 Panel advances three ethics measures Utah Senate panel backs cell phone ban for young drivers House OKs resolution doubting climate change Lawmakers reject school vending bill Bill to allow governor to appoint Supreme Court Chief Justice advances Bill would rename road after late senator Lawmakers shoot down school vending bill Legislators, guv agree to cut $70M to cover 2010 shortfall Medication-disposal resolution clears Senate Lawmakers seek to take PTA out of state law House OKs bill to ban sale of nicotine candy Lawmakers discuss early high school graduation Depleted uranium: Both sides sound off Privatization a red ink remedy? S.L. County poised to oppose N-waste State scholarships face another shortfall Provo lawmaker wants to monkey with ban on primates LGBT to hold forum on gay-rights movement status Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child safety seat law Elections complaint aims at Shurtleff Wolf bill moves to full House vote House OKs change to reap $20M in federal stimulus money Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child booster seat law States' rights weapons bill going great guns

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Budget
	MORE BUDGET HEADLINES Legislators, guv agree to cut $70M to cover 2010 shortfall Privatization a red ink remedy? Senate passes preliminary schools budget Outsourcing space flights may ground Utah workers Officials wary as more state jobless funds go broke Report: Few saw taxes increase Budget panel goes easy on SITLA over bonuses Shurtleff seeks $2.4 M budget boost for office Herbert challenges D.C. on health care Leaders promise balanced budget, ethics reform Public wants ethics reform Advocates for poor say don't restore food tax Senate shuns Bennett bid to kill TARP Programs for Utah's vulnerable at risk

Families in need
	MORE FAMILIES IN NEED HEADLINES Budget cuts won't pare program for neediest Utahns Families of disabled children argue against further cuts House tries to help jobless seniors Another Legislative year, another axe for disabled services? Advocates for poor say don't restore food tax Programs for Utah's vulnerable at risk More bad luck for Utah's poorest Hospitals ease off in 'sick tax' battle

Immigration
	MORE IMMIGRATION HEADLINES Panel delays vote on health care access for legal immigrant children Bill would offer health care programs to legal immigrant children Chaffetz's immigration plan would exclude path to citizenship Top bishop calls for immigration reform Hatch: Legalizing immigrants not a 'boon' to economy

Education
	MORE EDUCATION HEADLINES Legislators, guv agree to cut $70M to cover 2010 shortfall Lawmakers reject school vending bill Lawmakers shoot down school vending bill Lawmakers seek to take PTA out of state law Lawmakers discuss early high school graduation State scholarships face another shortfall Senate passes preliminary schools budget Bill would require disclosure of foreign gifts to universities New Century Scholarship bill clears committee Lawmakers say vending machine items a local school board decision Despite dilapidated facilities, CEU brings drama to Price Utah students average, test results show Lawmakers present stripped-down initial ed budget Measure tightens New Century scholarship requirements Higher education boss on Buttars' idea: Don't kill 12th grade, make it count Utah Senate panel switch spares sex-ed bill likely demise Buttars: Ax high school bus, 12th grade Utahns split over teaching students about birth control Utah Legislature: Education panel backs increased background checks Bill seeks fewer, better tests for students Education officials: Cuts are hitting bone Unlikely group teams up on sex education Higher ed spared 2011 cuts, but must give back millions this year

Culture clash
	MORE CULTURE CLASH HEADLINES Should politicians heed their prophet or pope? Hatch revisits issue of gays in military State takes a stand against federal government, but will it stand? Some wonder why Utah lawmakers backed off on gay-rights bills Utah Senate panel switch spares sex-ed bill likely demise House OKs bill to criminalize intentional miscarriages 'Dramatic jump' with Utahns for gay rights Utah House panel supports pre-abortion ultrasound access House committee approves bill to close abortion loophole New law clinic focuses on LGBT rights

Courts and Crime
	MORE COURTS AND CRIME HEADLINES Bill to allow governor to appoint Supreme Court Chief Justice advances Panel OKs bill to let guv pick chief justice House clarifies requirements for biological fathers Supreme Court ruling could rain money on races County is ready to dismiss roads lawsuit Government agrees to settle billion-dollar Indian lawsuit

Transportation
	MORE TRANSPORTATION HEADLINES Committee advances auto insurance bills UTA offers free rides Feb. 12 Utah Senate panel backs cell phone ban for young drivers Bill would rename road after late senator Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child safety seat law Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child booster seat law Senators may rename highway to honor Suazo Bill allowing Utah cyclists to yield at stops fails to advance Poll: Utahns want cell phone users to shut up and drive Senators oppose altering I-15 express lane rules Sandy-U line on track for big cuts Panel advances opening of highway express lanes Herbert seeks to ease driver license gridlock Bus service may be cut or dropped Groups advocate change in gas tax focus

Health care
	MORE HEALTH CARE HEADLINES Panel delays vote on health care access for legal immigrant children Medication-disposal resolution clears Senate House OKs bill to ban sale of nicotine candy Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child safety seat law Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child booster seat law Medical pre-authorization bill moves to full Senate House seeks constitutional review of health reform bill State takes a stand against federal government, but will it stand? House GOP: Reform health system or empower feds Bill would offer health care programs to legal immigrant children House OKs bill to criminalize intentional miscarriages Bills move to hit E-cigarettes, smokeless nicotine Utah House panel supports pre-abortion ultrasound access Hatch warns of possible partisan 'war' over health reform Legislators prescribe changes to drug monitoring Herbert challenges D.C. on health care Most say opt out of health reform Hatch calls for restart on health care reform Utah docs could get Medicare pay boost Health reform: 'Repeal It' campaign has Utah supporters Big tobacco kicked big bucks into Utah politics Feds reject Utah's low Medicaid pay for dentists Utah to regulate online RXs?