A conservative lawmaker in Utah plans to introduce a proposal calling for women to be paid the same as men if their work is similar, saying that the free market alone will not fix the problem.
Utah's governor is calling on lawmakers this year to consider reining in and pruning more than 100 tax credits and exemptions the state offers in order to collect more money for schools and other government services.
Utah lawmakers are returning for their 45-day annual session and are expected to take up a proposal for medical marijuana and a measure to toughen the state's hate crimes law.
They'll also try to find more money for public schools.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pared-down plan to expand Medicaid to Utah's poorest has picked up bipartisan support from lawmakers, including some who voted against broader plans last year.
