HB129 would allow adults to easily access their adoption records, giving them access to their family medical history

We're more than halfway through Utah's legislative session. The latest: State lawmakers are considering a bill that would dismantle a long-time committee that determines which government records are available to the public.

Utah faculty members lined up Wednesday at the Capitol to oppose a bill they fear could threaten the liberal arts. One pointed to Albert Einstein’s love of the violin as an example that science can benefit from art and music.

Utah lawmakers passed a bill that raises the bar for citizens to win attorneys' fees when challenging a denied public records request — a move critics say will make government less transparent.

The legislation would replace the volunteer State Records Committee with a government appointee to decide whether government records are public or private.

A bill that would dismantle the citizen committee that decides disputes over the release of government records and replace it with an administrative law judge appointed by the governor narrowly won approval from a Utah Senate committee Tuesday.

A bill proposed by Senator Mike McKell would change the way that public records requests are handled in the state of Utah.

The Beehive State has had one of the most robust public records laws in the country but state lawmakers chipped away at access over the years.