Hill Happenings

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Articles in local papers from this weekend:

Salt Lake Tribune
Legislature schedule
Environmental suits may need bond
Prompted by Legacy: Bills would provide relief against litigation designed to interrupt construction
Proposal sets off debate on parental rights
Charter school funding tight: State’s not keeping pace with migrating students
No-fault apologies proposed for docs
Doctors’ mistakes: Utah families divided over a bill that would prevent use of such statements in suits

Deseret News
Cuts may affect more than groceries
‘Sideshow’ bills run gamut
Plan would disinherit murderers:Loophole currently lets killers make estate claim
Special interests are busy donating
Active duty a financial boost: Study shows most reservists earn more than as civilians
Bills could restrict information access
Pawnshop bill would help owners: Measure to ease requirements for selling merchandise
Cities could be blocked from regulating home aesthetics
GOP looks at plan to cut legislative retirement
Legislation cracks down on parents of truant kids