House panel OKs ban on donations to executive branch during session

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill to prohibit campaign contributions to the executive branch while the Utah Legislature is in session advanced Monday.HB320 passed 9-0 out of the House Government Operations Committee. It now goes to the House floor.The bill corrects what sponsor Rep. Mark Wheatley, D-Salt Lake City, called an "oversight" in state code by prohibiting fundraising by the lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor and state treasurer when the Legislature is in session. The same