Utah Senate committee ices proposed gender-based wage gap study

SALT LAKE CITY — A proposal to study gender-based wage gaps in state government was met with antagonism in a Utah legislative meeting Tuesday.Members of the Senate Business and Labor Committee didn't debate the merits of SB152 as much as pepper Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, with procedural questions about the bill.After a 20-minute discussion, the committee abruptly adjourned without taking any action. Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem, said it was an issue for lawmakers to study over the s