Legislative leaders push back against effort to end Utah’s COVID-19 emergency

A public push for lawmakers to step in and end Utah’s state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic is riling up Republicans on the Hill, some say for no good reason.A proposed resolution to terminate Gov. Gary Herbert’s current emergency declaration began circulating among Republican lawmakers recently and quickly caught the attention of House leaders. The goal is something these leaders agree with, the way to get there is where there is a conflict.“I think Utah should ha