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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
It's official — ‘Utahn' (not ‘Utahan') is now the state's name for its citizens
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill Tuesday to make 'Utahn' the official designation for a citizen of the Beehive State. H.B. 230 — or Utah Resident Terminology Amendments — was passed during the 2025 General Session. The bill designates the term 'Utahn' as the official name of citizens of Utah, and codifies that the term isn't spelled 'Utahan.' 'There is no need to include the 'A,'' bill sponsor Sen. Dan McCay (R – Salt Lake County) said on the Senate Floor on Feb. 19. 'It's improper … a demonym is how locals like to refer to themselves, and now we are creating a state demonym should S.B. 230 pass.' Gov. Cox signs bill addressing Alpine School District split, signs three others Rep. Jordan Teuscher (R – Salt Lake County), the bill's House sponsor, echoed this sentiment during floor debate, quoting Confucius and saying that things must be called by their proper names. 'U-T-A-H-N is the common way that Utahns would spell it, ' Teuscher said during floor debate. 'But there are those misfits out there who spell it with an '-an,' and so we want to make sure that it's consistent in government documents, media, and education materials. This reflects our historical and local usage and aligns with our state's identity and heritage.' Utah is one of two states that has enshrined an official designation for citizens within state code. The other is Massachusetts, which officially calls its citizens 'Bay Staters' in official government documents. The Federal Government uses a publishing guide for citizen designations as well. The bill was the only one signed by the governor during the March 18 bill review session, bringing the total number of bills he has signed so far to 40. There are 542 bills left for Cox to act on before the Mar. 27 deadline. If a bill is not acted upon before that deadline, it becomes law without needing the Governor's signature. According to the governor's office, Cox will be reviewing bills for the rest of the week, which means there will likely be more bills that will be signed or vetoed throughout the week. The governor has not indicated if there are any specific bills he plans to veto, but he has said he might veto some. For more legislative updates, visit Inside Utah Politics. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Hill Highlights: Making "Utahn" permanent and glass recycling
Have you ever been erroneously referred to as a "Utahan?" The big picture: State Sen. Dan McCay (R-Riverton) is so tired of it that he's sponsoring a bill that would make "Utahn" the official state demonym. What they're saying: "While it may seem trivial, I think how we're known and how people see Utahns is important, and we want to make sure they spell it correctly," he said at a legislative committee hearing this week, per KUER. What we're watching: A bill to remove obstacles to deport immigrants living in the country illegally with misdemeanor offenses has been changed to concentrate on violent crimes. HB 226, sponsored by state Rep. Candice Pierucci (R-Herriman), previously sought to extend all class A misdemeanor maximum sentences by one day (364 to 365 days). A full year of incarceration could trigger deportation for an immigrant, according to federal law. HB 177, which has received bipartisan support, would direct the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control to study how to ramp up glass recycling. It's making its way through the Senate now. 💬 Hill Highlights is a weekly feature to recap what's going during Utah's legislative session.
USA Today
31-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alongside PGA Tour pros at Pebble Beach are \ncelebs like Larry Fitzgerald, Mia Hamm
Alongside PGA Tour pros at Pebble Beach are celebs like Larry Fitzgerald, Mia Hamm The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am takes center stage this week and the PGA Tour's stop at the Monterey Peninsula will once again feature 80 pro golfers and 80 celebrities, former pro athletes and CEOs on the amateur side. The format calls for each amateur to be paired with a Tour pro and for all the golfers to play one round on Pebble Beach Golf Links and one on Spyglass Hill Golf Course over the first two days. On Friday night, a two-person team of one pro and one amateur will be declared the winner. There will also be a 36-hole cut with the pros only moving on to the weekend at Pebble for Saturday's third round and Sunday's final round. Wyndham Clark won the tournament in 2024. The winning pro-am team was Rory McIlroy and Jeff Rhodes. Here's a closer look at some of the bigger names on the amateur tee sheet along with their playing partners. Celebrities playing in the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Condoleezza Rice, paired with Justin Thomas, is a pro-am regular. A member of Augusta National Golf Club, Rice is a former U.S. Secretary of State and the current director of Stanford's Hoover Institution. Pau Gasol won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. He's playing with J.T. Poston. Larry Fitzgerald, No. 2 all-time in receiving yards and receptions in the NFL and also a minority owner of the Phoenix Suns, is playing with Doug Ghim. Fitzgerald was a member of the winning team twice at Pebble Beach. Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, is playing with Will Zalatoris. Fred Perpall, the president of the USGA, is paired with Sungjae Im. U.S. women's soccer star Mia Hamm is playing with Harry Hall. Ryan Smith is the owner of the Utah Jazz and the Utah Hockey Club. He's paired with friend and fellow Utahan Tony Finau. Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith is grouped with Mackenzie Hughes. Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, is playing with Collin Morikawa. Harris Barton, a former NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers, is a fund manager who "manages four venture capital funds that specialize in providing capital to up-and-coming VC-backed technology startups", according to He'll be playing alongside Gary Woodland. Singer and songwriter Eric Church will tee it up with Sam Burns. Steve Young, former 49ers quarterback, is paired with Beau Hossler. The AT&T event was first played in 1937 and moved to Pebble Beach in 1947.
