Republicans push to ban death penalty in conservative Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican leader of the Utah House of Representatives backed an effort Tuesday to ban the death penalty in the conservative state, coming three years after lawmakers voted to reinstate the firing squad as a backup method for executions. House Speaker Greg Hughes and Republican Rep. Gage Froerer, who is sponsoring the measure that faces its first hearing Wednesday, acknowledged that it would be an uphill battle to persuade the GOP-controlled Legislature to abolish capital punishment, though a similar ban came close ...
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