Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Wednesday reported 27 COVID-19 deaths and 2,899 more cases documented in the past 24 hours. A data note from UDoH also says: “Today’s report includes 2,289 backfilled cases that were identified as early as June 2020, but have not been included in the case counts due to incomplete or unverified address information for the person who tested positive. Until now, UDoH has counted cases with a positive lab result and a verifiable Utah address. “Beginning today, cases with incomplete or unverified address information will be counted as Utah cases, unless or…

UTAH – Blow dryers and curling irons are igniting a firestorm of debate on Utah’s Capitol Hill. The so-called “blow dry bar bill” — Senate Bill 87 — would whack licensing requirements for those who work at blow dry bars. Stylists who only dry, style, arrange, shampoo, curl, or condition hair would not be required to have a cosmetology license. The bill would also require those workers to display a sign noting they are not licensed. “Shampooing and blow drying hair is something that everybody is familiar with,” said Sen. Curt Bramble (R-Provo), the bill’s sponsor. “The idea that you need to have a license…