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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…

UTAH – Recently published research from Weber State University suggests the striking images of empty grocery store shelves early on in the pandemic may have been caused by anti-price gouging laws meant to protect consumers during such emergency situations. The term price gouging refers to exorbitant prices charged by retailers and producers attempting to take advantage of a surge in demand caused by a natural disaster or other state of emergency.