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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Only two of the seven companies offering insurance plans in Utah on the federal government's online marketplace are co-ops or nonprofits. The Obama administration hoped the health care overhaul would increase competition in the marketplace with a host of options. But in Utah, five of the seven insurers are subsidiaries or are affiliated with national companies: Aetna, United Healthcare, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Molina. The Utah Insurance Department says the nonprofit is Select Health Inc. and the co-op is Arches Mutual Insurance Company.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A backwoods recluse accused of burglarizing a string of cabins in remote areas of Utah is facing new burglary charges in a seventh county. Prosecutors in central Utah's Sevier County filed four charges of aggravated burglary and theft on Monday against 46-year-old Troy James Knapp. Knapp, known as the "Mountain Man," is now facing more than 40 charges in seven counties after officials say he lived in and ransacked remote cabins across Utah for years.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has vetoed a bill that would boost the Legislature's subpoena power and was spurred by lawmakers' investigation of former Attorney General John Swallow. Herbert's office announced today that the governor had vetoed the bill, which created criminal penalties for people who fail to comply with subpoenas issued by the Legislature. Herbert says in a veto letter to legislators that that the bill would infringe on civil rights because it does not allow someone to appeal a subpoena in court. They instead would need to appeal to a legislative committee.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Hebert has approved the state's first drone restrictions, setting new limits on law enforcement's use of the technology. Herbert's office announced today that he signed the legislation, which supporters say is needed as drone technology advances and becomes more widespread. Draper Republican Sen. Howard Stephenson sponsored the bill and says that while unmanned aerial devices are useful to law enforcement, invasive surveillance must be prevented.
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