Four GOP lawmakers pushed UTA to remove pride-themed bus, records show

Records obtained Tuesday show that in a text, one state legislator told a UTA board member, “I just want the problem solved asap.”

(Utah Transit Authority) A Utah Transit Authority bus with pride livery will no longer appear in Sunday’s annual Pride Parade, a spokesperson with the transit agency said Friday, June 2, 2023.

Four GOP lawmakers pushed UTA to remove pride-themed bus, records show

Records obtained Tuesday show that in a text, one state legislator told a UTA board member, “I just want the problem solved asap.”

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