This week five years ago (March 28, 2003):
Sexual assault bill
squeaks out of Senate
A bill that would require health-care professionals to provide victims of sexual assault with information about emergency contraceptives has been sent to the House after narrowly passing the Senate. The controversial bill also requires doctors to administer the so-called ‘morning-after pill’ to the victims if they request it. 
The bill passed, 16-14, along with an amendment that would allow health-care providers with religious objections to contraceptives to refer the patient to another doctor who is readily available. 
An amendment introduced by Sen. Jack Harper that would have required parental notification when a minor had been sexually assaulted failed.
Supporters of the bill said it was not an anti-abortion legislation because the morning-after pill is taken within 72 hours of intercourse, thus preventing conception entirely. 
This week 10 years ago (March 27, 1998):
Regents consider tuition
hike for universities
The state Board of Regents will have to vote on university tuition hikes without knowledge of how much money the Legislature will give the universities in the next fiscal year, because the budget’s passage has been delayed by a special session on school capital finance.
Annual tuition fees at the state’s three universities now total $2,058 for in-state students and $7,826 to $8,710 for out-of-state students. 
The three university presidents disagree on how much student tuition should be raised, but the proposed increases range from 3 percent to 5 percent. 
The board held a teleconference to allow students and other interested parties to comment on the proposed tuition hikes. 
This week 20 years ago (March 30, 1988):
Lane foes file recall petition
House Speaker Joe Lane will be advised to resign or face a recall election if a petition filed by “Citizens for Fair Government in District 8” is confirmed to have the needed 3,296 signatures.
Lane is one of the House members who voted for the impeachment of Gov. Mecham. He is the first to have a recall petition filed against him.
The petition drive against Lane seemed to be faltering in the past weeks, but the organizations leader, Lloyd Fenn, filed petitions with the Secretary of State’s office on March 29 that he said contained more than 4,000 signatures.