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Utah governor wants to cut tax rate, add taxes on services

Utah governor wants to cut tax rate, add taxes on services

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday proposed adding new sales taxes on services while cutting the overall tax rate, part of a reform effort he said will be a “heavy lift” but is essential for the state’s economic future. Herbert outlined the idea as he […]

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Governor wants to add new taxes, cut overall rate by $200M

Governor wants to add new taxes, cut overall rate by $200M

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wants to add new sales taxes on services while cutting the overall rate to the tune of $200 million, part of a reform effort he says will be a “heavy lift” but is essential for the state’s economic future. Herbert outlined […]

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Police release name of man fatally shot by detective

Police release name of man fatally shot by detective

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified an 18-year-old man who was fatally shot by an Ogden detective following a car chase. Police say Ogden resident Anthony Ray Borden-Cortez allegedly pointed a realistic-looking BB gun at the officer Tuesday after he fled from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed. […]

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Driver in fatal crash sentenced; girl’s family forgave him

Driver in fatal crash sentenced; girl’s family forgave him

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The family of a 2-year-old girl killed in an April crash in Provo has forgiven a driver whose utility truck smashed into the family’s vehicle, and he has been sentenced to one day in jail along with two years of probation and 400 hours of community […]

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Top Pac-12 quarterback? Easy. Minshew is AP panel’s choice

There’s no question at quarterback: Washington State’s Gardner Minshew II leads the way in the Pac-12. Minshew, a graduate transfer who leads the nation with an average of 373.1 passing yards per game, was the unanimous choice for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press All-Pac-12 team, selected by a panel […]

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Medical-marijuana advocates challenging new law in court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical-marijuana advocates in Utah are suing to block a compromise agreement legalizing the drug, saying it wrongly guts a measure approved by voters. The lawsuit filed Thursday says the changes create overwhelming obstacles for suffering patients. It asks a judge to set aside the overhaul […]

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US to ease oil drilling controls protecting imperiled bird

US to ease oil drilling controls protecting imperiled bird

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s efforts to ease drilling restrictions that were put in place to protect a declining bird species (all times local): 3:00 p.m. Federal officials have dropped plans to conduct a five-year status review of a jeopardized bird species as the Trump […]

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Pearl Harbor re-burials across the US give families closure

Pearl Harbor re-burials across the US give families closure

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the United States. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency […]

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Yussuf’s double-double leads LBSU past Southern Utah 82-71

Yussuf’s double-double leads LBSU past Southern Utah 82-71

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Temidayo Yussuf had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Deishuan Booker scored 17 of his 21 points after halftime and Long Beach State beat Southern Utah 82-71 on Wednesday night. LBSU closed the first half on a 19-6 spurt to lead 33-32, helped by a 15-0 […]

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Huggins, Fresno St. squeeze Weber St. in 71-52 victory

Huggins, Fresno St. squeeze Weber St. in 71-52 victory

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Braxton Huggins scored 17 points and Noah Blackwell 16 and Fresno State beat Weber State 71-52 on Wednesday night. Fresno State (6-2) gradually began to take control in the latter part of the first half with a 15-5 spurt in a little more than seven minutes […]

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