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Audit Calls for Voter Roll Cleanup After Deceased Voters Cast Ballots

Audit Calls for Voter Roll Cleanup After Deceased Voters Cast Ballots

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A legislative audit revealed that two deceased individuals voted in Utah’s November 2023 election, prompting recommendations for better voter roll maintenance. The audit found over 14-hundred deceased voters still listed, with nearly 700 marked as active, including the two who voted. Auditors urged the lieutenant […]

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Study Reveals Most Popular Christmas Song In Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A recent report is revealing the most popular Christmas song in Utah. A study released by personal money site FinanceBuzz puts “Last Christmas” at the top of the list of holiday tunes in the Beehive State. They used Google Trends data to determine the most […]

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Initial Filings For Unemployment Drop In UT

Initial Filings For Unemployment Drop In UT

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Initial filings for unemployment are declining across Utah. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says that for the week ending November 30th, nearly 18-hundred initial filings were made across Utah. That number is down by more than 300 filings compared to the […]

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Former DCFS Employee Charged in Child Abuse Case

Former DCFS Employee Charged in Child Abuse Case

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A former Utah Department of Child and Family Services employee has been charged with tampering with a witness and other felonies in connection to the abuse of a 15-month-old boy. The boy’s babysitter, Erika Bos, initially claimed the injuries were caused by allergies. Texts revealed […]

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Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks at a House Committee on Natural Resources forum on transforming government to better serve the American public at the World Trade Center Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

Utah Governor Unveils Budget Proposal

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is unveiling his budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Cox announced the 30-point-six-billion-dollar budget earlier today at the William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home. One of the main provisions in the budget is the elimination of state taxes on […]

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Utah AG’s Office Investigating Complaint Over PAC Funding

Utah AG’s Office Investigating Complaint Over PAC Funding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Attorney General’s office may begin investigating complaints against a political action committee that attacked Democratic candidates. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson’s office told the Salt Lake Tribune it passed on complaints alleging the Preserving Utah Values PAC may have violated campaign finance law. The […]

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Mitt Romney Says Goodbye To Senate

Mitt Romney Says Goodbye To Senate

(Washington, DC) — Mitt Romney is saying goodbye to the U.S. Senate as his six-year term comes to an end. The one-time presidential nominee gave a farewell address on the Senate floor yesterday, where he reflected on his term and highlighted his success passing several bipartisan initiatives. Many of Romney’s […]

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License Plate Changes Coming To Utah

License Plate Changes Coming To Utah

(St. George, UT) — The Utah Division of Motor Vehicles is making changes to license plate distribution next year. The changes will take effect on New Year’s Day thanks to legislation passed by the state legislature earlier this year. It includes making only one plate required for most vehicles and […]

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Utah’s Fall Housing Market Shows Growth Despite Higher Prices

Utah’s Fall Housing Market Shows Growth Despite Higher Prices

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s fall housing market in 2024 showed growth, with a 1-point-6-percent increase in home prices and a 12-point-5-percent rise in sales compared to last year. The median home price was 553-thousand-dollars. In Salt Lake City, prices surged 7-point-3 percent to an average of 550-thousand-dollars, though […]

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Utah 2nd Most Charitable State

Utah 2nd Most Charitable State

(St. George, UT) — It appears Utahns are among the most giving people in the U.S. That’s according to a recent study by finance website WalletHub, which ranked the Most Charitable States in the country based on more than a dozen factors. Those include volunteer rates and how much income […]

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