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Conservation Activists Gather At State Capitol

Conservation Activists Gather At State Capitol

(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than a-thousand conservation activists gathered at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday. The activists were there to advocate for the conservation of the Great Salt Lake, which has been dealing with issues from pollution and decreased water levels in recent years. […]

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Members of the House of Representatives are partitioned by plexiglass as the Utah State Legislature opens the 2021 legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Lawmaker Pushes For Passage of Ten Commandments Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) – A Republican lawmaker wants to see Utah pass a bill this session that would require all the state’s public schools to display the Ten Commandments. North Logan Representative Michael Petersen says HB269 would make it mandatory for school’s to display either a poster or a […]

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State Capital Building of Utah.

UT DEI Will Be Voted On In State Legislature

(Salt Lake City, UT) — After two hours of hearings Utah’s House Education Committee voted to push a bill that would end diversity, equity, and inclusion to the full House. The bill was voted on along party lines with Republicans voting in favor. It would “reframe” DEI offices at the […]

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UDOT Crews Clearing Snow 24/Seven

UDOT Crews Clearing Snow 24/Seven

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State transportation crews continue to work round the clock to keep Utah highways clear. In the last two weeks, trucks plowed more than 200-thousand miles, logging in excess of 12-thousand work hours. UDOT officials say considering that the distance to the moon is just under […]

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State To Receive Federal Transportation Funds

State To Receive Federal Transportation Funds

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah and its department of transportation are set to receive more than three-million federal dollars to update its electric vehicle charging network. Utah is one of 24 grant recipients to benefit from the Biden administration’s commitment to improving electric vehicle infrastructure. UDOT says the grant […]

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Uinta Basin Railway Put On Pause

Uinta Basin Railway Put On Pause

(Ashley National Forest, UT) — The United States Forest Service has withdrawn its permission to build rail road tracks in Ashley National Forest. This comes after a US Appeals court found that the Surface Transportation Board rushed through the environmental impact statements. The 12 miles of track was a part […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

State Of The State Recap

(Salt Lake City) — Governor Spencer Cox gave his State of the State Address last night in Salt Lake City. In the nearly half hour speech he outlined plans for the state to add 35-thousand starter homes in the next five years. Cox spoke to his proposed homelessness plan that […]

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Utah National Parks New Crowd Control Measures Has Feeder Cities Nervous

Utah National Parks New Crowd Control Measures Has Feeder Cities Nervous

(St. George, UT) — Local businesses are worried that new crowd control measures involving Utah’s Mighty Five will hurt their cities economy. Since 2020 the national park serves has been working to create a new virtual system that has people in a cue with timed visiting days and hours. Hotel […]

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Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

Utah Youth Social Media Rules Continue To Change

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Drama continues to build around Utah’s new Social Media Youth laws. A second lawsuit was filed on Tuesday claiming the Utah Social Media Regulation Act is unconstitutional, claiming the age verification requirement is in violation of the law. Congress was trying to push back the […]

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Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah System of Higher Education and the State Legislature cannot agree on how much went towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities across the state last year. The USHE says that a little more than three-million went towards DEI programs while a legislature […]

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