(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox wants schools to curb students’ cell phone usage. Cox sent a letter to educational leaders across Utah, including the State Board of Education, urging them to remove cell phones during class time. The governor called cell phones a distraction and said […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley will reportedly be endorsed by Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson and Utah First Lady Abby Cox this morning. Henderson and Cox will be joined by members of Haley’s campaign to announce support for the former UN Ambassador. Haley will be in […]
(Midway, UT) — There’s a new opening date for the Ice Castles in Midway after Utah’s winter got a late start. The public can begin visiting the winter attraction starting January 15th. Visitors can expect ice-carved tunnels, fountains and towers of ice with color-changing lights. There will also be a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Democrats took their first step in attempting to win a Utah Senate seat for the first time since 1970. Caroline Gleich, Archie A. Williams III [[ the third ]] and Laird Fetzer Hamblin all filed to be the Democrats nominee in the 2024 election. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah health officials are warning the public about an increase in COVID, Flu, and RSV cases, calling it a “Tripledemic”. Experts say the three viruses affect the respiratory system, and they can have serious health consequences if left untreated. While these viruses are normal for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants to make it easier for qualified behavioral health workers to become licensed in the state. The governor presented the results of the first year’s research to review of professional licensing for behavioral health professionals and released the recommended changes to the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s 2024 legislative session gets underway one week from today. Lawmakers will be back at the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City next Tuesday with hundreds of bills already ready to review. Among the topics expected to come up in education include banning cell […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah state representative wants to pay farmers to send some of their water to the Great Salt Lake. Democratic Representative Doug Owens is proposing “split season leasing,” which offers to pay farmers for not growing late-season crops and in exchange, they’d send the water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is the top-ranked public university in the West. The results of the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the United States rankings considered graduation rates and graduates’ salaries at 70-percent of a school’s total score, with learning environments counting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former University of Utah President David P. Gardner has died. The university announced yesterday that Gardner died Tuesday at his home in Park City. He was 90. Gardner served as president of the U from 1973 to 1983, more than doubling its budget and significantly […]
