SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One morning last summer, a loud noise rang through Jennifer Fegely’s neighborhood, waking her up at about 6 a.m. Fegely got out of bed and peered out her Liberty Wells window to find the source of the sound, which she described as “grinding concrete.” A […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. are trying to require schools to post all course materials online so parents can review them. This is part of a broader national push by the GOP for a sweeping parents bill of rights ahead of the midterm congressional elections. […]
BEIJING (AP) — For Kelly Curtis, representation absolutely matters. And in her first Olympic appearance, she became a trailblazer. Curtis finished 21st in the women’s skeleton event, her run at the Beijing Games ending Saturday. The result isn’t why she’ll be remembered. Curtis was the first Black athlete to represent […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tax receipts from surging gun and ammunition sales in the U.S. boosted money for a federal conservation program to a record level in 2022, officials announced Friday. Excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery equipment brought in $1.1 billion to fund federal grants to states for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting industries. U.S. District Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana sided with Republican attorneys general from energy producing states […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a $193 million tax cut into law Friday in a move that parallels actions throughout the country in red and blue states flush with cash from higher-than-projected tax revenue and federal coronavirus relief dollars. “All together, these tax cuts will […]
DENVER (AP) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for holding up the creation of a national historic site at a former internment camp […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released information concerning April General Conference in a letter. It is as follows: “Dear Brothers and Sisters: We are pleased to announce the upcoming 192nd Annual General Conference. The First Presidency, members of the Quorum […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows. The findings provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thursday, Utah lawmakers advanced a $193 million tax cut in a move that parallels actions throughout the country in states flush with cash from higher-than-projected tax revenue and federal coronavirus relief dollars. The proposal, which would lower Utah’s income tax from 4.95% to 4.85%, passed […]
