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“Union Busting” Measure Clears State Senate

(Salt Lake City, UT) — What’s being described as a “union busting” bill has cleared the state Senate. House Bill 267 stops collective bargaining for public employees in Utah. Some lawmakers say the measure is an attack on unions. However, a substitute bill is also in the works, which could […]

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UTU Enters Partnership With Health Group

UTU Enters Partnership With Health Group

(St. George, UT) — Utah Tech University is joining forces with a health group to improve educational resources and access. The school said it signed into an agreement with the Rural Health Association of Utah with the goal of “enhancing healthcare access and quality in Utah’s rural communities.” Both sides […]

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This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah’s HB 40 Proposes Enhanced School Safety Measures

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill in Utah introduces additional safety measures for schools, including cybersecurity standards, security hardware, and mental health screenings for guardians carrying firearms. HB 40 also establishes a Higher Education Advisory Board and a school safety foundation for security upgrades. With 200-million-dollars already allocated […]

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Utah Towns Among Safest In America

Utah Towns Among Safest In America

(Saratoga Springs, UT) — More than half a dozen of Utah’s small towns are among the safest in the U.S. Home security system brand Vivint recently did research to find the safest small towns in the country, using FBI property crime data to come up with the top 425 towns. […]

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Transgender Dorm Bill Advances

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require those living in student housing at Utah’s public universities to stay in gender-assigned areas is advancing. The measure would mean those in dorms would have to live only in areas designated for the sex they were assigned at birth. That […]

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Cal Fire firefighters battle the Dixie Fire near Prattville in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters Deployed To LA Return Home

(Sandy, UT) — Some Utah firefighters deployed to fight the deadly fires in California are back home. They arrived in Sandy on Sunday after battling blazes in Los Angeles for more than two weeks. Sandy Fire Department Captain Mike Goff tells Fox 13 Now that they’re grateful to the people […]

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LDS Church Calls Netflix Series ‘Dangerously Misleading’

LDS Church Calls Netflix Series ‘Dangerously Misleading’

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling a newly released Netflix series “dangerously misleading.” “American Primeval” began streaming on Netflix this month and follows LDS pioneers enduring the American frontier during the Utah War of 1857. The series portrays the “Mountain Meadows […]

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FILE - Rows of homes, are shown in suburban Salt Lake City, on April 13, 2019. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The boom there and in Idaho are accompanied by healthy economic expansion, but also concern about strain on infrastructure and soaring housing prices. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Wasatch County Prioritizes Property Tax Relief For Homeowners

More Wasatch County property owners will now be eligible for property tax relief. The Wasatch County Council voted earlier this week to raise the Low-income Abatement and Homeowner’s Tax Credit income limits by 50% from the State of Utah’s current limit. Council member Luke Searle shared, “the council recognizes that […]

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FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, the "House on Fire" ruins are shown in Mule Canyon, near Blanding, Utah. President Joe Biden will expand two sprawling national monuments in Utah, the governor said Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. President Donald Trump's administration in 2017 significantly downsized Bears Ears National Monuments and Grand Staircase-Escalante in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Poll Shows Desire To Protect National Monuments

(St. George, UT) — A majority of Utahns hope the new presidential administration will honor current protections for the state’s national monuments. That’s according to a recent poll by New Bridge Strategy, which asked voters about the importance of public lands. Three-quarters are in favor of the president’s ability to […]

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Utah to Receive $57 Million from Purdue Pharma Settlement

Utah to Receive $57 Million from Purdue Pharma Settlement

(Salt Lake County, UT) — Utah will receive 57-million-dollars from a 7-point-4 billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the opioid crisis. The funds will reportedly be used for addiction treatment, prevention, and education. Governor Spencer Cox called the settlement a step toward recovery, addressing the […]

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