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Nearly $1M inmate medical bill highlights problem for jails

Nearly $1M inmate medical bill highlights problem for jails

By /July 30, 2018 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical bills for a Utah jail inmate are nearing $1 million, sparking the sheriff’s resignation and highlighting widespread struggles to pay for inmate health care. Jails are required to provide inmates with necessary medical care, and the Salt Lake Tribune reports the cost of 49-year-old […]

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New law allows Utah 17-year-olds to vote for the 1st time

New law allows Utah 17-year-olds to vote for the 1st time

By /June 26, 2018 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah 17-year-olds are heading to the polls for the first time Tuesday under a new state law allowing them to vote in primary races if they’ll be 18 by November. KUER radio reports the law was passed by state lawmakers earlier this year. Pleasant View 17-year-old […]

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