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Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in an LDS church in Michigan and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000. The organizer says it’s an outpouring of forgiveness and love. Thomas Sanford drove his pickup truck into The Church of […]

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Dallin Oaks Issues Statement On Nelson’s Passing

Dallin Oaks Issues Statement On Nelson’s Passing

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The president of the Quorum of the Twelve is issuing a statement on the passing of Russell M. Nelson. The leader of the LDS Church died at age 101. The most senior apostle is now Dallin H. Oaks. In his statement, Oaks said “Millions of […]

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Whitmer lifts Michigan’s stay-at-home order

Whitmer lifts Michigan’s stay-at-home order

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order Monday, letting restaurants reopen to dine-in customers next week and immediately easing limits on gatherings while keeping social-distancing rules intact. The governor moved six remaining regions comprising 93% of the state’s population to phase 4 — “improving” — […]

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Michigan farmers, lawmakers seek tariff on Turkish cherries

Michigan farmers, lawmakers seek tariff on Turkish cherries

DETROIT (AP)-Michigan farmers and lawmakers want the federal government to impose a hefty tariff on dried tart cherries imported from Turkey, arguing that a subsidy on the fruit is impeding American farmers’ ability to compete. Cherry companies from Michigan and Utah on Tuesday asked the U.S. Commerce Department and International Trade […]

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Romney backs paying college athletes to help poor players

Romney backs paying college athletes to help poor players

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Senator Mitt Romney said Friday his support for allowing college athletes to profit from their name and image isn’t driven by a desire to help a star quarterback score endorsement deals, but to help poor athletes get extra money to help their families. “We […]

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Chris Detrick  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill speaks during a press conference at Office of the Salt Lake County District Attorney Tuesday July 10, 2012. A 41-year-old West Jordan man was charged Tuesday with the June 26 rape and murder of 6-year-old Sierra Newbold, who was found dead in a West Jordan canal. Terry Lee Black was charged with aggravated murder, child kidnapping and rape of a child.

Utah prosecutor says he won’t enforce strict abortion law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah defends its strict new abortion ban against a court challenge, the chief prosecutor overseeing the county with the state’s only two clinics has said he won’t enforce the measure. Democratic Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill’s decision marks the latest example of […]

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Legal marijuana industry had banner year in 2018

Legal marijuana industry had banner year in 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream. Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, while conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana. […]

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Missouri turns to math formula to deter gerrymandering

Missouri turns to math formula to deter gerrymandering

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The votes won’t be cast for another four years, yet Democrats already appear likely to gain seats in Missouri’s Republican-dominated Legislature in 2022. The reason: A one-of-its kind redistricting initiative approved by voters in the recent midterm elections. Missouri’s initiative marks a new frontier in […]

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House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. Long despised by farmers and ranchers, wolves were shot, trapped and poisoned out of existence in most of the U.S. […]

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Michigan eyed as bellwether for legal pot in Midwest

Michigan eyed as bellwether for legal pot in Midwest

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is aiming to build a potentially lucrative industry from the ground up with passage of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. It could do more by serving as a model for the rest of the Midwest — and possibly beyond. Michigan is the first Midwestern […]

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