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Review finds Utah’s data on homeless riddled with problems

Review finds Utah’s data on homeless riddled with problems

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — None of the data collected about the state’s homeless population helps evaluate the effectiveness of different programs because it’s riddled with inconsistencies and lacks clear, measurable goals, the stated auditor reports. The audit was designed to help state lawmakers decide which programs deserve funding, but […]

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McAdams takes lead over Love, claims win in Utah House race

McAdams takes lead over Love, claims win in Utah House race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams declared victory Monday night in the tight race for a U.S. House seat in Utah, but his opponent Republican Rep. Mia Love didn’t concede and The Associated Press has not called the race. McAdams called himself the winner at a news conference […]

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GOP Rep. Mia Love cuts into McAdams’ lead, no winner yet

GOP Rep. Mia Love cuts into McAdams’ lead, no winner yet

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love has cut into Democratic challenger Ben McAdams’ lead as vote-counting continues in the race that remains too close to call a week after Election Day. Results released Tuesday slice McAdams’ lead from just under 3 percentage points to a razor-thin […]

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The Latest: Medicaid expansion to cover 150K people passes

The Latest: Medicaid expansion to cover 150K people passes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Utah election (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The hard-fought race between Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love and Democratic challenger Ben McAdams is still in play, three days after the polls closed. New results released Friday cut into McAdams’ approximately 3 percent […]

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Activists laud Native American women’s election to US House

Activists laud Native American women’s election to US House

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As a girl, Debra Haaland remembers joining her grandmother as she chopped wood and fetched water for her home in tiny Mesita, a Native American community situated in New Mexico’s high desert. Haaland, an enrolled Laguna Pueblo member, is certain it was these early experiences and […]

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Judge throws out suit over Salt Lake County mail-in ballots

Judge throws out suit over Salt Lake County mail-in ballots

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has ruled Salt Lake County’s clerk complied with state election law in issuing ballots to registered voters in a timely manner. A lawsuit filed last week by two Republican candidates claimed thousands of ballots weren’t shipped out to voters in a timely manner. […]

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Navajos head to polls in potentially historic county race

Navajos head to polls in potentially historic county race

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Tammie Nakai lives under a vista of red-rock spires and purple sunrise sky that offers arguably some of the United States’ most breathtaking views. But her home lacks what most of the country considers basic necessities: electricity and running water. “It’s been that way my […]

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Mia Love to debate rival Ben McAdams in tight House race

Mia Love to debate rival Ben McAdams in tight House race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep Mia Love will face off in a debate against Democrat Ben McAdams, a well-known mayor who has put up a strong challenge in a district wary of President Donald Trump that national Democrats are targeting as they look to regain control of the […]

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Bill overhauling songwriter royalties heads to Trump’s desk

Bill overhauling songwriter royalties heads to Trump’s desk

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to substantially overhaul the way music is licensed and songwriters compensated for songs online is being sent to the president’s desk for his signature. Congress cleared the bill Tuesday, giving final passage to a rare bipartisan accord between Republican and Democratic lawmakers. It enjoyed wide support […]

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Public meetings called on downsized Grand Staircase plans

Public meetings called on downsized Grand Staircase plans

KANAB, Utah (AP) — The management of the downsized Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and will be the subject of two public meetings next month. The Bureau of Land Management said Thursday the open-house meetings will be held Oct. 15 and 16 in two cities near the southern Utah monument: Escalante […]

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