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Utah mayor urges investment in census participation

Utah mayor urges investment in census participation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson says Utah residents are at risk of being undercounted in the census next year unless efforts are made to reach out to groups that could be hard to count. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that an inaccurate population count could […]

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Clinic unveils ‘health care on wheels’ to serve homeless

Clinic unveils ‘health care on wheels’ to serve homeless

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City clinic will soon bring medical care to the streets. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Fourth Street Clinic has launched a new mobile clinic on Thursday that will travel to homeless resource centers and nonprofit agencies each week providing care. Clinic leaders said they […]

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Salt Lake Tribune announces plans to convert into nonprofit

Salt Lake Tribune announces plans to convert into nonprofit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has announced plans to become a nonprofit as it moves toward a nontraditional model that it hopes will ensure long-term stability after years of financial struggles. Salt Lake Tribune editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce said Wednesday the move is aimed at finding a […]

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Utah city council to consider resolution opposing abortion

Utah city council to consider resolution opposing abortion

RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah city council is scheduled to consider a declaration of opposition to abortion. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that the Riverton City Council’s resolution would declare its support for unborn humans and a belief that life begins “at the moment of conception.” The resolution is scheduled […]

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Utah man accused of killing city worker to be sentenced

Utah man accused of killing city worker to be sentenced

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — The Latest about a Utah man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer (all times local): 2 p.m. A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing a city code enforcement officer and setting her body on fire last year has been sentenced to […]

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Huntsman family donates $12M to Utah State University

Huntsman family donates $12M to Utah State University

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The Huntsman family plans to donate $12 million toward new professorships at Utah State University’s business school. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that the endowment is in honor of late family patriarch Jon M. Huntsman Sr., a billionaire chemical industrialist who died in February 2018. Jon Huntsman […]

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Autism researcher gets $217K more in retaliation lawsuit

Autism researcher gets $217K more in retaliation lawsuit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A University of Utah autism researcher who accused college administrators of retaliating against her for raising concerns about data privacy has been awarded an additional $217,000 by a federal judge. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the judge decided April 25 that Judith Zimmerman will receive […]

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Liquor officials: No beer at karaoke or ax-throwing venues

Liquor officials: No beer at karaoke or ax-throwing venues

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state liquor commission says beer will not be allowed at a Salt Lake City karaoke business or an Ogden ax-throwing venue because neither fits the definition of a “recreational amenity,” under a law that takes effect in mid-May. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Department […]

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Utah’s medical marijuana program limits growing to 10 farms

Utah’s medical marijuana program limits growing to 10 farms

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will allow 10 growers to produce the state’s medical marijuana — a limit that state officials say will prevent overproduction but a cannabis business consultant says could cause shortages. The state medical cannabis law enacted last year limits each grower to cultivating no more […]

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Tech glitch stalls annual tests for Utah public schools

Tech glitch stalls annual tests for Utah public schools

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a computer glitch is keeping more than 18,000 public school students in Utah from completing year-end testing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education announced the problem Friday for students in third through eighth grade who are taking the assessment testing. […]

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