Around half of Utah’s counties have met their 2030 conservation goals. Taking a closer look at who is succeeding and struggling offers a glimpse of why it’s hard to save water in Utah.
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Kitchen is a local business owner and previously a member of the Salt Lake City Council, Utah Senate and part of the Biden administration from 2023-2025.
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Utah is known around the country as an adoption tourism state. Now, new amendments to old laws are being drafted for the upcoming legislative session.
Lots of people dream about leaving it all behind, but Maurice and Maralyn Bailey really did it. Sophie Elmhirst tells the story in her book, and she joins us to talk about what happens when a marriage is pushed to the furthest extremes possible.
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The Policy Project has successfully championed bills in the past, including getting free period products in schools. Next, they want to increase affordability for families.
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The great horned owl was partially covered in concrete. Sanctuary workers removed the concrete after several grooming sessions. Its feathers are frayed, but the bird is expected to be released in late spring or early summer of next year.
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The latest 40-year projections show growth slowing slightly, but still outpacing national numbers by a factor of three.
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“Sweepstakes” brings to life the emotional impact behind the millions lost every year to elder scams. The film shows how scammers prey on the naivety and trusting nature of an 88-year-old woman and the pain of her adult children, as they come to grips with what’s happening.
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Threats to judges are nothing new, but political pressure after recent high-profile rulings risks courts becoming “arenas of political retribution,” according to the American Bar Association.
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Even though the government shutdown is over, the health care subsidies at the heart of it are still in limbo. Now, prices could double for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Utahns.
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District Attorney Sim Gill issued a statement saying there is “insufficient admissible evidence," and his office has declined to file charges against Ballard in connection with the allegations of sexual assault.
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Demand for free lasagnas shot up during the government shutdown. One Utahn turned her birthday into a lasagna-making party to put a dent in the backlog.
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There’s an air traffic controller shortage nationwide, including in Utah. USU’s air traffic control minor is introducing students to a career they may not have considered.
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