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Since early 2025, the Department of the Treasury in Utah has had 1,660 fewer employees. Other industries have expanded enough to swallow the impacts of federal cuts.
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Sean Higgins/KUERFrom personal stories to grassroots ideas, Utah policymakers say human experience is often the key to turning good intentions into effective legislation. -
Francisco Kjolseth/Salt Lake Tribune, poolRobinson's defense is asking a judge to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body. The comments were made in response to speculation that the bullet fragment could exonerate defendant Tyler Robinson.
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“States that choose to sue their fellow basin states over Colorado River operations should not expect Congress to reward that decision with additional federal funding,” Sen. Mike Lee said during a river oversight hearing. -
The Utah State Board of Education has entered a data privacy agreement and is partnering with Google to offer a version of its AI model to schools statewide. -
A strong monsoon season would be a big relief after Utah’s dry winter and spring. And the ingredients are lining up to make summer rains happen — just not anytime soon. -
The debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians dates back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding. -
Residents in one of Utah’s fastest-growing cities worry about getting trapped in traffic if there’s a large-scale wildfire evacuation this summer. But the fire chief said Saratoga Springs is prepared. -
The former communications director for Gov. Spencer Cox will take over after previous District 4 councilor Eva Lopez Chavez was removed from office in May. An investigation found that she was not living in the downtown district she represented. -
The White Mesa Mill is praised for putting the Beehive State on the global energy map and playing a crucial role in our everyday technology. At the same time, it's also the target of criticism and concern over community health. -
Other lawsuits using the National Environmental Policy Act are playing out across the country. One in Maryland compelled the Department of Homeland Security to begin an environmental review. -
After a wildfire, native plants and wildlife are often crowded out by invasive species, and rivers and streams can take years to recover. A collaboration between federal agencies and conservation groups in Nevada's Virgin River watershed, however, points to early signs of recovery.
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