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The latest legal development in the fight over mail-in voting has left Utah election officials weighing their options as a new Postal Service rule could upend ballots ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Macy Lipkin/KUERLaw enforcement agencies that collaborate with ICE can request reimbursement and bonuses, thanks to funding from the Big Beautiful Bill. At least two in Utah have signed on. -
Francisco Kjolseth/Salt Lake Tribune, pool“For the first time, Meta must put kids’ safety ahead of its business model,” said Attorney General Derek Brown. Utah's share of the massive settlement is worth $212 million.
Can anyone own the word Mormon? The LDS Church is suing podcaster John Dehlin over his use of the term, raising a bigger question about who gets to use the word and what it means today. "RadioWest" explores the complicated history of Mormon and its evolving meaning.
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The Utah State Correctional Facility sits just off the Great Salt Lake — and shares in its problems like mosquitoes and the need to conserve water. The landscaping work inmates are doing offers something else harder to measure: purpose and pride. -
Bateman was convicted of child abuse stemming from a 2022 traffic stop in Arizona that led to the discovery of three girls, ages 11 to 14, in the trailer. Bateman is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children. -
“The biggest misconception is that lawns are cooling our urban areas,” said Doug Bennett of the Washington County Water Conservancy District. So why not add a “treebate” to convince residents to add shade? -
Nevada's lawsuit against the Interior Department marks a major shakeup for water management across the seven states in the river basin. -
As of this spring, half of U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s, according to the nonprofit research group RAND. In Utah, three schools have the option. -
Utah lawmakers are looking toward the 2027 legislative session to place guardrails on how AI is used in election campaigns. -
The federal government will cut back Arizona, California and Nevada's water allocations after years of state-level negotiations. Cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas will be the hardest hit. -
AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere. But a growing number of U.S. public schools are now encouraging a new strategy: Bringing AI into the classroom, partly so students can see its shortcomings. -
Fluctuating prices mean changing strategies. Last year it was eggs; this year it’s beef and produce.
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