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Utah County has no overnight shelter for people experiencing homelessness. That’s especially a problem on cold winter nights when people have no place to go.
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Laura Seitz, Deseret News/Deseret NewsUtah’s governor laid out his priorities in his annual State of the State address Thursday night. -
Jon Reed/KUEROrganizers made a last minute call to move the festival fully online as omicron took hold. Local businesses are expected to take a hit.
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Utah lawmakers began the process of budgeting the state’s public education system Wednesday. Top concerns include addressing inflation and staffing shortages. -
Utah lawmakers want people who work in disability services to make more money. They talked about directing more funding to providers during the Social Services Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
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Biden insisted he has “outperformed” expectations in dealing with the crises he's faced.
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The White River is one of the few remaining streams with natural flows in the Colorado River Basin. Researchers say the thriving fish habitat there shows the need to protect the region’s streams.
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The resolution still needs to be approved by the House.
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Utah lawmakers returned to the Capitol Tuesday to kick off the 2022 legislative session in the midst of the state’s worst COVID-19 surge.
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The Division of Wildlife Resources said studies show there’s a 90% reduction in wildlife and car collisions when these types of structures are in place.
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University of Utah leaders acknowledge the work that needs to be done in creating lasting change with racial equity at the school.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Max Boot, a senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about Russia's military buildup along the Ukrainian border.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Friday with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, hoping another round of diplomacy will keep Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine from invading.
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The Biden administration promised big changes on immigration enforcement, including limits on whom ICE should arrest and deport. But so far, advocates say the reality is falling short of the rhetoric.
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Vanilla is one of the world's most expensive spices — a pound of pods retails for more than $150. A multi-year probe found that only one in four vanilla pods met French government standards.
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