“We've made progress with women getting into mayoral positions and other kinds of positions,” said Susan Madsen. “But we're really struggling in terms of breaking that glass ceiling.”
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Climate change and outdated dams are shrinking fish populations across the Mountain West and beyond. That includes a species that a Nevada Native American tribe used to rely on.
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The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite is one of the most significant Early Cretaceous tracksites in the world. Comments on the project are open until July 26, 2022.

No matter what side of the abortion debate you are on, there's no doubt that the recent SCOTUS decision is a sea change. The question is: What does it mean for pregnant people in Utah?
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Some –– but not all –– school districts in Utah have policies in place to review materials deemed inappropriate for students. The state education board is tasked with providing standardized guidance.
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Out of 168 clients at the city's temporary high-needs hotel, only 22 were connected to permanent housing.
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It’s estimated that about 2/3 of Utah’s drinking water is used to water lawns and that the typical homeowner uses twice as much as they really need.
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Over the last couple of years, the ideological split in the Republican party has become more apparent.
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The two-term senator said his victory shows Utahns don’t support Democratic policies and leadership.
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