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A 12.5% increase to the city’s portion of property tax, along with utility rate hikes, is included in Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s new fiscal year budget proposal. Some residents question whether the needed money could be found elsewhere in the budget.
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Trent Nelson/Salt Lake Tribune, poolTyler Robinson's defense hopes to bar reporters and the public from parts of the July 6-10 preliminary hearing, which will feature the most significant presentation of evidence to date. -
Susan Montoya Bryan/AP, filePearce's past comments about selling public lands had drawn particular scrutiny since his nomination was announced. His position was secured as part of a large package vote that approved 49 Trump administration nominations at once.
America’s faith divide can feel like a given: Christians are conservative, and liberals aren’t religious. It wasn’t always that way, says scholar and pastor Ryan Burge. He joins us to talk about when right and left-leaning evangelicals shared the same pews — and why he believes more people returning to church could be good for democracy.
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In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way. -
When Kevin O’Leary, Gov. Spencer Cox or anyone else talks about AI and national security, they are not talking about ChatGPT. They’re talking about data processing. If you work in national security, you’re in the business of information. -
Duplicar el número de jueces podría reducir el tiempo de espera a la mitad, dependiendo de qué tan rápido trabajen, pero un proceso más ágil es un arma de doble filo. -
Doubling the number of judges could cut the wait time in half, depending on how quickly they work, but a speedier process is a double-edged sword.
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Workers discovered the owl in late October and quickly took action to save it. Staff at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab spent days carefully removing concrete from the bird's feathers. -
Prosecutors contend that Taylorsville police officer Jimmy Jeremy Haas used unreasonable force when he shot an unarmed man. Haas, 36, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. -
After Justice Diana Hagan’s resignation, fresh faces will reshape the Utah Supreme Court. Critics still see the changes as “politically motivated and a form of court packing.” -
Outside of the Beehive State, many might gawk at the idea of students opting out of coursework that makes them feel uncomfortable. Among Utahns, there seem to be wider-ranging and more nuanced perspectives. -
When the next state budget starts in July, new State Homeless Coordinator Tyler Clancy will be in charge of $40 million in spending on priorities like high utilizers and mental and behavioral health.
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