Briana Scroggins
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Special to KUER
A future constitutional court would be where cases challenging the constitutionality of state laws go first, instead of a district court as they do now.
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Evgenia Parajanian/Getty Images/iStockphotoEstados Unidos nunca ha exigido que sus ciudadanos lleven documentos, pero es posible que algún día se les pida a quienes viven en Utah demostrar su ciudadanía para poder votar y evitar ser detenidos por agentes de inmigración. -
Ethan Rauschkolb/KUERThe mood outside the Salt Lake City and County Building, and later on the streets, was defiant and fiery. It was part of the “National Shutdown,” where people refused to work or shop to demonstrate against ICE’s immigration tactics and the federal government.
Journalist Michael Scherer set out to bridge America’s political divide in his profile of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. by tracing his evolution from environmental activist and Democrat to President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Their time together produced an unusually intimate portrait of a figure Scherer calls a Rorschach test for the populist anger shaping the country.
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A new study shows religious institutions with ingrained or systemic gender inequality hurt women’s health. But other research finds religious attendance improves health, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. How do we reconcile the two? -
After high-profile instances of gun violence in Utah — including the shooting of Charlie Kirk — some lawmakers hope to have constructive conversations on firearms this legislative session. -
The Milken Institute put southwest Utah’s largest city in its top spot for the first time. The ranking highlights St. George’s job growth and wage growth, both among the nation’s highest in recent years. -
Elleshia Seymour, 35, was charged in December in Salt Lake County with four counts of custodial interference by removing the kids from the state despite not being entitled to custody. Croatia’s foreign ministry confirmed her arrest earlier in January. -
Utah has seen a steady rise in kratom-related addiction and overdoses since 2014. This year, lawmakers are trying to curb the rise before it gets out of hand — including a ban on kratom altogether. -
No está claro si los detenidos locales permanecerían cerca si es que se construye un centro de detención en Utah, del que se rumorea. En este momento, ICE traslada a las personas fuera del estado, lo que dificulta que los abogados y sus seres queridos se mantengan en contacto. -
The House Judiciary Committee advanced the reforms on a unanimous vote. Nonprofits are relieved, and advocacy groups say it’s about time Utah caught up to the rest of the nation. -
Four days of negotiations in a Salt Lake City conference room earlier in January did not appear to have sparked a breakthrough. -
A plan to build a highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George is back. But public lands law experts from across the country question if the Trump administration is missing Congress's original intention.
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