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The agency has been buying warehouses across the country for massive new detention centers. Previous rumors of a detention center in Salt Lake City were met with protests and outcry from city and county mayors.
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Briana Scroggins/Special to KUERLas escuelas ya no necesitan tantos nuevos estudiantes de inglés para calificar, y la Junta Estatal de Educación de Utah ahora tiene la facultad de otorgar financiamiento de emergencia a las escuelas que demuestren necesidad. -
Briana Scroggins/Special to KUERUtah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's over the definition of gambling and whether states can keep these smartphone apps out.
Utah’s 2026 legislative session is over. Lawmakers passed a $31 billion budget and considered more than 1,000 bills — from expanding the Utah Supreme Court to banning cellphones in schools and restricting puberty blockers for minors. A panel of reporters joins us to break down what passed, what failed and what it means for Utah.
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The bill would give judges more discretion in sending juveniles convicted of aggravated murder to adult prison and also changes the way the state collects some data on reoffenders. -
The gas tax cut is about 6 cents per gallon and would start July 1. It’s good timing after the Iran war has jolted markets and oil prices. -
Last year, lawmakers required users to have a hunting or fishing license on state wildlife management areas. They’re swapping that out for an educational and donation-based system. -
It's known by the name Velvet-Wood, and the project's Canadian owner got the go-ahead back in May as the first to undergo an "accelerated," two-week environmental review, during which tribes had only seven days to reply. -
Utah’s congressional delegation introduced a resolution to roll back the rules that govern the vast monument. Conservation groups worry the move will harm southern Utah’s landscape and protected areas across the West. -
Congressman Owens’ decision comes in the wake of Utah’s long-fought redistricting and a court-appointed map with a Democratic-leaning district. Owens unsuccessfully sued to stop the map. -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted the permit to Bill Gates-backed TerraPower to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, about 130 miles northeast of Salt Lake City. -
Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed. -
Last year’s Running Up For Air fundraiser paid off with four new air quality monitors around Ogden. This year’s race up and down Malan’s Peak hopes to add even more.
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