Sean Higgins
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KUER
The Utah GRIT initiative aims to examine how each department in state government works, with the goal of improving efficiency and delivering better results.
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Courtesy of Becky GollySalt Lake Community College has one of the largest in-person prison education programs in the nation. Incarcerated students can also get technical certificates, a high school diploma and female inmates can also get a bachelor’s degree. -
Macy Lipkin/KUERAn Ogden Valley developer’s water rights application was rejected in March. Water experts say scarcity and better water-measuring techniques will make conflicts like this more common.
Debates on societal issues often stall with “because the Bible says so.” But what does the Bible actually say? Check out the conversation and hear Biblical scholar Dan McClellan share what the Bible does — and doesn’t — say.
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Winning the second draw at the NHL draft lottery and moving up from having the 14th pick to No. 4 is the latest development setting up a momentous summer for the Utah Hockey Club. -
Salt Lake City School District’s middle school students participated in the Starborn Academy, where they explored STEM careers and experienced life as an astronaut in virtual reality. -
The city’s insurance agency recommended the closure. But many defend the trail for its accessibility compared to its steeper, rockier counterparts. -
El festival del Cinco de Mayo en Ogden ofreció música en vivo, vendedores y una exhibición de autos durante un soleado sábado en el centro. Pero asistentes y organizadores dicen que algunos miembros de la comunidad se quedaron en casa por temor a una redada migratoria. -
The authors of a new memo say the seven states negotiating over a new Colorado River deal need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the river going forward. -
Ogden's Cinco de Mayo festival brought live music, vendors and a car show to a sunny Saturday downtown. But attendees and organizers say some community members stayed home due to fears about an immigration crackdown.
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Since Utah passed its age verification law, around 20 other states have followed suit. A free speech challenge to Texas’s law will soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Waxy crude oil drawn from the Uinta Basin is at record high levels — the vast majority of the state’s 65.1 million barrels produced in 2024 — and is the driver behind Utah’s recent uptick in energy exports. -
In response to Trump’s February executive order, the Utah High School Activities Association adopted a blanket ban on transgender sports participation. Plaintiffs say this violates a court injunction of the state’s 2022 ban, and the UHSAA could face contempt of court.
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