Today, the sego lily is prominent in Salt Lake City’s efforts towards a sense of belonging and acceptance for its diverse residents. But 150 years ago, it was Latter-day Saints fighting for acceptance in a unified “garland” of states.
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Of Utah’s estimated 1.765 million jobs, almost half are in Salt Lake County. To thrive, economists say the city and the state need to get along.
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Local leaders want to shore up roads and water infrastructure for Washington County’s future growth. Conservationists worry it could open the door to privatizing Western landscapes.
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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Brad Wilson, the organizing committee’s new CEO, wants to make sure the 2034 Winter Games live up to “Utah's high expectations and tremendous values.”
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According to one BYU professor, a decline in religion and marriage and a lack of child care are to blame.
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Without clear details on how Congressional Republicans' plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will work, skeptics worry it could be a giveaway for developers and mining companies.
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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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Salt 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.
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An 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.
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The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry. Many ranges are less than 50% of their average snow for this time of year.
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Struggling to recover from a hand injury, Rising said he's been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that he'll never be able to return to playing football.
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“My sincere intent is not to provoke or cause division,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said. “My intent is to represent our city's values and honor our dear diverse residents who make up this beautiful city and the legacy of pain and progress that they have endured.”
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