Sean Higgins
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KUER
Everyday Utahns KUER spoke with commonly thought the amendment uplifted voters based on the ballot language. That changed later on, though.
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“Age, wisdom and spiritual authority go together," says one leadership expert as Nelson hits the century mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans a special broadcast to commemorate the occasion on Sept. 9, 2024, at 4 p.m. MT. -
Rick Bowmer/APThe vehicle-to-everything concept has been in the works for years, but just last August U.S. officials released a national blueprint. Utah, one of the industry leaders, started by putting radios on buses that could talk directly with traffic signals to request an extra few seconds of green.
On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail on his third voyage and never returned home again. He was a celebrated explorer and a gifted cartographer and was also responsible for the deaths of many Native Hawaiians. In a new book, historian Hampton Sides tells the story of James Cook’s last journey and why it went wrong. It may have had to do with Cook’s secret orders: to claim territory for Britain before her rivals could.
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Groups including the League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government say in their court filing that lawmakers are using deception to get voters to surrender their constitutional rights with Amendment D. -
In recent weeks, multiple Utah children have died because of firearms, including an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. Non-lethal injury figures are already signaling a worrying trend. -
Replacing Zion’s propane-powered buses is part of the park’s plan to manage booming visitor numbers while preserving its natural landscape and clean air. -
A lower court judge has already thrown out the fossil fuels case. But the plaintiffs want the Utah Supreme Court to reinstate it. -
The operational limits and donated 200,00 acre-feet of water won’t cure the lake, but conservationists say it’s a big step in the right direction. -
Many Utah women say The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ ‘best practices’ when it comes to gender are holding them back. -
The two organizations are trying to reach Utah’s large Hispanic and immigrant populations, which may not trust financial institutions due to banks closing in their countries of origin. -
In Glen Canyon, home to Lake Powell, the shrinking reservoir has revealed areas that were once submerged. These scientists are counting the plants that live there, and have found that they're mostly native. -
The recommendations were required as a part of a 2022 law mandating ethnic studies be incorporated into Utah’s K-12 core standards.
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