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The latest news in Utah from Tuesday evening, September 15, 2020.

Lawmakers are continuing to criticize and question pandemic response contracts made in March and April.

Utah County allows Utahns with disabilities to vote online, and both major candidates for Governor want to expand that statewide.

Trump declined to acknowledge the role climate change likely plays in fueling the flames. In Delaware, Democratic challenger Joe Biden addressed the disasters' links to human-caused climate change.

In California, President Trump is pressed on climate change. Gulf Coast communities brace for Hurricane Sally. And, Israel is set to sign deals opening formal relations with two Arab nations.

The country's largest coal producing state is desperate to keep the struggling industry going. Wyoming is investing big to try to clean up coal's carbon emissions, even as many say it's too late.

Planning efforts are ramping up on a site that state and local leaders say is Utah’s most important development opportunity for the decades ahead. Right now, the prime real estate in Draper is home to the Utah State Prison, but one day officials hope to transform it into a 21st century hub for jobs, housing and transportation.

President Trump visited California on Monday for a briefing on the wildfires. He has blamed the fires on poor forest management, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden has focused on climate change.

California is looking at what it has in the toolbox to reduce fire danger and severity, from forest management to zoning and building codes and inspections.

The Philpotts of Lake Oswego, Ore. have three kids with dyslexia and one with ADHD. For our Learning Curve series, Jenna Philpott explains how wildfires interrupted their first week of remote school.