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Evening Brief: March 7, 2023

Senate President Stuart Adams, speaking, and Speaker of the House Brad Wilson on the first day of the 2023 Utah legislative session, Jan. 17, 2023.

Was Utah’s 2023 legislative session a success? It depends on who you ask

Lawmakers passed a record 575 bills this session. Democrats, however, felt like the session was historic for the wrong reasons.

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Morning Brief: March 7, 2023

Lehi Elementary is one of the five schools that Alpine School District is considering whether to close. Outside of Lehi Elementary School on Mar. 6, 2023.

Alpine School District moves toward closing 5 elementary schools

Lehi, Valley View, Lindon, Windsor and Sharon elementaries could all be closed as soon as this year.

Evening Brief: March 6, 2023

Marching to the Utah State Capitol for a climate strike on March 3, 2023, about 50 protestors called for an end to fossil fuel financing and for action on the drying Great Salt Lake.

Youth activists want to see more out of Utah on climate and the Great Salt Lake

About 50 young people gathered for a climate strike at the Utah Capitol on March 3 to voice frustrations with the lack of climate legislation this past session and call for change.

Morning Brief: March 6, 2023

45 and done

How much trouble can Utah's lawmakers get into in 45 days? You'd be surprised. They passed 575 bills this year — a NEW record.

Greg Vlaming's snowy farmfield in Lewis, Colorado. He's leading a local effort to promote the program in the region.

Paid not to farm? An expanded Colorado River conservation program has farmers on the fence

The System Conservation Pilot Program was recently rebooted with $125 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fight shrinking water levels in Lake Powell.

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