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The leaders of several Utah education groups held a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, to express their opposition to HB215, a bill that would give teachers a pay raise and create a school voucher program. Public educators and their families showed up to the rally with signs and wore red.

Utah lawmakers are working with startling speed on the teacher pay/school choice bill

The bill that includes a pay raise for teachers and also creates a school voucher program is moving to the full Senate, its last hurdle before going to the governor.

A for rent sign outside of a Utah building, July 8, 2021.

Beaver County project hopes to fill a need for rural family homes ‘at a lower price’

A new 25-unit apartment complex will soon open in Beaver County as demand soars for housing in the rural community.

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, right, speaks alongside Gov. Spencer Cox as they announced the state's intent to sue social media companies, Jan. 23, 2023.

Utah intends to sue social media companies over child safety

Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes say lawsuits will be filed “as soon as possible.”

What a guv wants, what a guv needs

With all the action happening at the Legislature, we're wondering what's going on in Utah's executive branch.

Utah State Sen. Mike Kennedy, second from left, speaks with reporters on the opening day of the Utah Legislative Session at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Kennedy, a Republican family doctor sponsoring the Utah proposal, told reporters that it didn't make sense that health care policy related to gender and youth, which is at times irreversible, would be subject to no government oversight.

Utah Senate approves controversial transgender youth bills

The bills affect transgender health care and gender identity. They now head to the Utah House of Representatives.

Skiers cruise down the slopes at Snowmass ski area in Colorado. While this winter has already delivered snow totals above 130% of average, climate scientists say it will take more than one wet winter to pull the Southwest out of a 23-year drought.

This winter’s rain and snow won’t be enough to pull the West out of drought

Climate scientists warn, however, that it will take more than one wet winter to end the West's drought and the strain on the Colorado River.

Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2023 State of the State address to the legislature at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

Cox aims his 3rd State of the State Address at Utah’s youth

Gov. Spencer Cox highlighted education, housing, water and quality of life issues in his annual state address.

Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2023 State of the State address to the Utah State Legislature at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: Gov. Cox’s 2023 Utah State of the State Address

"I truly believe that there has never been a better time in the history of the world to be alive than right now," Cox said. "And there has never been a better place to live than right here, in Utah."

The Utah House was in session on the first day of the 2023 Utah legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Salt Lake City.

School vouchers and teacher pay raises are on Utah lawmakers’ minds this session

Lawmakers will also discuss school safety, teen centers and transgender students.

Before #UTLEG starts: So happy together

Welcome back! It's time for the 2023 Utah Legislative Session. The *BEST* 45 days of the year, in our unbiased opinion.

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