https://www.kuer.org/tags/2021-reporting-from-across-the-state 2021 | Reporting from across the state en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-11-05/using-communities-of-interest-in-redistricting-puts-focus-on-how-utahns-live-rather-than-how-they-vote Utah’s Independent Redistricting Commission presented its maps to state lawmakers this week. Something that sets them apart from the Legislature’s redistricting committee is one of the principles the commission used to guide them: communities of interest. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-11-05/using-communities-of-interest-in-redistricting-puts-focus-on-how-utahns-live-rather-than-how-they-vote Emily Means https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-10-29/tourism-resort-development-has-created-a-political-tug-of-war-in-a-small-southern-utah-town Virgin is a small gateway town to Zion National Park. Residents there are debating where tourism development goes in town and who should have a say in the matter. It’s led to a battle of zoning ordinances and referendums — and a stark political divide. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-10-29/tourism-resort-development-has-created-a-political-tug-of-war-in-a-small-southern-utah-town Lexi Peery https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-10-20/where-does-moab-belong-the-city-is-split-into-two-house-districts-and-locals-want-that-to-change The Grand County Commission says it should be put into a district with northern San Juan County, but some officials there think the areas are too different. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:48:20 GMT https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-10-20/where-does-moab-belong-the-city-is-split-into-two-house-districts-and-locals-want-that-to-change Sonja Hutson https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-10-18/usu-researchers-explore-impact-of-climate-change-on-utahs-ski-resorts A new study released by Utah State University found Utah will likely warm dramatically due to climate change. The study looked at the impact that reality will have on Utah’s ski resorts and what can be done to sustain them. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-10-18/usu-researchers-explore-impact-of-climate-change-on-utahs-ski-resorts Pamela McCall https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/2021-09-20/how-the-aftermath-of-robert-marshalls-1925-lynching-made-price-a-sundown-town Census data shows ten years after Robert Marshall’s 1925 lynching, few African Americans remained in Price, Utah. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/2021-09-20/how-the-aftermath-of-robert-marshalls-1925-lynching-made-price-a-sundown-town Ivana Martinez https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-08-20/cia-paranormal-program-finds-new-life-in-utah The U.S. government once had a paranormal division to psychically gather military intelligence. George Clooney fans may remember his portrayal of a psychic spy from this program in the 2009 movie “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” Although the CIA has since abandoned the work, it's found new life in Utah. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-08-20/cia-paranormal-program-finds-new-life-in-utah Justin Higginbottom https://www.kuer.org/education/2021-08-13/members-of-navajo-nation-work-to-keep-their-language-dine-bizaad-alive This last year the Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education reported only about 0.4% of students were considered fluent in the language. Sat, 14 Aug 2021 00:22:02 GMT https://www.kuer.org/education/2021-08-13/members-of-navajo-nation-work-to-keep-their-language-dine-bizaad-alive Ivana Martinez https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/2021-08-06/some-lost-their-lives-some-found-their-lives-remembering-the-intermountain-indian-school The Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City was once the largest native boarding school in the world, with up to 3,000 students attending. The school has a complicated legacy, but it’s a place many students say provided them opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have had. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:49 GMT https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/2021-08-06/some-lost-their-lives-some-found-their-lives-remembering-the-intermountain-indian-school Jon Reed https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-religion/2021-07-15/from-polygamous-refuge-to-tourist-town-residents-adapt-to-the-transformation-of-short-creek Hildale, Utah largely kept its doors shut to outsiders for generations. Now, it's starting to build a tourism-based economy. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:17 GMT https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-religion/2021-07-15/from-polygamous-refuge-to-tourist-town-residents-adapt-to-the-transformation-of-short-creek Justin Higginbottom https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-07-01/extra-utah-a-journey-to-the-oldest-spot-in-the-state This summer, KUER producer Benjamin Bombard is traveling around Utah looking for places that are … extra. Extreme. He recently took his family on the road and went looking for the oldest thing in the state, and they found it. It’s a rock formation in northwestern Utah. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:00:43 GMT https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-07-01/extra-utah-a-journey-to-the-oldest-spot-in-the-state Benjamin Bombard