COVID-19

A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteered with a nonprofit between September 2022 and September 2023. In 2021, the last time the survey was done, COVID shutdowns tanked participation by almost 7 percentage points.

The independent has met the 1,000-signature requirement needed to qualify for the Utah ballot and can officially file to run as a presidential candidate in the state.

Utah is experiencing the same rise in COVID-19 cases as the rest of the country, but the advice is to wait until the newest booster is out before getting a shot.

The pandemic changed how we shop for food. At Salt Lake City’s Downtown Farmers Market, shoppers have been spending more through assistance programs to purchase produce.

The labor force participation rate for Utahns ages 55 to 64 years old grew 5.2% between the end of 2019 and the spring of 2022, according to Utah’s Department of Workforce Services.

The policy, which goes into effect August 14, applies to all In-N-Out employees in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah, except for those who need to wear masks or other protective gear for job duties like working in the patty room or painting.

Somewhere around March, people who thought they were renewing or applying for new passports in plenty of time for their summer trips flooded what the State Department says is a system still short-staffed from cuts during the pandemic.

“There were a lot of districts that lost a substantial amount of ground. And there were actually a couple of districts that improved over the pandemic,” said Tom Kane, faculty director of Harvard’s Center for Education Policy and Research.

Boise, Idaho and Provo, Utah — two metros that were popular destinations in 2021 for residents fleeing the West Coast's most populous cities — dropped out of the top 20 in population growth in 2022.

Salt Lake City School District used federal COVID relief funds to open Salt Lake Virtual Elementary School in 2021 as a pilot program.

According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps survey, formal volunteer participation dropped 7% between 2019 and 2021. That's the largest decrease the survey has recorded since a version of it started in 2002.

BYU human resources professor says employees can advocate for their mental health needs by letting management know when they are struggling and enlisting co-worker help.