Politics & Issues

A white building with a pitched roof and a red sign on the wall reading "Aspen." A skiff of snow partially covers fallen leaves on the ground.

Ogden leaders debate deeply affordable housing project amid push for economic growth

Macy Lipkin

Some Ogden city officials want more homeownership and wealth in the East Central neighborhood, but the county housing authority wants their facilities to be close to services.

Literacy coach Janet Scott works with a first grade student at Valley Crest Elementary in West Valley City, Nov. 13, 2023. The student is typing out a sentence and Scott is helping the student figure out which sounds are in a certain word.

Education

What a day in the life of a Utah K-3 literacy coach looks like

Martha Harris

A 2022 law directed the Utah State Board of Education to put literacy coaches in schools with low literacy rates.

Columned government building with the words "State of Utah."

Politics & Government

Water and education funding tops Utah House Republicans’ wishlist

Saige Miller

Majority caucus members also say they’ll cut taxes, but worry about how that could impact the state budget.

Politician speaking to a large crowd of people.

News

Sick of political rhetoric? There’s a new scoring system for that

Kristine Weller

The Dignity Index measures the level of civility in political discourse. It rates candidates on what they say.

Republican Speaker of the House Brad Wilson presiding in the Utah Legislature, Jan. 25, 2022.

Education

Some parents want action, but school guidance on Utah’s book ban law is still murky

Jon Reed

School districts are updating policies to comply with the new state law on inappropriate materials, but conflicting guidance has some unsure of how to address the issue.

News Briefs

AM Brief: Olympics site visit, avian flu in Cache County & fatal plane crash near Cedar City

KUER News

The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 22, 2022

Nnedi Stephens (right) spent a recent Sunday knocking on doors in Sparks, Nev. with Meghan Archambault (left), their campaign manager. Stephens is a candidate for state senate and uses they/them pronouns.

News

More LGBTQ candidates hit the campaign trail, despite efforts to limit their rights

Bert Johnson

Across the Mountain West and beyond, right-wing politicians are pushing a wave of discriminatory laws. But that’s only one of the issues motivating a record number of LGBTQ candidates.