Rural Utah

Según una ley estatal de 2024, las escuelas de Utah tienen tres opciones para cumplir con el requisito de seguridad armada. La opción más popular, por mucho, también es la más barata: los guardianes escolares voluntarios.

Asylum cases are hard to win. Even as President Donald Trump presses his immigration crackdown, this Millard County man chose to invest in life here, even if it might not be permanent.

Los casos de asilo son difíciles de ganar. Incluso mientras el presidente Donald Trump intensifica su ofensiva contra la inmigración, este hombre de Millard County decidió invertir en una vida aquí, aunque tal vez no sea permanente.

Per a 2024 state law, Utah schools have three options to fulfill an armed security requirement. The most popular option by far is also the cheapest: volunteer school guardians.

Una nueva investigación del Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute muestra que siete condados de Utah no tienen un hospital con servicios de parto. Los recortes a Medicaid amenazan más zonas rurales, lo que podría afectar la salud de madres e infantes.

New research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows seven Utah counties don’t have a birthing hospital. Medicaid cuts threaten more rural locations, which could impact the health of moms and infants.

After the Department of Government Efficiency abruptly canceled nearly $1 million in funding for Utah Humanities, smaller organizations are feeling the ripple effects.

Even after early financial red flags, Utah’s most vulnerable suffered while Beaver Valley Hospital reaped federal aid as it grew its network of nursing homes across the state.

Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

The Monticello FSA office lease termination is listed on the DOGE website, but if and when it will happen is unclear. Rural farmers rely on in-person services at the office for loans, grants and other programs.

Supporters want self-determination, while opponents say incorporation will lead to increased growth in the rural pocket of Weber County.

About 32% of Navajo homes still have no electricity. Before the pandemic, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis filed the needed paperwork to get power. Nearly five years later, the couple’s mobile home in rural Halchita, Utah, was finally connected to the grid.