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Net migration, Utah’s biggest driver of growth for the last few years, dipped in 2024. At the same time, the number of births and deaths has stabilized.
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The mayor’s new 50-page public safety plan for Salt Lake City details 27 city actions and 23 recommendations that will need city, state and county collaboration.
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The program is a one-stop shop for naturalization with classes, legal support, child care and financial assistance.
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Utah communities from Washington County to the Wasatch Front face some of the nation’s highest risk for wildfires. As the Los Angeles fires show, the off-season for wildfires is disappearing, but there are things Utahns can do to prepare.
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Tens of thousands of people are in Utah illegally, and local activists are taking President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation promises very seriously.
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If the final vote passes in December, this will be the third year in a row that the Granite School District board has closed elementary schools. The schools on the block are Douglas T. Orchard, Redwood and Valley Crest.
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Democrats had a goal to pick up some legislative seats this election. To have any future chances a political scientist says the state party needs to “carve out a separate brand from the national Democratic Party.”
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Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson leads her Republican challenger in initial results. Meanwhile, Democratic county council at-large candidate Natalie Pinkney and Republican Rachelle Morris are in a closer race.
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The bond doesn’t pay for the criminal justice services – it only funds the infrastructure.
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The average number of monthly short-term rental listings in Utah, offered through sites like Airbnb and Vrbo, grew by 39.4% from 2021 to 2023.
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After plans for a building in West Haven fell through, Weber County is out of compliance with the state winter homelessness response law. Salt Lake and Davis counties are tying up loose ends.
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Longtime county councilor Jim Bradley is retiring, which will leave the At-large Seat C open. Republican Rachelle Morris, a venture capitalist, and Democrat Natalie Pinkney, a South Salt Lake City council member, are vying for the seat.