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“It's important to have people in positions of power who have the lived experiences of a lot of these students in the district,” said 20-year-old Jackson Lewis, who is one of the newest members of the Canyons School District Board of Education.

Despite making up over 25% of Utah’s voting-age population, only 12% of the state’s voters were under 30 in 2022.

More than a quarter of Utah’s new residents last decade were Hispanic, according to recent U.S. Census data. That’s more than the rest of the country and most other western states.

Utah parents must now opt-in for students to participate in the survey used to collect this data, which could leave holes in future reporting. Regardless, tobacco prevention initiatives in the state are still working to see the declining trend continue.

Lawmakers say recent tweaks to Utah’s strict social media laws “absolutely” led to a judge’s dismissal of a portion of the legal challenge to them.

Utah might have one of the lowest underage drinking rates in the country, but statewide survey data shows nearly half of Utah teens who drink do it with their parents’ approval.

Gov. Spencer Cox addressed flooding, water and the bills from the recent legislative session during his March monthly news conference.

About 50 young people gathered for a climate strike at the Utah Capitol on March 3 to voice frustrations with the lack of climate legislation this past session and call for change.

According to data from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 14.4% of Utahns aged 18-24 reported using e-cigarettes in 2021. That’s down from a peak of 18.5% in 2019.

The nonprofit Protect Our Winters wants outdoor-loving young people to vote in Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Utah Tech hosted a conservative climate change panel that focused on the way to bridge the gap between younger and older generations on the issue.

Four hundred million voting records from all 50 states were used to analyze voter behavior.