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Schools don’t need as many new English learners to qualify, and the Utah State Board of Education now has the discretion to award emergency funding to schools that demonstrate need.
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Macy Lipkin/KUERLas reglas actuales no se pueden hacer cumplir, y permitir a más residentes no relacionados podría resultar en que más personas compartan el alquiler y, en el proceso, hacer que la vivienda sea más accesible. -
David Condos/KUERA Trump executive order directs the National Park Service to review displays and signs that may cast the American people or landscapes in a negative light. Critics call it an “attack on the discipline of history itself.”
Utah’s 2026 legislative session is over. Lawmakers passed a $31 billion budget and considered more than 1,000 bills — from expanding the Utah Supreme Court to banning cellphones in schools and restricting puberty blockers for minors. A panel of reporters joins us to break down what passed, what failed and what it means for Utah.
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Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of this school year. The WAC said UVU hadn’t complied with a judge’s order to place $1 million in escrow while the two sides fight over whether an exit fee is owed to the WAC. -
Utah Democratic congressional hopefuls met at the downtown branch of the Salt Lake City Library to discuss issues like taxing the rich, the war in Gaza, Israel’s influence on the U.S. and income inequality. -
The current rules are unenforceable, and allowing more unrelated residents could result in more people splitting rent — and making housing more affordable in the process. -
The complaint lists seven individuals, including so-called peacekeeper Matthew Alder. Laura Ah Loo’s attorneys say they were reckless and helped create a “perfect storm of negligence” that ended in her husband’s death. -
Utah's legislative session is 45 days long, and lawmakers are in the final day's sprint to beat the midnight deadline. Lawmakers got most of their promised court reforms — but were they able to get the rest of their priorities? -
The Trump administration has a growing appetite to build domestic nuclear power and the industry that supports it. That dovetails with Utah's own interest in developing an in-state full-stop nuclear economy. -
The bill would give judges more discretion in sending juveniles convicted of aggravated murder to adult prison and also changes the way the state collects some data on reoffenders. -
The gas tax cut is about 6 cents per gallon and would start July 1. It’s good timing after the Iran war has jolted markets and oil prices. -
Last year, lawmakers required users to have a hunting or fishing license on state wildlife management areas. They’re swapping that out for an educational and donation-based system.
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