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The agency has been buying warehouses across the country for massive new detention centers. Previous rumors of a detention center in Salt Lake City were met with protests and outcry from city and county mayors.
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Pamela McCall/KUER"I'm most proud of Utahns who are conservative and religious and who are willing to come to the table and actually help us find common ground," said Troy Williams, the outgoing executive director of Equality Utah. -
Briana Scroggins/Special to KUERLas escuelas ya no necesitan tantos nuevos estudiantes de inglés para calificar, y la Junta Estatal de Educación de Utah ahora tiene la facultad de otorgar financiamiento de emergencia a las escuelas que demuestren necesidad.
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 is at the forefront of a states' rights battle with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's over the definition of gambling and whether states can keep these smartphone apps out. -
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. -
Las 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. -
A 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 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.
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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?
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