The governor said it’s “important to protect women and children in private spaces” while defending the rollout of a law that restricts transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
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The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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Presidents from Weber State University and the University of Utah appeared before lawmakers to report how they’re implementing the law ahead of the July 1 deadline.
On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail on his third voyage and never returned home again. He was a celebrated explorer and a gifted cartographer, and was also responsible for the deaths of many Native Hawaiians. In a new book, historian Hampton Sides tells the story of James Cook’s last journey and why it went wrong. It may have had to do with Cook’s secret orders: to claim territory for Britain before her rivals could.
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With the June 25 primary fast approaching, campaigns are gearing up to spend big money as they make their pitch to voters.
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Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions.
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Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force.
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A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.
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Cedar Breaks National Monument sits at more than 10,000 feet of elevation and typically holds onto its snow into late May or early June. We got a chance to take a guided snowshoe hike before the season shut down.
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One mother told KUER she worries about her son who’s in the facility and that the show is taking advantage of an “already marginalized group of people.”
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Window collisions are a big threat during spring bird migration. New window treatments going up at Zion National Park are part of a movement to reduce glass strikes.
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Eighteen tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government as contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply continue.
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The move follows calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres of important cultural and environmental land.
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