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The 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire in June. Now, Congress — and Utah’s delegation — is grappling over whether to expand or merely extend the program.
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The Biden administration is moving to let conservationists lease government land for restoration. It's part of an effort to make conservation an “equal” to other uses of public lands such as drilling and livestock grazing.
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Utah’s governor wants to fix political polarization and his latest stop was the TED2024 stage in Canada. But his message likely won’t resonate on a national level this election season.
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The party candidates seem to be getting more diverse, including more women and people of color winning their convention races.
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Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline faced calls to resign after lawmakers said she bullied a student on social media has lost her nomination for reelection. She needed at least 40% of the delegate votes at the Salt Lake County Republican Convention, but fell short of that threshold Saturday.
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The Interior Department rule finalized Friday raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67%, in accordance with the sweeping 2022 climate law approved by Congress.
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After the city council voted to allow alcohol, a last ditch effort to put the issue on the ballot fell just short of the signatures needed.
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The three-term mayor was a political icon in Utah. His daughter, current Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, followed in his footsteps.
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Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades.
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Utah passed sweeping social media regulations for minors in 2023. After revising those laws this year, neither Big Tech nor the law’s supporters are satisfied.
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The flag design competition comes at a time when the identity of the rapidly growing city is changing.
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Weber State University, Salt Lake Community College and The University of Utah have all said they want to become Hispanic-Serving Institutions. It’s a federal designation where at least 25% of the student body is Hispanic.
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The most recent cut passed by the Utah Legislature will reduce the state’s income tax to 4.55% in 2025.
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Kansas’ Republican attorney general argues that Biden overstepped his authority in creating the SAVE Plan, which was made available to borrowers last year and has already canceled loans for 150,000.