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The new laws require social media companies to verify the ages of their users and disable certain features on accounts owned by Utah youths.
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“We just need a space for six or seven hours a day where kids are not tethered to these devices,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters in mid-February.
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The father of the student targeted on social media by Natalie Cline said it wasn’t “the resolution we were hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction.”
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The Utah State Board of Education can not remove Natalie Cline from her position, but the board unanimously voted to ask her to resign.
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The social media post from a Utah State Board of Education member “broke my heart,” said Rachel van der Beek, the student-athlete’s mother.
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The Provo-Orem area spent three years as the Milken Institute’s best-performing city. Officials aren’t worried because they’re still in the top 10.
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Another teacher raise, eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs and an energy independent Utah are all up for discussion during the 45 day legislative session.
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After a tumultuous year for tech nationally, job growth in Utah’s Silicon Slopes slowed but remained positive.
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Two laws signed by Gov. Spencer Cox prohibit minors from using social media between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parent. It also requires age verification to open or maintain a social media account in the state. The restrictions take effect March 1, 2024.
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Washington County’s Eden Technologies is building a way to get more freshwater from saltwater through desalination. A $250,000 investment from the new Utah Innovation Fund could help.
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Nationwide, people are surprised to find out their listening habits closely align with the BYU college town.
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The money is aimed at improving access to mental health and substance abuse care in more remote parts of the state.