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Month: March 2017

Utah man gets prison for causing crash while taking picture

(Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to driving drunk and rear-ending another vehicle while trying to take a picture of the sunset, causing one of the other car’s passengers to die and injuring […]

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New Mexico tribes pressure feds on drilling in Chaco region

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Leaders from the nation’s largest Native American reservation and pueblos throughout New Mexico are putting more pressure on federal land managers to curb oil and gas development in the northwest corner of the state. The Navajo Nation has sent a letter to the Bureau of Land […]

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Utah governor optimistic Trump will give states flexibility

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he’s coming away from a meeting in Washington with President Donald Trump optimistic that the new president will give states more power and prune federal regulations that burden businesses. Herbert spoke to reporters Tuesday by phone from Washington, where he and […]

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Swallow defense witnesses begin in influence-peddling trial

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A political public affairs consultant is testifying that ex-Utah Attorney General John Swallow’s campaign finance reports seemed common for a person seeking statewide office. Gary Marx spoke Tuesday as a defense witness during the influence-peddling trial for Swallow. Swallow denies accusations that he took campaign […]

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After caucus chaos, lawmaker wants Utah to pay for primaries

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to ensure the state will pay for and run presidential primaries after Utah opted not to run one last year and Democrats running their own caucuses were overwhelmed with hours-long lines and ballot shortages. Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, is sponsoring a […]

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