(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mike Lee wants to use federal lands to alleviate Utah’s housing crunch. Senator Lee introduced the HOUSES Act to allow state and local governments to buy parcels of federal land at a reduced price, so long as that land is used to address the housing […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns have just a few weeks left to submit designs that will be considered for a new state flag. The state’s Department of Cultural and Community Engagement is touring the state to encourage more submissions. Renee Leta of the More Than a Flag initiative recently […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s state motto will be getting a one-day makeover to promote kindness. Governor Spencer Cox has ordered the motto changed from “The Beehive State” to “The Be Kind State” tomorrow. The declaration is part of a campaign by a Utah-based organization that wants to encourage […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A winter storm warning will be in effect in parts of northern Utah today. The National Weather Service says one to two feet of snow could fall in the mountains after the snow starts falling in the afternoon. Rain is expected in lower elevations today, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah teachers are going to find a little something extra in their paychecks before the end of the school year. The Utah Board of Education has fast-tracked ten-million dollars in bonuses for public school employees approved earlier this year by the state legislature. State Superintendent […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s law enforcement agencies are cracking down on distracted driving. Salt Lake City Police Officer Lucas Johnson was among the 100 members of law enforcement who were pulling over distracted drivers yesterday. The Utah Department of Public Safety says there were more than 53-hundred distracted […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney was one of three members of his party to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senators Romney, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins all crossed party lines in a narrow 53-to-47 vote. Romney rejected criticisms from other Republicans […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Transit Authority says “Free Fare February” brought more riders onto UTA buses and trains. Final numbers for the month-long free fare event were announced yesterday. The UTA says ridership increased 16-percent on weekdays, 58-percent on Saturdays and 33-percent on Sundays. A spokesman says […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hundreds of students at Salt Lake City’s West High School were marked absent from second hour yesterday as they held a walkout and rally with transgender students. The exit from class follows the legislative override of Governor Cox’s veto of a bill preventing transgender girls […]
(Provo, UT) — Utah County prosecutors rested their case in the high-profile double-murder trial of Jerrod Baum. Investigators say Baum stabbed Riley Powell and Breezy Otteson to death in December 2017 before he threw their bodies down a mine shaft outside of Eureka. The suspect’s former girlfriend, Morgan Henderson, testified […]
