Sevier School District saw improved proficiency rates from students despite the pandemic. A report by the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute showed that 35 school districts in Utah experienced declines in English language arts proficiency rates in grades three through ten as a direct effect of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Most Utahns are no longer concerned about getting the COVID-19 virus. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows only 32-percent of those asked are somewhat or very concerned about coming down with the virus. Sixty-eight-percent of the more than 800 people asked said […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah will be getting more money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help pay for the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA is sending the state nearly five-million dollars to reimburse Salt Lake County for housing expenses. The grant covers housing for vulnerable […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new study ranks Utah high for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which ranked all states according to pandemic health, economy and policy, has placed Utah Number One for its pandemic response. Under specific categories, Utah ranked fourth […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah National Guard will no longer be involved in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guard’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force announced yesterday that it was ending its mission after two years. Officials said it was one of the longest domestic missions in […]
(Provo, UT) — Incoming LDS missionaries will no longer need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a negative COVID-19 test. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed its health and safety policies for the Missionary Training Center in Provo. Masks are also optional as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature may introduce bills to prevent local mask mandates. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson said yesterday that several lawmakers are considering bills in the upcoming session that would stop county governments from implementing mask mandates. The legislature already has the power to review […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah counties have issued indoor mask mandates amid a record-setting surge of coronavirus cases that has left long testing lines, shortages of monoclonal antibody treatments and strained hospital staff. Salt Lake County health officials made the order Friday, a day after Summit county. Both […]
