SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county has decided not to pursue further appeal after a federal appeals court upheld newly drawn voting districts that led to the first majority-Navajo commission in the county. The Salt Lake Tribune reports San Juan County commissioners voted Monday to not challenge the ruling by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A third-party candidate is mulling a challenge to first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jonia Broderick says she likes McAdams, but hopes her expected run in the 4th Congressional District can help the United Utah Party break through the two-party system. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly obtained documents reveal a small county in southeastern Utah paid a consulting firm nearly $500,000 to lobby against the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument and for the downsizing of it after it was created. The Salt Lake Tribune reports public records show […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The rejection of Utah’s closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Matt Salo with the National Association of Medicaid Directors said Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah says he will retire when his term ends next year as planned after he considered changing his mind and running for re-election. Bishop’s northern Utah congressional district is heavily Republican, making it an unlikely spot for Democrats to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Six companies are challenging Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses. The state’s Division of Purchasing said Monday they received appeals from six applicants who did not receive a license prior to Friday’s deadline. Some applicants have said Utah is […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A visitor from Mexico hiking a popular waterfall in Provo Canyon died after debris fell on him. The Daily Herald in Provo reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon as the 23-year-old man was climbing around Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say it appears a large log […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The bodies of two brothers who went missing while fishing at a Utah reservoir nearly two weeks ago have been found. Authorities on Sunday confirmed they had recovered the remains of 70-year-old James “Jim” Gardiner and 61-year-old Mark Gardiner at Strawberry Reservoir. The men, both […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say Utah’s planned request for more federal funding for expanding its Medicaid program is being rejected by President Donald Trump’s administration. A statement released Saturday by Gov. Gary R. Herbert and top legislative leaders said the White House told Utah officials late Friday that […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The phone hasn’t stopped ringing at a 10-room motel in the remote Nevada desert since a Facebook post invited people to “storm” the mysterious nearby Area 51 site in September. Connie West at the Little A’le’Inn tells the Las Vegas Sun it’s a little scary to […]
