(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has unveiled a series of flags in an apparent attempt to get around a new law. They are variations of the Pride, Juneteenth and transgender flags. Since they’re officially sanctioned, they aren’t covered by the state law that bans […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Biden is wrapping up his western swing with a stop in Salt Lake City. Governor Spencer Cox, first lady Abby Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson greeted Biden yesterday when Air Force One landed at the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall says solutions to problems related to climate change will require cool heads and political cooperation. The mayor was part of a panel discussion on climate change yesterday during the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. Mendenhall said people […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah officials are offering their prayers and condolences following a mass shooting that left at least five people dead at an LGBTQ club in southern Colorado. Governor Cox said in a statement yesterday that he and his wife Abby were deeply saddened by the shooting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall says the local biotech industry presents an “opportunity to pivot intergenerational cycles of poverty to intergenerational cycles of thriving.” Mendenhall’s comments came on the city’s first “Human Innovation Day” Thursday. Around 50 high school students attended the event, which […]
(Salt Lake County, UT) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson warn about issues ahead following the Supreme Court ruling to give states the right to make their own laws to regulate abortion. On Twitter, Mendenhall says the decision will have particularly devastating […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of Salt Lake City has issued a mask order in the city’s schools as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that she used her emergency powers to issue the order. She says she plans to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of Salt Lake City has issued a mask order in the city’s schools as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that she used her emergency powers to issue the order. She says she plans to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s mayor has adopted a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis and committing to dismantling racist policies. Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the Salt Lake City Council adopted a joint resolution on Tuesday acknowledging that racism has harmful impacts on the mental and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has issued a fireworks ban as drought conditions worsen throughout the state. Democratic Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Tuesday that the ban covers fireworks, including smoke bombs and sparklers. Mendenhall also issued an open burning ban that prohibits people from starting any fires […]
