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Should Utah’s Granite School District be split in half?

Some parents are wondering if it would be a good idea to split Granite School District in half due to how large it is.
9 months ago

86,000 Utah families could lose food benefits. Will the state cover the cost?

State officials are looking for ways to help Utahns who could lose their SNAP food payments as the federal government shutdown continues.
9 months ago

Mike Lee sponsors bill to protect Americans from ‘climate extremist lawfare’

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the Fair Air Enforcement Act on Thursday with a goal to "protect Americans from lawfare by climate extremists."
9 months ago

Apostle puts stake in the ground on AI’s threat to faith, religious freedom

The age of AI is so important to the future of the world, to humanity and to faith and families that a senior leader of the Church of Jesus Christ traveled to the Eternal City to deliver a major paper on the subject.
9 months ago

Here’s why property taxes are on the rise in Utah

Property taxes are increasing in Utah due to the state having a higher tax rate than other Republican-led states.
9 months ago

Utah Attorney General backs GOP initiative to repeal redistricting laws

The Utah Republican Party wants to repeal the state’s redistricting law and to eliminate a new congressional map approved by the Legislature.
9 months ago

Elder Tad R. Callister, an emeritus General Authority Seventy, dies at age 79

Elder Tad R. Callister, an emeritus General Authority Seventy and former Sunday School general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Thursday, Oct. 9. He was 79.
9 months ago

These are the Utah Democrats already considering a House bid under new congressional map

If the map is confirmed by a Utah judge, these Utah Democrats have signaled they are ready to throw their hats in the ring.
10 months ago

Home sales are being canceled at a record rate nationwide. Here’s how to keep deals from falling apart

Home buyers are backing out of deals at a record rate, a new analysis shows.
10 months ago

A day of tragedy and heroism at a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan

Police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, identified the man suspected in “targeted violence” that left at least four dead and wounded eight others at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse as Thomas Jacob Sanford.
10 months ago

Why Gov. Spencer Cox says the world needs Utah’s 2034 Winter Games

Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox explained to the steering committee during its first meeting that Utah is in need of the 2034 Winter Games.
10 months ago

Here’s the list of who will fill in on Charlie Kirk’s ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah State

A panel of speakers will take part in Kirk’s place, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Gov. Spencer Cox and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
10 months ago

What’s behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses?

ADHD is a burgeoning neurological diagnosis among children and adults alike, but we’re less sure now about what it is, how it works, what causes it and how to diagnose it.
10 months ago

Kodak’s mini cameras are flying off shelves — here’s why

Mini, collectible and sold out — meet the Kodak Charmera.
10 months ago

First Presidency condemns ‘horrific acts of violence’ following shooting death of Charlie Kirk

The Church of Jesus Christ emphasized the sacredness of human life in its statement.
10 months ago

Utah congressional delegation in ‘watch and wait’ mode as maps are redrawn

Half of the Utah delegation didn’t comment on the matter while the others indicated it was too early to weigh in
11 months ago

Is the Trump economy faltering? Here’s what’s going on and how Utahns see it

Only a quarter of Utahns say their finances are improving and nearly half say the U.S. economy is headed the wrong way.
11 months ago

Utah lawmakers stop short of supporting bill to ban gerrymandering on national level

Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, said he did not support Republican plans in Texas to redraw congressional boundaries, but he stopped short of backing legislation to ban those efforts.
12 months ago

Sen. John Curtis places hold on Trump nominees over green energy tax credits

Curtis and a handful of other GOP senators say they’ll delay nominations until they get more information about how the tax credits will be phased out.
12 months ago

What’s happened in the year since Utah got the 2034 Winter Games?

It’s been a year since Utah secured the bid for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and the Organizing Committee is ready to get to work.
1 year ago

Transgender athletes banned by U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee

The USOPC said of the transgender ban that the “revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women.”
1 year ago

3-year bachelor’s degree programs on tap at Weber State, Utah Valley University

Rising college costs and time commitments are driving support for faster, sub-120 credit bachelor’s programs.
1 year ago

‘Sky’s the limit:’ Winter sports organizations in Utah to prep for Olympics

For Kelly Skinner, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee vice president for high performance, the clock is already ticking on making sure Utah is ready to host a second Winter Games, even though that’s not until 2034.
1 year ago

An ‘emblem makeover’? University of Utah unveils new institutional logo

The updated logo “represents an effort to connect University of Utah Health, academics and athletics into one all-encompassing image," school officials said.
1 year ago