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Utah Coronavirus Outbreak...
Kelli Pierce

Utah health officials prep for a Coronavirus outbreak

Health officials are prepping for a Utah Coronavirus outbreak, but they admit that the risk factors for most Utahns are low.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Utah Republicans rip yet salute Mitt Romney

A Republican state lawmaker blasts Sen. Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote while a GOP group praises the senator by billboard.
7 years ago
Screenshot from Jon Huntsman's announcement that Provo City Mayor Michelle Kaufusi will be his runn...
Cami Mondeaux

Gov. Huntsman names Provo Mayor Kaufusi as running mate

Gov. Jon M. Huntsman announced he has chosen his running mate, Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, to be Utah's next lieutenant governor. 
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Stronger than expected job growth

The US Labor Department is reporting that there was 225,000 jobs added to the economy, much more than the 160,000 that was expected.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Dozens plead with Utah lawmakers to cap insulin co-pays at $30

Dozens of people crammed into a room at the Utah State Capitol to ask lawmakers to support a new bill which would cap most insulin co-pays at $30 a person.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Utah lawmakers pass resolution asking Congress to lower drug prices

A resolution urging the US lawmakers to address the cost of prescription drugs has passed through a key committee of the Utah Legislature.
7 years ago
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STEVE PEOPLES, JULIE PACE and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press

DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is calling for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses. Party leader Tom Perez tweeted Thursday that “enough is enough” after three days of technical issues and delays.
7 years ago
Gov. Gary Herbert says he does not support the idea of Sen. Romney being censured over his vote to ...
Paul Nelson

Utah lawmaker calling for censure of Mitt Romney

UTAH STATE CAPITOL – Senator Mitt Romney comes to the Utah State Capitol a day after voting to convict President Trump for abuse of power.  Meanwhile, one representative is drafting a joint resolution officially censuring Romney. The junior senator arrived at the Capitol building to have a private meeting with state lawmakers.  He simply said, […]
7 years ago
Caucus goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, I...
Madeleine Porter

Amid irregularities, AP unable to declare winner in Iowa

The Associated Press is unable to declare a winner of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses. Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders are locked in a tight race.
7 years ago
Utah monuments shrinking finalized...
John Wojcik

Southern Utah monuments in danger of disappearing?

The Interior Department has finalized a resource management plan that could bring drilling and mining to areas around two monuments in Southern Utah. The development has a conservation group concerned about the future.
7 years ago
Romney speaks on impeachment...
Colby Walker

Sen. Mitt Romney speaks for first time after impeachment vote with Doug Wright on Sunday Edition

Senator Mitt Romney speaks with Doug Wright regarding his impeachment vote. "I will be comfortable as I face the judgment of God that I did what I believe was right," said the senator.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Stories from the Streets: Finding a job can be tough when you’re stuck in a homeless shelter

Justin Ward never expected to call Salt Lake City home but after his friends car broke down here while they were on their way to Vegas for work, "I got stuck here and ended up becoming homeless for two-and-a-half years,"
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Amid Romney vote comes renewed interest in local bill to recall Senators

There is renewed interest in a Utah lawmaker’s bill to allow Utahns to recall an elected U.S. Senator on the heels of Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to convict President Trump in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Rally supports Romney’s impeachment vote

Some 50 people stood in the snow Wednesday night for a rally to show their support for Senator Mitt Romney.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Lee, Stewart sound off on Romney’s ‘guilty’ vote against Trump

Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Chris Stewart say Romney wrong on guilty vote
7 years ago
Mitt Romney's faith led him to convict President Trump on one article of impeachment...
Paul Nelson

Mitt Romney’s faith led him to convict President Trump on one article of impeachment

Utah Senator Mitt Romney's faith helped him decided to split with the Republican party to convict President Trump of abuse of power.
7 years ago
Sen. Romney reportedly recovering from fall over weekend...
Cami Mondeaux

Sen. Mitt Romney: President Trump is guilty of high crimes, misdemeanors

Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday he is voting against party lines, saying he will convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial.
7 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah representatives respond to State of the Union address

Utah elected officials respond to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.
7 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Sen. Mike Lee: Trump is not guilty

Mike Lee announced he will vote to acquit President Donald Trump during the final vote that will close out the impeachment trial Wednesday.
7 years ago
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JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Pres. Trump uses State of Union to extol a “Great American Comeback”; Pelosi rips up speech

President Donald Trump stood before a Congress and a nation sharply divided by impeachment and used his State of the Union address to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Schools to take over bus safety inspections from UHP under new bill

A new bill gaining support at the state capitol from troopers, bus drivers, and school districts would stop the Utah Highway Patrol from their annual safety checks on school buses.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

$35 million affordable housing bill moves forward in the Utah legislature

A Utah Senate committee passed out a bill on Tuesday that would spend $35 million to try to solve the state's affordable housing crisis.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Utah’s LG calls for Iowa caucus to be scrapped, replaced with rotating primaries

SALT LAKE CITY – Should the Iowa caucus be done away with?  One high-level election official in Utah says since so many things went wrong in Iowa this week, the current system of selecting a candidate needs to be tossed out. Party leaders in Utah haven’t forgotten the problems that happened in 2016 when they […]
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Lawmaker seeks to curb police mass searches of genetic databases

Lawmaker's bill would limit police searches on genealogy databases
7 years ago