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Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Gov. Cox signs executive order to launch GRIT, Utah’s take on DOGE

By: Katie McKellar – May 10, 20256:00 am Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and his cabinet hold a news conference to announce GRIT, a new government efficiency...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts

By: Kyle Dunphey – May 10, 20256:00 am The Provo River Delta is pictured on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

New report sheds more light on how tariffs could impact Utah — but uncertainty still abounds

By: Katie McKellar – May 9, 20256:00 am Traffic moves along I-15 near neighborhoods in North Salt Lake on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills

By: Alixel Cabrera – May 9, 20256:00 am Coal is stored outside the Hunter coal-fired power plant, operated by PacifiCorp, in Emery County on Wednesday, July...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Curtis’ latest bill prioritizes fossil fuel profits over people

By: Brian Moench – May 9, 20256:00 am Marathon Petroleum Company’s Salt Lake City Refinery in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

‘Compassion that kills’: Gov. Cox says ‘sea change’ in Utah’s homeless system is coming

By: Katie McKellar – May 9, 20256:00 am People congregate on Rio Grande Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Spenser...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Will Ralph Menzies’ dementia keep him from a firing squad? Attorneys make final argument

By: Kyle Dunphey – May 8, 20256:00 am Ralph Leroy Menzies during a competency hearing in 3rd District Court in West Jordan on Monday, Nov 18,...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

By: Clark Corbin – May 8, 20256:00 am Two bison fight on July 9, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Feds announce ‘largest fentanyl bust’ in U.S. history

By: Austin Fisher – May 8, 20256:00 am The U.S. Department of Justice said cash and drugs, pictured here, were seized in Santa Fe and Albuquerque...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Public health advocates warn about what federal cuts could mean for teen vaping

By: Alixel Cabrera – May 8, 20256:00 am Public health advocates worry that cuts to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Salt Lake City adopts new banners, sidestepping pride flag ban

By: Alixel Cabrera – May 7, 20256:00 am Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall poses in front of the new adopted city flags. (Courtesy of Salt...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

With enough signatures confirmed, controversial union law put on hold

By: Kyle Dunphey – May 7, 20256:00 am Canvassers collect signatures as part of the Protect Utah Workers coalition at the University of Utah campus in...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

‘Counterproductive and cruel’: Advocates form coalition to protect Medicaid from federal cuts

By: Katie McKellar – May 7, 20256:00 am Stacy Stanford, regional senior manager of grassroots organization for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, speaks during...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Sen. Mike Lee’s proposed cuts to SNAP would shift ‘huge costs’ to states, including Utah

By: Katie McKellar – May 7, 20256:00 am A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Best and worst states for working moms – where does Utah rank?

By: Susan R. Madsen – May 6, 20256:00 am Leaders in Utah can help more women and families thrive through increasing access and affordability of child...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

GOP lawmakers seek to ban Pride flags, stirring tensions with liberal cities

By: Erika Bolstad – May 6, 20256:00 am A Pride flag flies in front of Boise City Hall, just blocks from the Idaho Capitol. The flag...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

As Utah’s fluoride ban begins, health officials urge Utahns to protect their teeth

By: Kyle Dunphey – May 6, 20256:00 am As Utah’s law banning fluoridation in water takes effect, health officials are focused on educating the public and...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

New tax cuts mostly favor the rich across states this year

By: Kevin Hardy – May 5, 20256:00 am Lawmakers are seen in the Missouri Senate chamber in Jefferson City, Mo. Missouri may become the first state...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn

By: Anna Claire Vollers – May 4, 20256:00 am Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, has filed for bankruptcy. State attorneys general are...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings

By: Michael Kiefer – May 4, 20256:00 am Photo via Getty Images. Ricky Wassenaar killed three men at an Arizona State Prison near Tucson on April...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

‘I have a hard enough time’: Utahns urge state not to impose work requirements on Medicaid

By: Katie McKellar – May 3, 20256:00 am Utah state officials are looking to submit a waiver to federal officials to re-impose work requirements on some...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown

By: Tim Henderson – May 3, 20256:00 am Apartments and townhomes in North Salt Lake are pictured on Monday, July 15, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah voucher law found unconstitutional. Idaho’s law is also vulnerable.

By: Jim Jones – May 3, 20256:00 am A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake is pictured on Tuesday, March 12, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah governor, state courts hit with lawsuit over new disability law

By: Kyle Dunphey – May 3, 20256:00 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Coal production and presence in Utah’s energy portfolio is at its lowest levels

By: Alixel Cabrera – May 2, 20256:00 am Coal is stored outside the Hunter coal-fired power plant, operated by PacifiCorp, in Emery County on Wednesday, July...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

No veto override session this year, Utah legislative leaders say

By: Katie McKellar – May 2, 20256:00 am House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, prepare to gavel in a joint session...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Advocates sound alarm as Utah looks to impose work requirements on Medicaid expansion

By: Katie McKellar – May 2, 20256:00 am Marcella Patino gives a customer a pedicure while working at a salon in Holladay, Utah on April 30,...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Smith Entertainment Group unveils one-of-a-kind vision for Delta Center remodel

By: Alixel Cabrera – May 1, 20256:00 am Rendering of the future hockey setup at the Delta Center. (Courtesy of Smith Entertainment Group) The Utah Hockey...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Trump 2.0’s alleged trifecta crisis

By: Steve Corbin – May 1, 20256:00 am President Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on Jan. 27,...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Split U.S. Supreme Court hears Oklahoma Catholic charter school case

By: Nuria Martinez-Keel – May 1, 20256:00 am Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Wednesday after the Court heard oral arguments Wednesday...

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