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Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

South Jordan Starbucks unionizes, becoming sixth in Utah to organize

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 19, 20243:00 am A Starbucks logo is seen as members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Human trafficking in Utah happens daily and local police are under equipped, investigators say

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 18, 20244:50 pm (Photo by Douglas Sacha/Getty Images) How prevalent is human trafficking in Utah? “It happens in Utah on a...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas

By: Ariana Figueroa – June 18, 20244:50 pm President Joe Biden will formally make an announcement about protections for undocumented spouses and speedier work visas for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Republican state attorneys general oppose new gag order in Trump documents case

By: Michael Moline – June 18, 20243:05 am The office of the Utah Attorney General at the Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday,...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Utah homeless rates are increasing. How much are evictions to blame?

By: Katie McKellar – June 18, 20243:05 am House keys sitting on an eviction notice received in the mail. (Getty Images) In 2022, Utah had a...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Backlash against DEI spreads to more states

By: Erika Bolstad – June 18, 20243:05 am A student walks on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City in April. Utah has enacted...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them

By: Kelcie Moseley-Morris – June 17, 20243:04 am UltraViolet advocates are seen at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on March...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Defense package heads to Senate sans RECA

By: Danielle Prokop – June 16, 20243:00 am The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, excluding any continuation or expansion...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Denver mayor says the city is transparent with migrant operations. Utah begs to differ

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 15, 20243:01 am Gov. Spencer Cox talks to journalists at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the last night of...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Cox calls special legislative session to discuss amendments to controversial bills

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 15, 20243:01 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Gov. Cox declares this summer to be phone free — at least once a week

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 15, 20243:01 am Gov. Spencer Cox poses for a photo in the Gold Room at the Capitol in Salt Lake City...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks used in Las Vegas mass shooting

By: Ariana Figueroa – June 15, 20243:01 am A 7.62X39mm round sits next a a 30-round magazine and an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Highway humor is over some drivers’ heads

By: Tim Henderson – June 15, 20243:01 am Elise Riker, a marketing professor at Arizona State University, shows off her winning contest entry for a state...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Trump claims ‘great unity’ after talks with congressional GOP

By: Ariana Figueroa – June 14, 20243:12 am Former President Donald Trump is applauded by U.S. Senate Republicans before giving remarks to the press at the...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

SLC Planning Commission unanimously rejects downtown revitalization plan

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 14, 20243:12 am The Salt Lake City & County Building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Colorado Democrats urge EPA review of terminal expansions for Utah oil trains

By: Chase Woodruff – June 14, 20243:12 am Freight trains sit idle in railyards in Grand Junction on May 16, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Two Colorado...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court rejects attempt to limit access to abortion pill

By: Jennifer Shutt – June 14, 20243:12 am Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland....
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Utah’s next steps for homeless: State still working to site new 800-bed shelter

By: Katie McKellar – June 14, 20243:12 am People experiencing homelessness hang out in the median on 400 West in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

GOP candidates for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District united on many issues, but differ on Ukraine

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 14, 20243:12 am Candidates in the Republican primary for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District take part in a televised debate at the...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Republican IVF bill fails in U.S. Senate

By: Jennifer Shutt – June 13, 20243:05 am Embryologist Ric Ross holds a dish with human embryos at the La Jolla IVF Clinic February 28, 2007...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

DEI hotline already receiving bogus complaints before law is enacted

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 13, 20243:05 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

U.S. Senate Republicans outline their farm bill framework

By: Ariana Figueroa – June 13, 20243:05 am Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, met with reporters to discuss the...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Salt Lakers would pay 20%-25% of sales taxes for downtown revitalization zone

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 13, 20243:05 am A rendering of the proposal for the Downtown Revitalization Zone project presented to the Salt Lake City Council...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and challenger Rep. Phil Lyman stick to policy in ‘boring’ debate

By: Katie McKellar – June 13, 20243:05 am Incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox, left, shakes hands with Utah Rep. Phil Lyman after Utah’s gubernatorial GOP primary debate...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Restoring trust to the office drives Republican attorney general debate

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 12, 20243:05 am The attorney general GOP primary debate between Derek Brown, Frank Mylar and Rachel Terry, at the KUED Studio,...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Utah releases form to report anti-DEI bill violations

By: Alixel Cabrera – June 12, 20243:05 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Biden touts gun safety record to advocates, as son found guilty on felony charges

By: Ariana Figueroa – June 12, 20243:04 am President Joe Biden speaks to a conference hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety in Washington on June 11,...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

‘The clock is ticking’: Utah plans to execute first death row inmate since 2010

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 12, 20243:04 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

Utah changed its social media laws to avoid constitutional issues, but legal challenges persist

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 12, 20243:04 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch2 years ago

‘Take this seriously’: Why this summer has Utah fire officials concerned

By: Kyle Dunphey – June 12, 20243:04 am Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during the annual Fire Sense news conference at This is the Place Heritage...

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