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Utah Valley University has initiated an independent review with a third-party organization to enhance safety practices a...
09/22/2025

Utah Valley University has initiated an independent review with a third-party organization to enhance safety practices at universities in the state after the shooting of Charlie Kirk on the school's campus.

Utah Valley University initiated an independent review to enhance safety practices at public universities after the killing of Charlie Kirk.

“This development proves we can create high-quality affordable housing, even in Utah's most expensive markets,” says Cla...
09/22/2025

“This development proves we can create high-quality affordable housing, even in Utah's most expensive markets,” says Clark Ivory, CEO of Utah's largest home builder, Ivory Homes.

In Utah’s most expensive housing market, Francis city and Ivory Homes are partnering to build more affordable homes.

President Donald Trump told a packed stadium of mourners, “America loved Charlie Kirk” during a memorial for the slain c...
09/22/2025

President Donald Trump told a packed stadium of mourners, “America loved Charlie Kirk” during a memorial for the slain conservative activist.

Interspersed in his comments about Kirk, the president aimed insults at what he described as “radical left lunatics,” promoted his anti-crime campaign and teased a forthcoming announcement from the administration regarding autism.

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Speaking at a memorial service in Phoenix, Arizona, President Donald Trump told a packed stadium, “America loved Charlie Kirk.”

After Utah's public universities were told to cut course budgets by 10%, a legislative panel deferred USU's reinvestment...
09/19/2025

After Utah's public universities were told to cut course budgets by 10%, a legislative panel deferred USU's reinvestment plans, with House Speaker Mike Schultz asking for less focus on nursing and more on natural resource programs.

House Speaker Mike Schultz said he wanted to see a revised reinvestment plan from USU with a larger focus on energy and natural resources

The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination.
09/19/2025

The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination.

The U.S. House passed a resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination.

The University of Utah listed 13 National Institutes of Health research projects in limbo amid a federal crackdown on DE...
09/19/2025

The University of Utah listed 13 National Institutes of Health research projects in limbo amid a federal crackdown on DEI initiatives. With $8.4 million in limbo, researchers also worry about their projects for years to come.

The University of Utah listed 13 NIH research projects in limbo amid a federal crackdown on DEI initiatives.

Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before...
09/19/2025

Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic, a U.S. Senate panel picked apart the root causes and methods for students’ academic improvement.

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Average reading, math and science scores have dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic.

To draw a new, court-ordered congressional map, Utah’s legislative leaders have picked 10 lawmakers — eight Republicans ...
09/18/2025

To draw a new, court-ordered congressional map, Utah’s legislative leaders have picked 10 lawmakers — eight Republicans and two Democrats from the House and Senate — to form a new legislative redistricting committee.

Here's how to participate in the public process:

For a court-ordered redistricting process, Utah legislative leaders have picked 8 Republicans and 2 Democrats to draw a new congressional map

As the vision for a new, 1,300-bed homeless “campus” begins to crystalize, Utah’s top homeless services leaders are prop...
09/18/2025

As the vision for a new, 1,300-bed homeless “campus” begins to crystalize, Utah’s top homeless services leaders are proposing not just additional shelter, but also hundreds more beds to expand the state’s capacity for involuntary civil commitment and drug addiction treatment.

One homeless advocate criticized the idea as incarceration rather than shelter.

After President Donald Trump's executive order on homelessness, Utah is looking to build 300 civil commitment beds in a new homeless campus.

Twenty-two youth are suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive orders aimed at supporting the fossil...
09/18/2025

Twenty-two youth are suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive orders aimed at supporting the fossil fuel industry, all while curbing renewable energy and suppressing climate science.

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Youth, scientists, argue for court to halt Trump executive orders unleashing fossil fuel industry in Lighthiser v. Trump climate change lawsuit

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox hopes nuclear energy developments help ease rural communities' economic woes, bringing more jobs a...
09/17/2025

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox hopes nuclear energy developments help ease rural communities' economic woes, bringing more jobs and opportunities. But recruiting for nuclear plants isn't an easy task.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox hopes energy developments help ease rural communities' economic woes. But recruiting for nuclear plants isn't easy.

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Tuesday that’s intended to avoid a s...
09/17/2025

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Tuesday that’s intended to avoid a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

But GOP leaders opted not to negotiate the legislation with Democrats, who may be needed to approve the bill in the House and will be required to get past the Senate’s 60-vote legislative filibuster.

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U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill intended to avoid a shutdown Oct. 1.

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