Utah News Dispatch

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People rally in opposition of Utah’s lawsuit attempting to take control of federal lands at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

Environment

Firings at Forest Service raise alarm over corporate takeover of public lands

Utah News Dispatch Mar 12, 2025

Environment

Glowing pains: Developing nuclear power could cost Utah tens of billions

Utah News Dispatch Mar 10, 2025

A Pride flag flying during Park City's Pride Festival flag raising event. A new law would ban Pride flags from being displayed on public property, in and on government buildings and in Utah public schools.

Education

As critics decry ‘gross government overreach,’ bill to ban pride flags from schools advances

Utah News Dispatch Mar 6, 2025

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The rotunda inside the Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Politics

What’s in Utah’s $30 billion budget? Here’s what lawmakers are prioritizing for 2025

Utah News Dispatch Mar 5, 2025

A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.

Health

After first measles death in a decade, state officials remind Utahns to get the MMR vaccine

Utah News Dispatch Mar 3, 2025

The Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

Politics

‘Revenge streak’: Utah Bar opposes flurry of bills flexing legislative influence on judiciary

Utah News Dispatch Feb 21, 2025

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The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured at dusk on the last night of the legislative session, Friday, March 1, 2024.

Politics

Utah lawmakers look to dissolve, replace State Records Committee

Utah News Dispatch Feb 14, 2025

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrests criminal fugitives as part of Operation Cross Check.

Politics

Utah lawmakers look to reverse 2019 law, making it easier to deport people for misdemeanors

Utah News Dispatch Feb 6, 2025

Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the first day of the legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Politics

‘It’s a shock’: Utah leaders brace for Trump’s federal funds freeze, but don’t yet know full impact

Utah News Dispatch Jan 30, 2025

Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley called for swift action from Navajo tribal leaders to address the concern over ICE raids that have impacted Navajo people living in urban areas.

Politics

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders

Utah News Dispatch Jan 29, 2025

Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain (left) and Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson sit before the House Government Operations Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Politics

Utah lawmakers advance bill to ban clerks from looking up voting records for political reasons

Utah News Dispatch Jan 23, 2025

Fentanyl pills seized by Utah law enforcement and handed over to the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Health

Fentanyl is the most common drug found in overdose deaths in Utah

Utah News Dispatch Jan 18, 2025

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