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A Capitol in Salt Lake City is backdropped by a thick pollution haze on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Politics

Lawmakers flock back to Capitol Hill: What to expect from the 2026 Utah Legislature

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 19, 2026

Politics

Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 19, 2026

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Health

Frozen Planned Parenthood of Utah funding restored, but 2 clinics remain closed

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 14, 2026

Students play on the playground at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

News

What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 13, 2026

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz sign an agreement giving Utah a greater role in managing national forest land, at the Utah Capitol on Jan. 8, 2026.

Environment

In new deal with feds, Utah gets ‘a seat at the table’ in managing national forest land

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 12, 2026

The library at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake is pictured on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Education

Award-winning authors and Utah high school students challenge book ban law in court

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 7, 2026

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, states are beginning to weigh in on how retailers should respond.

Business

Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 6, 2026

Protesters rally in support of Proposition 4 in the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Town & County

5 key Utah redistricting issues to watch in 2026

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jan 5, 2026

A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024.

Food

Utahns will be banned from using SNAP to buy soda starting Jan. 1

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Dec 30, 2025

A solar installation in Emery County, with PacifiCorp’s Hunter coal-fired power plant in the background, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Environment

Utah leaders are hindering efforts to develop solar despite a goal to double its energy supply

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Dec 30, 2025

Vehicles zoom down Broadway as a pedestrian waits to cross the street in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., this month. Lawmakers in some states, including New York, are taking steps to curb aggressive driving.

Community

States crack down on aggressive driving

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Dec 29, 2025

People walk on the south steps of the Capitol in Salt Lake City before a special session of the legislature on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Weather

Salt Lake is experiencing its second-warmest December on record

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Dec 26, 2025

Utah News Dispatch

Politics

Lawmakers flock back to Capitol Hill: What to expect from the 2026 Utah Legislature

Politics

Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen

Health

Frozen Planned Parenthood of Utah funding restored, but 2 clinics remain closed

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News

What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?

Environment

In new deal with feds, Utah gets ‘a seat at the table’ in managing national forest land

Education

Award-winning authors and Utah high school students challenge book ban law in court

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Business

Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents

Town & County

5 key Utah redistricting issues to watch in 2026

Food

Utahns will be banned from using SNAP to buy soda starting Jan. 1

Environment

Utah leaders are hindering efforts to develop solar despite a goal to double its energy supply

Community

States crack down on aggressive driving

Weather

Salt Lake is experiencing its second-warmest December on record

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