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Utah Business Forward 2025: One month until top leaders gather in Salt Lake City
With just a month until this year’s annual Utah Business Forward conference, now is the time to register for the event to hear from inspirational speakers, network with Utah’s business community and grow individually in your career. The keynote...
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Utah's property tax burden is increasingly shifting to homeowners, audit shows
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SALT LAKE CITY — The property tax burden in several Utah counties has increasingly shifted to homeowners, leading in some instances to higher property tax bills for the population. In Davis County, for instance, the share of property taxes paid by...
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Utah Mammoth unveil mascot Tusky at their second home opener
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Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Mammoth unveiled their mascot, Tusky, on Wednesday night at their second home opener since beginning play in Salt Lake City. Tusky joined Gritty of the the Philadelphia Flyers, Buoy of the Seattle Kraken and Chance...
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Utah Senator’s Latest Stunt: Use ‘Border Security’ to Gut Wilderness Act
If you’ve followed Senator Mike Lee for more than 5 minutes, his latest stunt won’t surprise you. The man has built an entire career out of trying to dismantle America’s public lands. Selling them off didn’t work. Handing them to states didn’t...
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Election 2025: Candidates for hospital board discuss OMC’s...
Olympic Medical Center, like hospitals across the state and country, is facing intense financial pressure that is threatening its solvency and long-term sustainability. Candidates Ann Henninger and Gerald Stephanz, who are vying for the Position 1...
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Utah man arrested for ‘threatening to shoot rival fans’ ahead of BYU-UU college football game, police say
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Utah Democrats say they ‘won’t be silent’ as GOP moves to block new 2026 map
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UDOT finds Salt Lake road projects created little impact; mayor still promises 'change'
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of Salt Lake City road projects that sparked a state-ordered review earlier this year generally produced little impact on the city, Utah transportation officials determined after spending months reviewing traffic and...
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Bill banning cellphones in classrooms headed to governor's desk
A bill banning cellphones in classrooms has passed the Wisconsin Senate and now heads to Gov. Tony Evers' desk, though it's unclear whether he'll sign it into law. The measure was part of a lengthy agenda Tuesday that also included measures aimed...
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New Utah law swaps funding resources for emergency services statewide
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KUTV - Utah
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HURRICANE, Utah (KUTV) — A new Utah bill could change how emergency services are funded across Utah – and how much homeowners, residents, and visitors pay to support them. Under Senate Bill 1005, cities and counties can now use a local sales tax...
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Nate Morris invests millions in Senate campaign. Here's…
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The Gleaner - Kentucky
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At his first campaign event over the summer, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris said he'd spend "whatever it takes" to win the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell. Over the course of the past three months, he's put his money...
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Fintech giant SoFi expanding Utah operations, bringing $3M in investments, 410 new jobs
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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity has awarded a post-performance tax reduction to fintech giant SoFi Technologies for its Salt Lake County expansion as part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment...
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Here’s why property taxes are on the rise in Utah
The taxable value of Utah homes tripled over the past decade. A tax rate freeze passed in 2018 led to increased property taxes. Utah has the 14th highest tax burden in the country, one study found. A Utah legislative audit report found that a...
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Trump administration opens up coal leasing near iconic Utah landscapes
The Interior Department identified 13 million acres of federal land to open up for coal leasing. Only 48,000 acres are in Utah, but some of the tracts are near or adjacent to national parks. The Bush administration in 2008 deemed many of the Utah...
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‘Very content with my decision to take my talents up north’: John Henry Daley one of two former BYU DEs that have blossomed at Utah
This week, Utah will stick to the same routine as it has every week. The players will go through the same daily schedule — film review, meal times, practice — with only one notable deviation. On Monday, there was a short segment in the Utes’ team...
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Ballots soon to arrive for municipal elections
With Utah’s 2025 general election set for Tuesday, Nov. 4, Box Elder County voters will have multiple ways to cast their ballots—by mail, early in person or at vote centers on Election Day. But key deadlines and voting rules have changed: ballots...
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US Revokes Visa of Six International Students Who Spread Hatred against Charlie Kirk
“The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the Department of State said as it revoked visas of international students who expressed hatred against American influencer Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on...
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'Political fault lines': 'Soaring' utility bills 'haunt candidates' in competitive races
Inflation in general has been a sore spot with voters, possibly helping Donald Trump get past the finish line in the United States' 2024 presidential election. Trump hammered then-President Joe Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris nonstop...
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‘It was a feat that we didn’t think we could do’: Ryan Smith talks Delta Center renovations and Utah Mammoth
Four hours before the first regular season face-off at the new-and-improved Delta Center, Smith Entertainment Group governor Ryan Smith stood in front of the Utah Mammoth sign outside the arena, with a dozen reporters huddled around him. “We’ve...
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Just how wet has this month been in Utah?
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