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Massive federal layoffs are hitting communities across the West, including rural, recreation hotspots like McCall, Idaho. Here's how that town is responding.
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Evgeniy Maloletka/APThe Trump administration’s move to negotiate with Russia for an end to the three-year-old war has strained relations with Ukraine. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP, fileWorkers who maintained trails, removed combustible debris from forests and secured funding for wildfire mitigation projects say the loss of these federal positions could impact public safety.
Author and journalist Jonathan Rauch is a Jewish atheist. And yet, he’s calling on Christians to remember their faith — and practice it the way Founding Father James Madison might have done. In a new book, Rauch charts a course forward for American Christians, one that could renew the faith, and save the nation. And the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints figures prominently in his vision, too.
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The order halted funding that local nonprofits relied on to help new refugees settle in Utah. -
The restrictions sent to the governor include a ban on adult inmates receiving gender-affirming care and the assigning of cells for juveniles based on sex at birth, not gender identity. -
If flavored vapes are here to stay, Republican Rep. Matt MacPherson argues stricter enforcement and higher taxes on the products in Utah are key. -
A review by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project of account ledgers, budget documents, funding proposals and other public records found that a majority of counties in the state have spent little to none of the opioid funding they’ve received. -
Utah’s national park lands see over 15 million visitors each year, and that number continues to grow. Zion National Park is the country’s third-most visited park. -
Utahns will need to keep changing their clocks twice a year after a bill to move the state to permanent mountain standard time failed to pass out of a legislative committee. -
Republican Sen. Mike McKell says his bill will continue to be worked on as it continues through the legislative process. -
The latest Education Recovery Scorecard places Utah students more than half a grade level behind in reading in the spring of 2024 compared to achievement levels before the pandemic. -
The midday Presidents Day protest at the Utah State Capitol joined other such events across the nation aligned with the 50501 Movement.
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