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Vaccination rates in Utah have been consistently higher for white Utahns than for people of color. Native Americans have the lowest vaccination rate in Utah.
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Lexi Peery/KUERUtah’s Independent Redistricting Commission was in Washington City Friday night to hear from community members about what kind of district maps they’d like to see. -
Last week, Idaho health officials activated crisis standards of care for North Idaho, and on Thursday expanded the declaration statewide. Other states and healthcare systems in the region, including the Billings Clinic, are considering similar emergency measures.
In August, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the bodies of Paiute children are likely buried on the property of a former Indigenous boarding school in Panguitch, Utah.
The discovery on the former grounds of Panguitch Boarding School is yet another reminder of that bloody history. But how do we talk about that history?
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Student researcher Chloe Burkey said forged artifacts can lead archaeologists to new information about old craftsmanship techniques and methods. -
The potential for digital billboards in Millcreek led to a heated debate at the city planning commission meeting Wednesday night.
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All of Utah is in severe drought heading into the fall, and the state of emergency due to those conditions is set to expire at the end of October. Utah officials are asking the Legislature to extend that order.
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A group opposing vaccine mandates asked a Utah legislative committee to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. The executive order requires businesses with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray told the gymnasts, who had testified at a Senate Judiciary hearing, he was "deeply and profoundly sorry that so many people let you down over and over again."
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Utah needs about $1.2 billion to upgrade and repair infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater according to state officials.
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The head prosecutors for four Utah counties announced their support Tuesday for doing away with the death penalty. Their message comes after a renewed attempt to repeal it at the legislative level.
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A Utah legislative committee is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon on funding for an overflow homeless shelter in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark neighborhood. The project has some community members concerned about safety.
This is the place where Utah politics tastes good. Where the stories are covered in fry sauce and you can boost your civic IQ without all the campaigning and cross-talk. This is politics, the Utah way.
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This summer, KUER producer Benjamin Bombard is traveling around Utah looking for places that are … extra. Extreme. He recently visited the hottest place in the state. If you’ve spent any time in Utah, you probably already know where that is.
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