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As demand surges under a new Utah law, advocates say domestic violence services remain underfunded

Utah’s domestic violence shelters are seeing an unprecedented spike in referrals in the last year, prompting the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition to ask the governor for $8 million in this year’s budget to help with staffing shortages. But by the end of the legislative session, that request was whittled down to $1 million in annual funding. “For us, it’s frustrating to see all of the rhetoric around a tight budget year and then to see an income tax cut,” said Erin Jemison, director of public policy for the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. “The amount of money that will ...

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Letter: You can trust that elections in the US are secure

As regards Bill Heersink's letter on March 14 in which he says he is unsure how to know if the 2020 election was the victim of fraud and how can he trust elections with this doubt? Mr. Heersink, there are a number of ways you can feel secure about the election. Claims of fraud in 2020 have ...

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