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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: Dangerous rhetoric by Trump and his supporters

At a recent rally former and now 4 times indicted President Donald J. Trump made the statement referring to certain immigrants seeking asylum in order to have a better life for themselves and their families animals. Yet on the other hand he referred to those individuals serving time in prison ...

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