With a goal of cutting spending and promoting “self-sufficiency,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, wants to overhaul the nation’s largest federal food assistance program by requiring states to pay a bigger share, starting with 5% more a year until states take on 50% of the costs. That would ...
SALT LAKE CITY — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most vulnerable people. Republican Gov. Spencer ...
Utah is set to become the first state in the nation to ban fluoride in drinking water, with a new law taking effect later this week, on Wednesday. That day, the fluoride taps will turn off, if they haven’t already. While Davis and Salt Lake counties, and Brigham City, are the only ...
On April 29, Ogden City issued a press release informing the public of important changes being made at Mount Ogden Golf Course and the adjacent Gib’s Loop Trail system. In the past week, a number of questions have been raised with some confusion and community input. With this release, we ...
Utah’s top Republican legislative leaders have announced that lawmakers will not be convening a veto override session this year after Gov. Spencer Cox stopped six bills from becoming law. “Even when our perspectives differ, we appreciate the governor’s willingness to find common ground ...
A coalition of labor groups has cleared a major hurdle in an effort to repeal a controversial bill passed earlier this year that prohibits public unions from collective bargaining. The Protect Utah Workers coalition, in its bid to repeal HB267, satisfied two of the requirements to qualify for ...
