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Johnson tabbed as Ogden’s full-time economic development director

OGDEN — Jared Johnson is poised to drop the "acting" qualifier from his current position as acting community and economic development director for Ogden City. According to a press release, Mayor Ben Nadolski has appointed Johnson to assume the position on a full-time basis. “Jared is the ...

Officials, advocates see promise as Make Ogden plans continue to take shape

OGDEN — It's going to be years before the proposals for Union Station and Historic 25th Street laid out on poster board and rolled out on the floor at various community feedback sessions come to life — but officials and advocates alike say they're feeling like these ideas are going in a ...

Utah governor visits Lehi to highlight state’s housing efforts

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has been vocal about making housing more affordable for current Utahns and for generations to come. On Thursday, he celebrated what his administration and state lawmakers crafted together at a ceremonial bill signing in Lehi. Inside of a packed clubhouse on an ...

Cox holds event for Great Salt Lake, water conservation bills

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

$61 million in federal funding en route to improve Utah transit

The federal government is injecting almost $61 million for transit projects in Utah. The Utah Transit Authority is planning on using the funds mostly for maintenance programs. The money comes from a $9.9 billion federal funding formula distributed across the country as part of the Bipartisan ...

South Ogden man seeking allowance of backyard chickens in city

SOUTH OGDEN — A South Ogden man has taken up what has been a hot-button issue in local municipalities — the allowance (or lack thereof) of backyard chickens within his city's boundaries. Brian Smith launched an online petition with the aim of legalizing the keeping of birds like chickens, ...

Romney asks: What can Congress do to stop the ‘scourge’ of fentanyl?

Is there a single lever Congress can pull to stifle the fentanyl-fueled opioid crisis in the U.S.? That was the theme of Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney’s line of questioning on Wednesday during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee meeting. The short answer is ...

Will Utah’s new housing experiment actually make a difference?

Even though Gov. Spencer Cox and his office initially had their own ideas about what lawmakers should do about Utah’s housing affordability crisis this year, the 2024 Legislative Session ended with a different approach. And the governor said he likes the new plan even more. “I’m ...