Despite loud opposition from Utah’s legal professionals and the judiciary itself, the Utah Senate on Friday approved a bill to require the chief justice of the state’s highest courts to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate — and be subject to reappointment every four ...
Utah teachers and their support staff will soon see a pay bump after the governor and legislative leaders announced a salary increase on Friday. Now, the state’s teachers will see a $1,446 raise, while support staff — which includes paraeducators and administrative, custodial and food ...
OGDEN — A project designed to create housing for chronically homeless people now appears to be at risk of unraveling and losing its grant funding due to hitting a significant roadblock. Andi Beadles, executive director of the Weber Housing Authority, described the agency's yearslong effort ...
In December, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the largest ever federal investment in the Great Salt Lake, awarding Utah $50 million to go toward habitat restoration and securing more water to flow to the lake. It was widely celebrated among Utah’s leaders. But state officials now ...
OGDEN — Amidst efforts to modernize its general plan, Ogden City is tackling updates to its zoning ordinance to help pave the way for that vision. On Wednesday, a Zone Ogden open house was held at Ogden Union Station to give residents an opportunity to wrap their heads around the city's ...
HOOPER — Before a standing-room-only crowd at the Hooper City Civic Center on Tuesday night, the Hooper City Council voted to table an ordinance that would shift the mayor's executive and administrative powers to the council at large. The impromptu meeting and proposed ordinance followed ...
