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Feds pause $50 million Biden-era investment in Great Salt Lake

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 ...

Hooper City Council tables ordinance shifting mayoral power

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 ...

School board decisions could become subject to voter referendums, bill says

Utah school boards are the only legislative bodies in Utah that are not subject to voter referendums, but a bill from Rep. Rex Shipp, R-Cedar City, could change that. HB408 would allow voters to hold referendums — putting a question before voters to either accept or reject — on all school ...

WRCNU raises alarm that funding source could get caught up in federal cuts

OGDEN — The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah deals in the rehabilitation of local wildlife, not political intrigue. In spite of this, WRCNU leadership is warning the public that the organization may be impacted by the wide breadth of proposed cuts to federal services and ...