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Utah allocates up to $4 million for food banks amid government shutdown

Utah will commit up to $4 million to support food banks amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, which has left federal workers without paychecks and will soon leave Utahns needing food assistance without their usual payments. In a joint news release, Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah Senate ...

Gov. Cox picks Provo lawmaker as new state homeless coordinator

Shortly after announcing Utah’s current top homelessness leader, former Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, will be retiring Dec. 5, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has picked his successor. The governor has appointed another familiar face from the Utah Legislature — Rep. Tyler Clancy, R-Provo — ...

How to make sure your vote counts: By-mail ballots now have tighter deadlines

Election Day next Tuesday will mark the first general election since the 2025 Utah Legislature passed sweeping changes to the state’s election laws — but for now, only one crucial vote-by-mail deadline has changed. Previously, county clerks have been allowed to count a by-mail ballot as ...

Union Station Neighborhood Concept entering important planning stage

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden City Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, or CAO, Taylor Nielsen on a wide range of topics, including the Union Station Neighborhood, bringing FrontRunner services ...