Editor's note: This is the first in a series of four stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski exploring his recently delivered 2026 State of the City address and the initiatives announced during the speech. OGDEN — One of the ...
During a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies have ramped up nationally under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Republican-controlled Utah Legislature is expected to debate a handful of bills aimed at restricting people without legal status from accessing public ...
State officials are seeing fewer fatalities on Utah's roads but that doesn't mean they're celebrating just yet. In a joint press release from the Utah Department of Public Safety and UDOT sent out last week, it was reported that traffic deaths have reached a six-year low. "Preliminary reports ...
The Utah Legislature is picking back up a proposal that would restructure an important fee in most Utahns’ power bills and which, according to lawmakers, could help lower energy prices for Rocky Mountain customers. This legislative session, which starts Tuesday, Richfield Republican Rep. ...
When a legislative audit on the efficiency of the Utah System of Higher Education was first introduced to the public in 2024, it prompted cuts and reallocations for academic programs, but it also pointed to a longstanding frustration for higher education leaders — a lack of collaboration ...
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater on a broad range of topics including recent fires, the addition of homeless medical advocates to the department, keeping the department close ...
