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Utah's political landscape is shaped by a brewing conflict over the Colorado River, with a Utah senator warning downstream states of forfeited aid if they pursue legal action. Meanwhile, Salt Lake City and county are suing federal authorities to halt an ICE detention center. In local government, Roy residents face a significant property tax hike. The state's congressional races are also heating up, with rural Utahns competing in a GOP primary for a new U.S. House district, and Democratic primaries determining challengers in the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts.

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The Salt Lake Tribune

“Once the government gets involved in defining or approving this or that religion, no end of mischief, discrimination, even violence, is likely to follow,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board.
Tribune editorial: Service members of LDS faith did not deserve such insidious disrespect
“Once the government gets involved in defining or approving this or that religion, no end of mischief, discrimination, even violence, is likely to follow,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board.
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Utah news outletBluesky5h ago

Utah News Dispatch

The race for Utah's 3rd Congressional district pits a Republican incumbent who says she’s a problem-solver against a GOP challenger pitching himself as a disrupter.
Rural Utahns battle in GOP primary for Utah’s biggest new U.S. House district • Utah News Dispatch
Utah’s House District 3 primary pits an incumbent who says she’s a problem-solver against a GOP challenger pitching himself as a disrupter.
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Utah news outletBluesky5h ago

The Salt Lake Tribune

“Westminster is not on the brink,” the Chair and Vice Chair of the Westminster Board of Trustees write in an op-ed. “We are here, we are stable and we are open for the next generation of Griffins.”
Voices: We’re the trustees of Westminster University. Here’s the real story of the school’s financial health.
“Westminster is not on the brink,” the Chair and Vice Chair of the Westminster Board of Trustees write in an op-ed. “We are here, we are stable and we are open for the next generation of Griffins.”
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Utah news outletBluesky7h ago

The Salt Lake Tribune

Dozens of women in elected office — both Republicans and Democrats — told Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson to consider the consequences of hiring Kai Schwemmer as an elections official.
Hire of conservative influencer to work on Utah County elections raises ‘serious concerns’ among women in elected offices
Dozens of women in elected office — both Republicans and Democrats — told Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson to consider the consequences of hiring Kai Schwemmer as an elections official.
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Utah news outletBluesky14h ago

Utah News Dispatch

Two former court clerks in Utah were arrested and called “self-appointed anti-ICE vigilantes,” accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE after a court appearance.
Former court clerks charged after being accused of helping undocumented immigrants evade ICE • Utah News Dispatch
Two former court clerks in Utah were charged for helping undocumented immigrants evade ICE, according to court documents.
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Utah news outletBluesky1d ago

Utah News Dispatch

Now that ballots are starting to hit mailboxes for Utah's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary, voters will address the looming question — can Ben McAdams, the last Utah Democrat to serve in Congress, be beat?
Can a progressive beat Ben McAdams? That's the big question in Utah Democrats' 1st District primary • Utah News Dispatch
The primary ballot for the Democratic Party's 1st Congressional District nomination is still crowded. Will progressives beat Ben McAdams?
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Utah news outletBluesky1d ago

Utah News Dispatch

The southern Utah doctor hadn’t expected to treat measles in his career, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. The hospital had alerted Dowse to the case before delivery, and he’d braced himself for the worst. Read more from @kffhealthnews.org
Anguished parents. Doctors in tears. Utah’s long measles outbreak takes a toll. • Utah News Dispatch
Utah's measles outbreak has passed the point where it can be contained or controlled. The focus now is on mitigation care.
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Utah news outletBluesky2d ago

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As incumbent Blake Moore and challenger Karianne Lisonbee make their final appeals to voters with less than two weeks to go until the primary, Utah News Dispatch interviewed both candidates to discuss the biggest issues at play in their race.
Moore vs. Lisonbee: What’s at stake in the GOP race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District • Utah News Dispatch
The Republican race between incumbent congressman Rep. Blake Moore and challenger state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee is entering its final stretch.
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Utah news outletBluesky2d ago

Utah News Dispatch

Records obtained by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project indicate one of the most prolific school districts for banning books in the state may have been doing so in violation of state law.
School district’s book bans may have flouted state law • Utah News Dispatch
Washington County School District officials allowed an "informal" book complaint process open to abuse by activists, records show.
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Utah news outletBluesky3d ago

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Taking cues from opponents of a planned immigration detention center near Hagerstown, Maryland, a newly formed advocacy group in Utah is preparing a lawsuit in hopes of stopping a similar project in Salt Lake City.
With an eye on Maryland, a Utah group prepares a lawsuit to stop an ICE detention center   • Utah News Dispatch
A Utah advocacy group says it's a step behind local mayors in bringing a legal challenge to stop a planned ICE detention center.
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Utah news outletBluesky3d ago

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Utah Trust Lands Administration officials are poised to sell about 50,000 acres of the Book Cliffs area in Grand County — a major swath of a popular hunting and fishing area — to another state agency, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, for nearly $30 million. #utpol
Utah school trust lands officials eye selling 50,000 acres in Book Cliffs for nearly $30 million • Utah News Dispatch
Utah Trust Lands Administration officials are poised to sell 50,000 acres of the Book Cliffs area in Grand County to another state agency.
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Utah news outletBluesky3d ago

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We asked the Department of Homeland Security and a private manufacturing company about dozens of semitrailers seen at the ICE warehouse in Salt Lake City. One offered more insight than the other.
What we know about the semitrailers at Salt Lake City’s ICE-owned warehouse  • Utah News Dispatch
Dozens of semitrailers have appeared at an ICE warehouse in Salt Lake City for reasons seemingly unrelated to the proposed detention center.
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Utah news outletBluesky4d ago

Utah News Dispatch

Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County are suing to block an ICE detention center on the city's west side, saying federal agencies cut them out of most of the planning.
Salt Lake City, county, sue feds to stop ICE detention center from coming online  • Utah News Dispatch
Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County are suing to block an ICE detention center, saying federal agencies cut them out of most of the planning.
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