Sep 17 Utah joins nearly 2 dozen US states spending on 2020 Census By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Utah became the latest on Monday as its GOP-dominated Legislature voted to spend $1 million on outreach for the census, a first for the state that's one of the youngest and fastest-growing in the country. Continue reading
Aug 23 Downsized Utah national monument allows for more oil and gas development By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The Bureau of Land Management's plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah codifies that the lands cut out of the monument will be open to mineral extraction such as oil, gas and coal as expected. Continue reading
Aug 22 Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting government program By Lindsay Whitehurst, David Crary, Associated Press About 4 million women are served nationwide by the Title X program, which makes up a much bigger portion of Planned Parenthood's patients than abortion. Continue reading
Aug 15 Wet weather doesn't end climate change risk to Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press For the seven states relying on the Colorado River, climate change means a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities. Continue reading
Aug 06 Jon Huntsman stepping down as U.S. ambassador to Russia By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In his resignation letter, Huntsman urged the U.S. to hold Russia accountable for behavior that threatens its allies. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump administration's rejection of Utah Medicaid plan could affect other states By Associated Press The rejection of Utah's closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Continue reading
Jul 26 U.S. government to allow off-roading at a Utah national monument By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The plan was met by immediate criticism from environmental and tribal organizations who say it will leave sensitive lands and sites vulnerable to damage. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:14 Utah restaurateurs fight Trump cuts to national monument By Mori Rothman, Christopher Booker In Boulder, Utah the co-owners of the Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant in the shadow of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, are fighting the recent Trump administration decision to remove almost one million acres from the monument. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watchdog to investigate whether Interior Department moves on Utah monument were illegal By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Donald Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development, a pair… Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: Thousands gather in Utah for 150th anniversary of railroad Some 15,000 people are expected to gather Friday at the remote spot in the Utah desert where the final spikes were hammered into the ground 150 years ago. Continue reading