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Some west side Salt Lakers say 'hard pass' to a new freeway underpass

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They know better, if not best. That's the message from the high-and-mighty to their lowly vassals on the west side of Salt Lake.

Gov. Spencer Cox seems happy to sign new state laws poking at the federal government

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This year—more than most—the federal government has been taking its licks from the states

Anti-trans Utah lawmakers trip over themselves in rush to condemn Natalie Cline

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Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, is a case in point in the drama we'll call "Everyone must be like us—or else."

Utah lawmakers are hungry for a fight with the feds

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Let's start with The Salt Lake Tribune's Sunday editorial. "Utah leaders want to fight the Civil War over again," the editorial board writes

Utah Republicans are finding boogeymen in Venezuela, in their own ranks and on school basketball courts

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In the Utah Legislature, liberal democracy is fair game.

Utah's House Republicans waste no time attacking trans students and whitewashing campuses

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Not to belabor the irony, but it is stunning how Republicans distrust the "woke" ideology of "govschools" while forcing their own philosophies on an increasingly doctrinaire education system.

Forget the facts, 'diversity' is a four-letter word for Utah lawmakers

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We're pretty sure that someone in Gov. Spencer Cox's administration subscribes to The Salt Lake Tribune, but we're here to make sure they're paying attention.

You'll need a car to visit every bar in Salt Lake—but don't drive drunk

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City Cast Salt Lake's Ali Vallarta discovered the dark, not-so-secret sauce of Utah's liquor laws by visiting every watering hole in the county.

More bad news for Utah's too-big-to-fail inland port

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Here in Utah, if you really, really want something to be true, then it must be true.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox sees 'evil' in campus diversity initiatives

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We had to look up the definition of "evil" after Gov. Spencer Cox invoked it: "Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force."

Salt Lake City is studying a $5 billion plan to reconnect the east and west sides

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Salt Lake City is really two cities, a fact not lost on the City Council.

Upcoming Utah legislative session means another round of attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Rep. Trevor Lee can't wait to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Never underestimate the power of hate, fear and fragile egos.

The Olympics are coming back to Salt Lake City, for better or worse

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The Winter Olympics maybe, surely, will be coming back to Utah in 2034.

Another Utah election goes to the Republicans, as they always do

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It's almost funny as we watch Democrats tilt at windmills in the feeble hope that someone might vote for them.

Utah lawmakers dig in on coal as energy economy shifts to renewables

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Utah is no California, and the coal industry is emblematic of why.

Compass Minerals pauses lithium mining on the Great Salt Lake

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Compass Minerals will pause its lithium mining project amid concerns about effects on the lake, the Standard-Examiner reports.

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