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Kelan Lyons
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- News, May 22, 2019
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Loud, Proud & Funded
The most powerful elected official in Utah gave $60,000 to two LGBTQ organizations working to prevent suicides. This is how they will allocate those funds.
- The groups that received the money serve a diverse swath of Utahns, including veterans, Native Americans and those struggling with opioid addiction.
- News, May 15, 2019
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Keeping Count
The undertaking to prepare for the 2020 census in one word? Massive.
- The presidential election isn't the only event of national importance next year.
- Blog, Buzz Blog May 14, 2019
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A Contender Emerges
Spencer Cox announces gubernatorial candidacy.
- In his campaign announcement, Cox pledged to discuss solutions to improve Utah’s education, transportation, water, air quality and housing.
- News, May 8, 2019
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Educating New Americans
Inside two Salt Lake Valley charter schools that predominantly serve immigrants and refugees.
- "Here's an analogy about words. Close is to shut, as canine is to—get ready," Spencer says into the microphone she's wearing around her neck.
- Blog, Buzz Blog May 1, 2019
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Mitt Goes to the Middle East
Romney takes his first official trip as a U.S. Senator to Israel, Jordan and Iraq.
- “It was a very productive trip,” Romney said.
- News, Cover Story May 1, 2019
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Home is Where the Hardship Is
Aiming for more equitable and affordable housing, local activists push for reform.
- "I'm still really, really scared every day of being homeless again," she says. "I just never know if it's gonna happen again."
- Blog, Buzz Blog April 26, 2019
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Paging Dr. Ben!
Rep. McAdams talks Affordable Care Act, Medicare for All at health care conference.
- Once he explained his concerns about potential Russian meddling in the U.S. 2020 presidential election, McAdams deftly redirected the conversation back to health care.
- News, April 24, 2019
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When the Dems Come Marching In
Red domination be damned, Democratic presidential candidates flock to Utah leading to 2020 election.
- "But I'll be there this week because I'm running to be president of the entire United States. Join us and let's do this together."
- Blog, Buzz Blog April 18, 2019
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Make the Middle Class Great Again
Presidential contender Elizabeth Warren presents a three-point plan to fix the country during SLC visit.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a vivid childhood memory of her mother standing in her parents’ Oklahoma bedroom. On the bed was a dress.
- Blog, Buzz Blog April 17, 2019
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Bearing Witness
Salt Lake County D.A. says new hate crimes law will tell vulnerable communities, ‘You are seen.’
- For his part, Gill says he’s a progressive who has long advocated for criminal-justice reform. “But I also believe in a measure of justice. And sometimes justice requires us to see and bear witness to the crime that’s occurring before us, and articulate it as such,” he says.
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Aerosol Atlas
Artist Shae Petersen gets started on his latest project, potentially the largest public-facing mural in the state.
August 30, 2018
