Inside Prop 4—and the Legislature's crusade to squash it.
by Katharine Biele
Concerns about election technology are making Utah reevaluate app usage.
by Kaz Weida
News
Inside Prop 4—and the Legislature's crusade to squash it.
They knew it would happen. But the timing—and the optics—are so interesting.
By Katharine Biele
February 26, 2020
News
Following a mayoral run bust, minority whip Luz Escamilla eyes what's next.
During the hustle and bustle of Day 1 of the General Session of the 63rd Legislature, the District 1 senator takes a minute to catch her breath inside her fourth floor office.
By Enrique Limón
February 5, 2020
News
Utah's Republican candidates for governor go rah-rah for the state's public charter schools.
Provo businessman Jeff Burningham wrapped up the speeches by having the students repeat the phrase, "Choice creates competition; competition creates better results."
By Ray Howze
January 29, 2020
News
Developers square off against fired up residents in southwest Salt Lake County.
This real-world tale, they contend, is akin to the fates of ancient Greece's measuring—then snipping—threads representing human life and death.
By Jennifer J. Johnson
January 22, 2020
News
Two newly elected councilmembers share their hopes for SLC's future.
Last week, the city not only welcomed newly elected Mayor Erin Mendenhall into office, but two new councilmembers—District 4's Ana Valdemoros and District 6's Dan Dugan.
By Ray Howze
January 15, 2020
News
The revolution clamoring for homeless resources, in this case, will be livestreamed.
It came in the form of a news release. A group composed by a swath of local community organizers calling itself the Take Shelter Coalition, was taking over a section of downtown's Washington Square Park with a makeshift encampment "in solidarity with our unsheltered neighbors."
By Isaiah Poritz
January 8, 2020
News
Could embracing a nomadic lifestyle be a housing solution for cash-strapped students?
If nature and friends are both unavailable, Buchanan enjoys the alone time in Moby Dick at the nearest Walmart parking lot.
By Carter Moore
January 1, 2020
News
How a federal agency's move to Colorado threatens public lands, science and the climate.
When Americans think about public lands, the National Park Service has name recognition, but it's the Bureau of Land Management, along with the USDA's Forest Service, that has more clout.
By Casey O'Brien
December 18, 2019
News
A Facebook group draws a bullseye on the DABC while calling for alcohol reforms.
Under the sobering lights of a State Office Building auditorium at the Utah Capitol in October, Rep. Timothy Hawkes, R-Centreville, likened the state's alcohol policy to a game of Jenga.
By Peter Holslin
December 11, 2019
News
In This Land, Christopher Ketcham roams the West in search of both, and misses a lot in between.
Ketcham's West becomes a landscape for the preservation and enjoyment of those with the physical capacity and leisure time to seek it out, not a place to live on or make a living in.
By Carl Segerstrom
December 4, 2019
News
An inside look at who's trying to help Salt Lake City residents stay up-to-date on the recycling world's changes.
They search out contaminated recycling and yard waste bins. Sure, it might not sound like a glamorous job, but the goal is twofold: keep solid waste out of the landfill's recycling and green waste facilities, and educate residents about proper recycling techniques.
By Ray Howze
November 27, 2019
News
A year after the city launched a poll to reboot its flag, Salt Lakers are still waiting for a tattoo-worthy design.
Air quality. Homelessness. The inland port. These are all pressing issues Salt Lake City Mayor-elect Erin Mendenhall will be tackling as she takes over Jackie Biskupski's seat in January.
By Peter Holslin
November 20, 2019
News
Homeless advocates and activists call for The Road Home to stay open through the winter months.
Coats, blankets and boots were laid in rows and piles, ready for anyone to pick up and try on. Protesters from half a dozen community groups served hot chocolate and homemade snacks.
By Peter Holslin
November 13, 2019
News
Meteorologists' reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it's important—and they're having an impact.
Local TV weather forecasters have become foot soldiers in the war against climate misinformation.
By Pam Radtke Russell
November 6, 2019
News
Local witches discuss an occult practice related to Latter-day Saint history.
On a brisk autumn afternoon, sitting under a birch tree on the wooden patio of his magic shop in Taylorsville, Michael Ingleby holds communion with his unconscious mind.
By Peter Holslin
October 30, 2019
News
Utah's Kurdish community reacts to the Turkish invasion of Syria.
"The mountains always remind me of home," Soran Kurdi, a former journalist from Iraqi Kurdistan who has lived here for six years, says.
By Peter Holslin
October 23, 2019
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