How a Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid in Utah May Be Denied
Republican lawmakers don’t want to fully implement a ballot initiative passed in November. One health-care advocate called it “trampling on … representative democracy.”
Utah Will Soon Have the Strictest DUI Law in the U.S.
Will other states follow?
Tax Cuts, Whale Funding and Pay Bonuses Among the Priorities in Governors' Proposed Budgets
Across the U.S. governors are rolling out their spending plans for the upcoming fiscal cycle.
Reply-All Nightmare in Utah Offers Important Lessons for Any Large Organization
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Texas civil asset forfeitures … New Mexico anti-crime omnibus bill … and Philadelphia “good cause” eviction rules.
Medicaid Expansion Won Big on Election Day
Three out of four conservative states approved measures, while the election of a Democratic governor in Maine seemingly ends the Republican effort to block last year’s successful referendum.
Mayor Deployed to Afghanistan Killed in ‘Apparent Inside Attack’
Brent Taylor’s final Facebook post: “I hope everyone back home exercises their right to vote. We have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us."
Ratings Agency Flags Warming Climate As Issue to Watch for Utah
The state is currently in the depths of a drought.
Tough New DUI Law Brings Controversy
Later this year, Utah will become the first state to make it illegal to drive with a blood alcohol level of .05 or higher, rather than the .08 standard all the other states use.
Extreme Drought Conditions Prompt Statewide Emergency in Utah
Record low water levels leads to an appeal to conserve supplies.
A Setback for Trump's Plan to Slash Public Lands
Environmentalists and tribes won an early legal advantage in their battle to protect Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Marijuana on the Ballot: What States Will Consider in November
Five states have marijuana-related ballot initiatives primed for the general election on Nov. 6.
Native Americans Fight Back at the Ballot Box
Registering voters in a majority Native American county.
More Counties Join PILT Class-Action Lawsuit Against the Feds
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Calif. wildfires … a big N.M. groundwater ruling … and Detroit’s dismal rental inspection compliance.
Federal Election Security Help Still Needed Ahead of Midterms
One state and one local official told a congressional committee that smaller jurisdictions require additional federal technical assistance for priority upgrades to voting equipment and security.
All 50 States Now Protect Public Breastfeeding
The Trump administration got headlines for trying to remove pro-breastfeeding language from a World Health Organization resolution, but in the U.S. the last two states this spring passed laws allowing public breastfeeding.
Another Drone Intrusion Grounds Aircraft Fighting Western Wildfires
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trillions of quagga mussels carpet Lake Michigan ... pulling back on San Francisco's citywide broadband ambitions … and New Mexico’s brain drain.
This Utah Library System Will Distribute Overdose-Reversing Naloxone to Residents
Distribution of the kits is an extension of a previous push to train library staff to spot the signs of an opioid overdose and administer naloxone directly to library patrons in distress.
FAA Awards $677 Million in Airport Improvement Grants
The 241 grants will fund 346 infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, aprons and terminals.
Senators Look at Policing Practices by Federal Land Management Agencies
“This issue is of great concern to communities throughout the West,” said Utah Sen. Mike Lee. “Increasingly, these communities find themselves as targets of overly zealous federal law-enforcement operations.”
Utah Adds Long-Term Budgeting to Its Planning Strategies
New law builds on earlier steps toward better fiscal management
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