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sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Fertility has declined nationally and in Utah almost every year since the Great Recession in 2008, according to a report from the Gardner Policy Institute.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/25/why-are-utahns-having-fewer/

sltrib, 9 months ago to random

On Aug. 7, two days before Biden’s arrival in Utah, Craig Deleeuw Robertson posted, “I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle. Welcome, buffoon-in-chief!”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/10/what-we-know-about-provo-man/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Experts who track political violence are alarmed by the rise of violent threats and attacks and expect them to continue to increase ahead of the 2024 elections.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2023/08/25/robert-gehrke-political-violence/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

As we’ve reported on sexual misconduct by OB-GYNs, we’ve learned that many women felt they didn’t know what was normal during a visit, or didn’t know what they could do to speak up. We created this guide to help fill this gap.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2023/09/15/concerned-about-your-ob-gyn-visit/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

A Utah lawmaker wants to require every public school in the state to display framed copies of the Ten Commandments in a prominent location.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/16/should-ten-commandments-hang-utahs/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

If you Google “battery-powered train,” you’ll see pictures of toys. Someday, you may see FrontRunner.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/01/14/will-frontrunner-run-batteries

sltrib, 1 year ago to random

There’s no county in Utah where people working a minimum wage job can work a standard 40-hour week and make enough to afford even a modest studio.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/19/minimum-wage-workers-utah-cant/

sltrib, 2 months ago to random

The bill’s sponsor said it stands to strengthen current licensing programs that are “weak,” and simplify programs that are “over-bloated," but critics worry it will lead to under-qualified teachers in classrooms.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/26/utah-could-see-lesser-qualified/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

A controversial doctor with ties to anti-LGBTQ groups was selected by Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson to serve on the commission that decides whether transgender girls can compete in high school sports.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/09/20/this-doctor-said-being-transgender/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Recent congressional races in Utah attracted a dozen or more Republican contenders.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/09/17/expect-lot-contenders-romneys-old/

sltrib, 9 months ago to random

Private security guards running weapon detectors will scrutinize Salt Lake City teenagers as they return to classes this fall.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/08/16/security-guards-weapon-detectors/

sltrib, 2 months ago to random

Forty Three Bakery is "not in a great spot" financially, said the owner, and being able to sell alcohol would help. But his business can't get a license because it's too close to a pyramid.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2024/03/20/salt-lake-city-bakery-is-denied/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Last week, LDS Church schools restored language to the Honor Code explicitly prohibiting LGBTQ affection — now called “same-sex romantic behavior.” Though the ban had never really lost its effect, for some students the official restoration of it still felt like a gut punch.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/08/30/byus-newly-updated-honor-code-is/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

A Utah judge has granted the state unprecedented access to the private medical records of two transgender minors — including any of their counseling and mental health reports and specifically any documents about when they started puberty.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/09/12/private-medical-records/

sltrib, 23 days ago to random

Less than 12 hours after students protesters were violently disbanded by police, University of Utah President Taylor Randall said the school will continue to “enforce the rule of law” with encampments.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/30/university-utah-president-vows/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has commissioned a new official biography of its 19th-century charismatic founder, to be titled simply: “Joseph the Prophet.”
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/09/15/lds-church-commissions-new/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

Tim Ballard, founder of the anti-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, will speak at next month’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., despite facing criminal investigations and multiple lawsuits alleging he sexually abused and assaulted a string of women.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/29/tim-ballard-speak-conservative/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said he supports the U.S. House of Representatives opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, but he’s yet to see anything that would warrant the removal of the president from office.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/09/12/mitt-romney-supports-us-house/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

BREAKING: The bill to bar transgender people from using bathrooms and locker rooms in Utah government buildings, including public schools, was sent to the governor’s desk Friday.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/26/transgender-bathroom-ban-passed/

sltrib, 7 months ago to random

The cost to expand Interstate 15 in a 17-mile corridor between Farmington and downtown Salt Lake City is estimated at $3.7 billion — more than double the initial estimate.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/09/29/cost-expand-interstate-15-just-got/

sltrib, 7 months ago to random

“The American Buffalo” is a gem of a documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns. But it does seem that his long and expansive research never reached Utah.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2023/10/13/somebody-tell-ken-burns-there-are/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

Utahns are waiting months to see doctors and other medical providers. Why is that, and what can be done?
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/25/4-months-an-ob-gyn-appointment-6/

sltrib, 7 months ago to random

Apostle David Bednar of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used part of his time at the Silicon Slopes Summit to defend the church's $200 billion worth, emphasizing overhead costs and philanthropic spending.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/10/03/latter-day-saint-apostle-defends/

sltrib, 8 months ago to random

As allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced Monday against Tim Ballard, the embattled founder of the anti-human-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad found himself embroiled in an increasingly heated fight with his Latter-day Saint faith.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/09/18/lds-church-didnt-denounce-me-tim/

sltrib, 7 months ago to random

A paper from University of Utah researchers in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology found that 1 in 5 OB-GYN residents altered their intended practice state following the Dobbs decision.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/10/03/new-ob-gyns-are-avoiding-abortion/