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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he wants to reject a full Medicaid expansion in his state, and instead, seek federal dollars to help the poor. Herbert says the state will find "innovative ways" to help the poor if the federal government provides the money with no strings attached.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has rejected a proposal that would make it a felony to damage Utah's geologic features. Committee members said the measure is unnecessary and broad. It was proposed after two former Boy Scout leaders were accused of knocking over an ancient rock formation at Goblin Valley State Park.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four University of Utah students are facing discipline after police says they were caught smoking pot in an igloo. Police say the well-camouflaged hideaway was discovered by a passing campus security guard Jan. 31 in the woods between campus housing and Research Park. It's not clear if the students built the igloo.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon Church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught they'll get their own planet. A newly-posted article affirms the faith's belief that humans can become like God in eternity, but explains that the "cartoonish image of people receiving their own planets" is not how the religion envisions it.

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