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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama's new plan to cut pollution discharged by America's power plants promises to be a focal point of discussions as business and government officials gather in Salt Lake City today. About 1,200 people are scheduled to attend Gov. Gary Herbert's third-annual energy development summit.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The ACLU warns that the Salt Lake City Council will tread on free speech rights if it goes through with a plan to formally urge Utah's biggest parade to include a previously rejected LGBT group. Organizers of the Days of '47 Parade denied the group's bid, citing a policy of rejecting floats that could spark political debate.

PHOENIX (AP) — Wildlife officials from Utah and Arizona say they plan to rid the Virgin River of an invasive fish in an effort to save an endangered minnow. The endangered woundfin is threatened by the more fertile, non-native red shiner in a 17-mile stretch of the river in far northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah. Officials say the red shiner had moved up from Lake Mead into the upper reaches of the Virgin River.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Construction on a new performing arts center has begun in downtown Salt Lake City. The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater is expected to open in 2016, featuring a main stage and black box theater. The center comes from a $15 million donation the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.