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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican efforts urging Utah's conservative voters to 'come home' and vote for Donald Trump, not independent Evan McMullin, seems to have helped nudge uncertain voters back to their deep GOP roots. Indications that the national race was tightening in the final week and the ability in Utah to vote straight ticket probably also helped Trump comfortably win a state that was considered a toss-up.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters have passed ballot measures that change the wording of the oath of office and send more money to schools. Voters on Tuesday approved Amendment A, which adds the word "Utah" to the oath of office that elected and appointed officials say when they're sworn in.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah trucker who pleaded guilty to keeping women as sex slaves in his semi-trailer as he drove across the country has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Timothy Jay Vafeades (vah-fea-AH-des) said Wednesday he was sorry for not recognizing what a monster he was. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer said the abuses the women said they suffered were some of the worst things he'd ever come across.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Close contests in a handful of state legislative races are giving Democrats an opening to pick up a few seats in Utah's GOP-dominated Legislature. Results as of Wednesday afternoon showed three incumbent Republicans, Sophia DiCaro of West Valley City, LaVar Christensen of Draper and Bruce Cutler of Murray, all trailing Democratic challengers in their races for Utah's House of Representatives.
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