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Millcreek Mayor Cheri Jackson highlights decade of growth in state-of-the-city address
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 12:00 p.m.
Millcreek Mayor Cheri Jackson highlighted Millcreek's decade of progress in a state of the city address this week.
Audit finds $24.3M in unallowable Medicaid payments in Utah
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 10:00 a.m.
The Utah Office of Inspector General said an audit estimates $24 million was spent in Medicaid payments that were not allowed due to overlapping enrollment in multiple states.
Kalshi sues Utah over efforts to stop prop betting in the state
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:04 p.m.
The prediction market Kalshi is suing Utah over plans to regulate proposition betting it says would run afoul of federal regulations.
Salt Lake County explores partnerships to preserve existing child care centers
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:30 a.m.
Child care spaces in Salt Lake County are being evaluated for continued use, thanks to a legislative intent approved by the County Council on Tuesday.
GOP group sues to block Better Boundaries signature removals in Utah Prop 4 repeal fight
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 24 - 7:11 p.m.
The Republican group running an initiative to repeal Utah's redistricting law sued state election officers on Monday to stop clerks from counting a significant share of signature removal requests.
Utah House committee OKs plan to create a secretary of state to oversee elections
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 24 - 12:00 p.m.
A Utah House committee has endorsed a plan to create a secretary of state and give election duties to that office, stripping them from the lieutenant governor.
Gov. Spencer Cox vows fight to keep prediction markets out of Utah
Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 12:01 p.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday he will go to court to block prediction markets, calling them "gambling — pure and simple," rejecting a federal agency's claim of authority.
Tax cuts appear likely as Utah lawmakers tout rosy economic estimates
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 1:50 p.m.
Utah lawmakers are feeling bullish about passing another round of tax cuts thanks to better-than-expected revenue estimates for the next fiscal year.
Gov. Cox talks immigration, church and Trump ahead of governors meeting
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 20 - 10:02 a.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox sat for an interview Thursday at a live Politico event as governors from across the country convene for an annual gathering of the National Governors Association.
Utah's dry winter saving UDOT millions in snow removal budget
Brian Carlson, KSL | Posted Feb. 19 - 6:31 p.m.
This year's lack of snow has helped UDOT save millions in snow removal. So what does it do with all that extra money?
Cox, other governors address disagreement with Trump ahead of governors event
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 19 - 1:30 p.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and governors from Oklahoma and Maryland focused on unity and civility at a Disagree Better event Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
'Great Carp Hunt' returns to Utah Lake as fight against invasive fish persists
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 7:15 a.m.
Utah Lake Authority calls on anglers for continued battle against carp in the lake.
Utah forces Chinese company to sell motorsports park in Tooele County
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 9:27 p.m.
A Chinese company has been forced to sell a Tooele County motorsports park, state leaders announced Thursday.
Utah governor calls for a focus on sports, not politics, at Winter Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 11 - 6:15 a.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had plenty to say Tuesday about the state's plans for 2034 to a room of international reporters in Milan — and what the focus should be at the current Games.
For many aging adults in Salt Lake County, affording groceries is a daily challenge, study finds
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 9 - 11:09 a.m.
Preliminary findings from new research highlights struggles Salt Lake County seniors face affording groceries.
After years of disputes, Grantsville files lawsuit against lieutenant governor to finalize annexation
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 8 - 6:42 p.m.
The city of Grantsville has turned to legal action after the state delayed annexation certification.
Utah, France and Italy sign agreement to cooperate on future Olympic Games
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 4:32 p.m.
While much of the world's attention in Milan is focused on the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, leaders from three Olympic regions were already looking ahead.
Here's why the governor and other Utah leaders are going to the Milan-Cortina Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 1 - 8:30 p.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he's heading to the 2026 Winter Games that begin Feb. 6 in Milan-Cortina, Italy, so he can learn firsthand what its going to take to ready the state for the Olympic spotlight in eight years.
City Council member removed, another resigns in South Salt Lake shake-up
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 30 - 12:15 p.m.
A previously censured South Salt Lake City Council member was removed from position and a second member has resigned, leaving two vacancies.
Overnight count seeks to touch base with Utahns experiencing homelessness
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 28 - 12:00 p.m.
The Road Home is taking a new approach to ensure more families are identified during Salt Lake County's upcoming Point-In-Time Count.
Leadership teams selected for 2 new Utah County school districts
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 27 - 8:05 a.m.
A major milestone was achieved for two new school districts being formed in Utah County with the selection of leadership teams.
Ritchie Group, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson release statements on alleged ICE facility
Joe Wirthlin, KSL | Posted Jan. 24 - 7:44 p.m.
The Ritchie Group and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson released statements addressing concerns that the group was planning to turn a warehouse into an ICE facility in Salt Lake City.
Where is Utah's economy headed? Here's what state leaders had to say
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 24 - 12:04 p.m.
Utah's economy continued to outpace most of the rest of the country in 2025 despite persistent problems, and state leaders weighed in on it at a summit in Salt Lake City on Friday.
Cox urges lawmakers to have virtue as national leaders make 'a mockery' of it
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Jan. 22 - 7:44 p.m.
Utah's governor called on state lawmakers to embrace virtue at a time when it's often absent on the national political stage.
