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Ogden officials call for removal of Cesar Chavez Street signage amid new allegations
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 25 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Ogden City Council is calling for removal of commemorative Cesar Chavez Street signage along 30th Street amid new allegations of sexual abuse against the man.
Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Updated March 25 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida special election on Tuesday, flipping a state legislative district that is home to Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach estate that President Donald Trump counts as his residence.
Republicans skeptical of fast-tracking Trump-backed election bill through budget process
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted March 25 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
A number of Republican lawmakers are unsure of a plan to pass an election reform bill through a tool that would allow the majority party to fast-track legislation without needing a filibuster.
Law aims to bolster transparency when cities, school districts, other entities pursue tax hikes
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 25 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A bill signed into law Monday aims to bolster transparency and public involvement when cities, school districts and other entities pursue property tax hikes.
Minnesota sues US agencies for access to evidence in killings of Rene Good, Alex Pretti
Christian Martinez, Reuters | Updated March 25 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Minnesota sued the federal government on Tuesday, seeking access to evidence in the fatal shootings by federal officers of Rene Good and Alex Pretti.
Will Utah Gov. Cox sign — or veto — divisive teacher discipline bill?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 25 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has already signed off on several high-profile K-12 education bills, but SB312 on teacher discipline is still sitting at his desk. What will he do with it?
Salt Lake City adopts emergency water ordinance that also complicates ICE facility
Carter Williams and Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated March 24 - 10:58 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City passed a measure that might fend off the development of an immigrant detention center on the city's west side.
Cox approves bill cutting income tax for sixth straight year
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted March 24 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Utahns can expect to pay less in income taxes next year after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill cutting the state's income tax rate for the sixth straight year.
NASA to spend $20B on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Updated March 24 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
NASA is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface over the next seven years.
Salt Lake City initiates process to rename street honoring Cesar Chavez
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted March 24 - 8:35 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City will rename 500 South that honors Cesar Chavez, following a report last week that detailed accusations and evidence of sexual assault.
Trump votes by mail as he dubs mail-in voting 'cheating'
Reuters | Posted March 24 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump took advantage of mail-in voting this week in a special election in Florida, even as he criticized mail-in ballots as "cheating" in his push for national legislation to enact new regulations on voting.
Trump cites progress with Iran; US proposes plan to end war
Ariba Shahid, Rami Ayyub and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Updated March 24 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was making progress in its efforts to end the war with Iran, including earning an Iranian concession and sending Iran a settlement proposal.
US expected to send thousands of soldiers to Middle East, sources say
Reuters | Posted March 24 - 12:52 p.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Brazil court places Bolsonaro under house arrest on health grounds
Reuters | Posted March 24 - 12:50 p.m. | Save Story
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided on Tuesday to place former President Jair Bolsonaro back under house arrest on health grounds, a court decision showed.
US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan is freed after more than a year
Jennifer Hansler, CNN | Updated March 24 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year has been released, two U.S. officials said, weeks after the Trump administration declared the country a state sponsor of wrongful detention.
Utah man, 7-year-old daughter stuck in Colombia after U.S. officials deny her visa request
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 24 - 11:00 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man and his 7-year-old daughter are stuck in Colombia, where they traveled to fix the girl's migratory status, after U.S. officials denied her visa request.
It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Updated March 24 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
A new Gallup survey finds that Americans' outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic.
Trump says he won't approve shutdown deal unless Senate passes election bill
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted March 23 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said he wouldn't support a shutdown deal to reopen the DHS until Democrats agree to pass Republicans' proof-of-citizenship and voter ID bill.
