The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho, adopted new city flags this week that show support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of new laws passed by their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures.

Utah dentists say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable people.

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U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations.

After four decades in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is relocating to Boulder, Colorado.

The Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah.

After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premiere independent film gathering its picturesque snowy backdrop.

Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, who dispensed parenting advice to millions of people online.

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems.

Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.

Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislative approval.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women’s sports.

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it.

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts.

Governors and lawmakers in Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid President-elect Donald Trump's effort to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally.

A federal judge in Utah temporarily blocked a social media access law aimed at protecting children’s privacy.

A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump.

Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has came under fire for sending a campaign email that included a photo of him and Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony.

Utah death row inmate Taberon Dave Honie has been put to death by lethal injection for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in the state’s first execution since 2010.

As expected, Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking to broaden support outside Washington, D.

Actor Matthew McConaughey continues to tease about someday running for political office.

A pair of moderate Utah Republicans have won primary elections for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP.

Utah voters will decide whether Sen. Mitt Romney’s brand of politics can still succeed in Republican primaries.

Utah educators have been rushing to prepare students and staff as the state starts cracking down on any public school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender individuals.

The Utah Republican Party has selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

College athletes in Utah who are looking to profit off their name, likeness and image will have to seek written approval from their school for any business deal exceeding $600.

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of a landmark civil rights moment.

The scene in classrooms around the country is similar: Kids are on their phones, even when school rules forbid it.

President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in American politics.

President Joe Biden has told the nation’s governors that he’s exploring what executive actions he can take to address migration across the southern border after a bipartisan deal collapsed in Congress this month.

First lady Jill Biden is lamenting the partisanship that permeates Capitol Hill and politics writ large, telling governors at the White House that she wishes more lawmakers would follow their lead.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered a firestorm of derogatory comments.

Utah has become the latest state to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies has sued Utah over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children to get parental consent to use social media apps.

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement.

Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide.

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government, saying the state has failed to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace.

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of two sprawling national monuments that were downsized by former President Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden has praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans a year ago, when they joined in passing the largest expansion of veterans benefits in decades.

Ron DeSantis is taking his presidential campaign to Utah.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says elections to replace resigning U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart will take place in the fall.

Utah Republican Chris Stewart is resigning from his seat in the narrowly divided U.S. House of Representatives.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state.

The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Friday that he plans to sign a measure that would effectively ban abortion clinics from operating in the state.

A proposal to ban abortion clinics in Utah and have them provided exclusively at hospitals passed the Utah Senate.

Utah lawmakers have elected not to vote on a proposal that would've allowed patients suffering from mental illness to use magic mushrooms under a therapist's supervision.

For the first time in his administration, President Joe Biden hosted the dinner for members of the National Governors Association at the White House.

Officials say a loud “boom” was heard across areas of northern Utah and was likely a meteor.

Stark political divides are threatening to overshadow a meeting this week of the nation's governors.

GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls’ teams, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war.

Utah’s governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week.

Utah's governor says he'll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports.

Hard seltzer drinkers in Utah will likely have their choices on grocery store shelves cut in half under legislation that passed the Legislature.

New redistricting maps that largely ignore a voter-approved nonpartisan commission in Utah are sparking a backlash and highlighting the challenges the independent panels face an era of deep political divisions and surging gerrymandering.

President Joe Biden is highlighting new programs from ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft to provide free rides to and from vaccination sites as the pace of vaccination shots nationally declines.

Utah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall.

Utah's governor has defended his position to support a minority scholarship program sponsored by the Utah Jazz despite criticism from some who have called the program racist.

A new Utah law will require biological fathers pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs.

Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech. AdCombating porn is a perennial issue for Utah lawmakers who have previously mandated warning labels on print and online pornography and declared porn a “public health crisis.”Utah’s generally conservative culture means racy mainstream magazines and lingerie catalogs can be considered risqué. AdBut even more important is comprehensive sex education to counteract messages kids might get from porn, she said. And he said no existing filters are that sophisticated: “It’s not like you put a judge in your phone,” he said. AdThe American Civil Liberties Union of Utah said the bill is an overreach that imposes the same standards on everyone.

Kate Brown on Thursday extended Oregon’s declaration of a state of emergency until May 2 as confirmed COVID-19 cases drop but hundreds of new cases continue to be reported daily. The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 553 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the state total to 154,554. ___MISSOURI __ Missouri teachers and child care providers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in mid-March, Gov. The nation of 10.7 million had almost 1.2 million cases with 19,835 deaths. AdLast week the Democratic governor announced that at least 10% of the state’s vaccine supply would go to education workers.

Fifteen states already allow concealed carry without a permit, and lawmakers in nine others have proposed allowing or expanding the practice. Against that backdrop, the efforts to loosen concealed carry requirements are a frightening trend for Shannon Watts, founder of the gun control group Moms Demand Action. He pointed to a multistate study published in 2018 by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons that found loosening concealed carry permit laws didn’t lead to more homicides or violent crime. In Montana, the House recently passed a bill to allow people to carry concealed firearms without a permit in most places. Similar bills that would allow or expand concealed carry without a permit have been introduced in Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Alabama and Georgia.

Utah Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. The competitive four-way contest was conducted entirely by mail during the coronavirus pandemic, which also shaped the campaign. But his comeback attempt fell short in a GOP primary as he contended with a crushing pandemic and a fresh-faced opponent. A very early start to his campaign also proved fortuitous in hindsight, allowing Cox, 44, to clock months visiting voters before the coronavirus hit. The Huntsman campaign answered those challenges in part by encouraging people to register as Republicans so they could vote in the closed primary.

Jon Huntsman, Jr., speaks during the Utah Gubernatorial Republican Primary Debate in Salt Lake City. He stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Russia under Donald Trump to return to Utah and make a run and reclaiming his seat. Now, it's showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response and what recovery looks like. Hes still deciding between Huntsman and Cox, but has so far been impressed with the states handling of the coronavirus crisis. You keep hearing over and over that Utah wasn't locked down, Utah is doing so great, he said.