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A $20 base rate covers one garbage and one recycling can, with a $6.50 monthly fee for each extra can and a one-time $10 delivery fee for each added can.
Published Oct 31 · West Jordan City ↗
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Three council members voted no, asking for more information on employee groups' living-wage concerns before the budget is finalized.
Published Oct 31 · Salt Lake County Council ↗
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The Planning Commission's redline would also cap cooling water at 300,000 gallons a year and require a decommissioning bond. The County Commission has not voted.
Published Oct 31 · Utah County ↗
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Daniel O'Bannon and Alexandra Mareschal are picked for the Utah Court of Appeals and Matthew Janzen for the Third District Court.
Published Oct 31 · Office of the Governor ↗
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The measure would require 60% voter approval for citizen initiatives that raise taxes. Opponents have spent more than $3 million against it, KSL reported.
Published Oct 31 · KSL.com ↗
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Single-family homes will pay a base rate tied to lot size, at least $18.80 a month, plus tiered charges for the water they use.
Published Oct 31 · American Fork City ↗
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Utah, 19 other states and the FTC say customers paid more at the register than the price on the shelf.
Published Oct 30 · Federal Trade Commission ↗
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Attorney General Derek Brown announced both on Thursday: a multistate GM privacy settlement and an FTC suit over restaurant software fees.
Published Oct 30 · Utah Attorney General ↗
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The state spends about $800,000 a year on the invasive reed, which covers more than 50,000 acres around the lake.
Published Oct 30 · Utah News Dispatch ↗
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The state authority wants aerospace, life sciences and manufacturing companies in the 17,000-acre project area by the airport.
Published Oct 30 · Deseret News ↗
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Turnout was just over 17% as of Wednesday, up from about 8.3% of voters as of Friday, Oct. 23.
Published Oct 30 · KSL ↗
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The Pittsburgh native finished a hat trick in his hometown, and Mikhail Sergachev won it 3:27 into overtime.
Published Oct 29 · NHL.com ↗
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Auditors found no statistical tie between fees and sale prices, but more than half of nine local governments reviewed in depth misspent fees or broke state rules.
Published Oct 29 · Office of the Legislative Auditor General ↗
Education
Growth at USU's statewide campuses and in concurrent enrollment drove the increase, while the statewide system grew less than 1%.
Published Oct 29 · Utah State University ↗
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The Box Elder County data center's spokesman says the report models equipment the project has not chosen.
Published Oct 29 · KSL.com ↗
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Keyonte George scored a season-high 31 for Utah, which went 2 for 7 from the field in overtime.
Published Oct 29 · KSAT (AP) ↗
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The attorney general says an undercover investigator placed about a dozen sports bets from Utah. Kalshi called the case a crazy overreach.
Published Oct 28 · Deseret News ↗
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Smith Entertainment Group's four-day Winter Weekend pairs the Mammoth's outdoor game at Rice-Eccles with two Jazz games and a New Year's Eve concert.
Published Oct 28 · Gephardt Daily ↗
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A weaker system Friday favors southern Utah. A stronger one late Saturday could drop a half-inch to an inch of rain, with snow above 7,000 to 8,000 feet.
Published Oct 28 · Salt Lake Tribune ↗
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Lee did not enter a plea in a hearing that lasted a few minutes. He faces four felony counts tied to a home loan application.
Published Oct 28 · Salt Lake Tribune ↗
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Utah took seven penalties at the Delta Center, and Logan Cooley's late goal was its only score.
Published Oct 28 · ABC4 ↗
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The ski lift maker's 160,000-square-foot west side campus nearly doubles its space, and a state incentive projects 130 jobs over 10 years.
Published Oct 28 · KSL ↗
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The Jazz big man will be reevaluated in six weeks, while Lauri Markkanen is day-to-day after an MRI showed a sprained right wrist.
Published Oct 27 · FOX 13 (AP) ↗
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Commissioners unanimously approved a Strategic Development Zone overlay and ended the data center moratorium nearly a month early.
Published Oct 27 · KSL ↗
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Clerk Ricky Hatch said a printer error caused the doubles, five have been caught so far and none were counted.
Published Oct 27 · KSL ↗
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In-person voting runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 31 at the county government center, and seven more early voting sites open this week.
Published Oct 27 · KSL ↗
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The memorandum moves the city's growth line to the Provo River. An interlocal agreement with Midway is still in the works.
Published Oct 27 · The Park Record ↗
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Tyner, who also served as acting zoning director, cited a move closer to family; the commission has not set next steps.
Published Oct 27 · The Times-Independent ↗
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The University of Utah must build the facility by Dec. 31, 2030, or make an additional $3 million donation to the McCluskey foundation.
Published Oct 27 · KUTV ↗
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A report for the Legislature's Spaceport Exploration Committee puts startup costs at $35 million to $75 million and keeps Green River West as an option.
Published Oct 27 · KUTV ↗