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ste02032/Adobe StockOf the more than 580 bills passed during the 2025 legislative session, 27 new laws will go into effect on the first of the year. -
KPCWMeredith Reed hopes to join the Summit County Council once her school board term is up.
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A local businessman and participants in an immigrant investor program are jockeying for position amid the golf course bankruptcy. -
Suni Woolstenhulme is the second person to enter the race for the open position in 2026. -
Park City residents have until Monday at 5 p.m. to apply for the city council vacancy left by Mayor-elect Ryan Dickey.
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People incarcerated in the Wasatch County Jail can further their education thanks to a program through the Wasatch County School District. -
2026 will bring a full slate of federal, state and local elections for Wasatch County voters, including three county council seats and the county sheriff. -
Salt Lake City did not take proper precautions to prevent people from accessing the tarmac, the family alleges. -
Utah uses data from a point-in-time count to guide policies supporting people experiencing homelessness. The 2026 count is coming up and Wasatch Back volunteers are needed. -
They opened a bill file this year to explore increasing a tax discount for Utah homeowners.
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of what he termed China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores. -
The protests began due to economic pressures, with Iran's currency rapidly depreciating. Demonstrators have also chanted against the country's theocracy. -
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he thinks the Senate can pass a "retroactive" Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, but "we need President Trump."
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