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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 3h ago

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, nominated to lead the Justice Department, told thousands of religious leaders he is committed to achieving policy solutions so that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision “becomes permanent in every single state.” Read more from @stateline.org

AG nominee tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access • Utah News Dispatch

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, if he gets the job, told faith leaders he would pursue anti-abortion restrictions.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · yesterday

Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid. Read more from @stateline.org

Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers • Utah News Dispatch

Today's children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2d ago

A new study examining pollution levels found that recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset other gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies. Read more from @stateline.org

Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows • Utah News Dispatch

Wildfire smoke air pollution could be contributing to poor outcomes for pregnant women and babies such as low birth weight and preterm births

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 5d ago

Buzzers’ cat’s claw tablets are being removed from Utah shelves as Utah officials investigate a recent death and several severe health incidents that may be linked to its kratom alkaloids.

Kratom alkaloids found in cat’s claw tablets linked to multiple overdoses, Utah agencies warn • Utah News Dispatch

A product labeled as cat’s claw is being removed from Utah shelves as Utah officials investigate kratom alkaloid content.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 6d ago

Medicaid advocates called on state leaders to stand against looming federal cuts and new requirements, which they said will jeopardize healthcare coverage for tens of thousands of Utahns. #utpol

New federal Medicaid rule threatens more coverage on top of Congress’ cuts, Utah advocates say • Utah News Dispatch

Medicaid advocates called on Utah leaders to stand against looming federal cuts and new requirements for Medicaid coverage.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 6d ago

A group of Diné allotment shareholders and community leaders is calling for the Bureau of Land Management to continue enforcing oil and gas restrictions near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Read more from @statesnewsroom.com

Diné community leaders protest Trump proposal to remove Chaco Canyon mining ban • Utah News Dispatch

Diné leaders called for the BLM to continue enforcing oil and gas restrictions near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 7d ago

The first independent medical cannabis pharmacy to open under a new 2025 law was Boojum in Moab. Before it opened, the nearest medical cannabis pharmacy was in Price, a nearly two-hour drive away. #utpol Now state officials will decide where the next one will go.

Utah eyes applications for new independent medical cannabis pharmacy in ‘underserved’ area • Utah News Dispatch

Utah will accept applications to license a new independent medical cannabis pharmacy located in a “medically underserved” or rural area.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 7d ago

Joel Ferry, commissioner of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, is leaving the post after four years. But that doesn’t mean he won’t have a role in shaping the state’s approach to matters of water and energy development going forward. #utpol

Utah’s top natural resources official steps down after 4 years in the job  • Utah News Dispatch

Joel Ferry, commissioner of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, is leaving the post after four years.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · last wk.

A campus to develop nuclear technologies may be coming to Utah, as the U.S. Department of Energy shortens its list of potential hosts for new “nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses." But, environmentalists have concerns about the state's proposal to manage high-level radioactive waste.

Utah may be home to a nuclear innovation campus, Department of Energy announced • Utah News Dispatch

Utah is in the Department of Energy's shortlist to host a "nuclear lifecycle innovation campus" in Tooele County.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · last wk.

For a fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Utah the No. 1 overall state in the nation, citing high performance in multiple categories including economy, fiscal stability and infrastructure. However, Utah ranked low, No. 48, in one category due to air pollution. #utpol

Utah ranks No. 1 overall state for a 4th year in a row — but it was dinged for its air quality • Utah News Dispatch

For a fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Utah the No. 1 overall state in the nation.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · last wk.

More than 100 people filled a room at the Utah Division of Water Resources’ office in Salt Lake City to oppose a wastewater disposal plan from the Tooele Valley Public Infrastructure District's data center project.

Concern about data center impacts on Great Salt Lake grows, now for Tooele project’s wastewater • Utah News Dispatch

Concern about data center development in Utah and how it could affect the drying Great Salt Lake is migrating south.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2w ago

When the Days of '47 rodeo ends on Saturday, organizers expect at least 48,000 fans will have filled seats at the event's arena in the Utah State Fairpark — and that the festivities end up generating $1 million in tax dollars for the state.

Hefty prizes, but mostly heritage, keeps Utah’s Days of ‘47 rodeo thriving • Utah News Dispatch

The Days of ‘47 Rodeo, which celebrates the arrival of Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, keeps building its momentum.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2w ago

Once a youth hostel, a new group home has opened in Salt Lake City to help women with severe mental illness. State and Salt Lake County officials partnered to make the $3.3 million facility a reality. #utpol

Once a hostel, a new mental health group home for women opens in Salt Lake City • Utah News Dispatch

A new group home in Salt Lake City will help women with severe mental illness. State and Salt Lake County officials partnered to fund it.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2w ago

More than 200 American mayors — including two in Utah — are calling on the federal government to reverse changes that will cost states billions and push millions of people off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Read more from @stateline.org

Citing a hunger ‘crisis,’ US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts • Utah News Dispatch

More than 200 mayors are calling on the federal government to stop changes that will push millions of people off the SNAP food stamp program.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2w ago

As Utah senators look ahead to the looming change of leadership following Senate President Stuart Adams' primary election loss, they’re also reflecting on Adams’ lengthy term as president. #utpol

End of the Adams era: A look at Utah’s outgoing Senate president and what's next • Utah News Dispatch

After eight years, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams unexpectedly lost his primary election. He will vacate his seat at the end of the year.

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Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · 2w ago

The family of a Utah college student who died in 2021 urged authorities to take the unusual step of prosecuting her boyfriend. If not for his actions, they reasoned, she wouldn't have taken her own life. Now he's in prison, bringing the rare, tragic case to a close.

Almost 5 years after a Utah college student’s suicide, her boyfriend heads to prison • Utah News Dispatch

After the death of their daughter, Rose and Keith Nguyen urged authorities to take the unusual step of prosecuting her boyfriend.

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