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With Utah gas prices spiking, Legislative leaders eye tax incentives again
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (615+ words) While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average…...
Blaming broken promises for Great Salt Lake, lawmaker threatens to block homeless campus
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (981+ words) One of the Utah House’s top Republican lawmakers dropped a surprise bill on Monday that he said is his response to frustrations over broken promises to create a larger buffer zone around the Great Salt Lake. House Majority Leader Casey…...
Utah homeless coordinator to retire before key legislative session for homelessness funding
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (562+ words) A former Utah Senate president who most recently spent more than four years as one of the top leaders of the state’s homelessness system is expected to step down by the end of the year. The governor’s office announced in…...
Layin’ It on the Line: Medicare IRMAA surcharges hit Utah retirees harder in 2026: Smart tax and income planning with fixed index annuities
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (534+ words) IRMAA brackets in 2026 are tiered based on 2024 MAGI. Individual filers with income above $106,000 begin paying surcharges on top of the standard Part B premium. Each tier steps up meaningfully–the first adds roughly $74 per month per person, the next approximately…...
Two Wasatch Front cities help conserve water for the Great Salt Lake in a first-of-its-kind deal
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (592+ words) Utah is breaking records for alarming reasons, with its hottest winter and flimsiest snowpack on record. But officials from the state and two cities see something to celebrate. They announced a new deal Monday to get more water to the…...
Facing a hotter climate and drying Great Salt Lake, some families plan to leave Utah
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1512+ words) When the school year ends, the family of six is leaving for Kansas City. It’s a move they never wanted to make, but Adrienne and Jared Cardon are worried. Three of their four children have severe asthma. They need supplemental…...
Forest Service headquarters to relocate to Salt Lake City in major restructuring plan
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) The headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday, a move the agency described as a “common-sense approach to improve mission delivery.” Noting that the lands, partners and operational…...
Salt Lake City mayor asks for urgent meeting with feds over ICE warehouse purchase
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (664+ words) McKenzie Romero, Utah News Dispatch Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Tuesday sent a letter to a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official asking for a meeting over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recent $145.4 million purchase of a warehouse…...
Bill allowing conserved water to flow to Great Salt Lake sails smoothly through committee
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) The House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee voted to amend Utah’s conservation requirements Wednesday, allowing water suppliers to include the Great Salt Lake in their conservation plans. The proposal gives providers the option to redirect conserved water to the…...
Utah Legislature kicks off 1st day of 2026 session with calls to focus on people, cost of living
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1777+ words) The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature launched its 2026 general session Tuesday with top House and Senate GOP leaders celebrating the state’s strengths while calling for lawmakers to focus on ways to help people in their day-to-day lives — specifically by reducing cost of…...