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Two excavators move large rocks near Great Salt Lake causeway

Cox orders division to raise Great Salt Lake causeway berm another 5 feet

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order Friday to raise the Great Salt Lake causeway berm in an effort to stop the growing salinity levels in the southern arm of the lake.
Mini Maker Faire sign

Learn how to do-it-yourself at the Salt Lake Mini Maker Faire

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Learn, see, do at the DIY Mini Maker Faire in Salt Lake City this Saturday.

Food pantry included in South City renovations

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Social Work Club's latest project of creating a food pantry for SLCC students, faculty and staff at South City Campus.

The causes and effects of air pollution in Utah

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During the winter months, inversions and air pollution can cause a number of health issues.
UTA bus parked at bus stop

UTA improving safety for student riders during pandemic

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Utah Transit Authority strengthened its safety and health precautions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Truly Grapefruit hard seltzer can in focus

Utah Legislature may remove dozens of hard seltzers from grocery store shelves

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Hard seltzers with ethyl alcohol flavorings will be pulled from Utah grocery store shelves if Senate Bill 176 passes.
Worker earnings sorted by education level and gender

Gender pay gap illustrates struggle for equality

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With Women's History Month ongoing, Vanessa Beatty looks at wage discrepancies between genders and how advocacy has made a difference in other women's issues.
View of Utah State Senate floor from second-story balcony

Utah legislature puts initiative changes on November ballot

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The special session was called amid the Utah Supreme Court’s decision to restrict the legislature’s power to revise voter initiatives.
Campus of Brigham Young University in the fall of 2020, photographed from the 4th floor of the Joseph F. Smith Building

Walkout to protest religious colleges’ discrimination of LGBTQ students set for Oct. 11

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The Black Menaces have organized a walkout on National Coming Out Day to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination at religious institutions of higher education, such as Brigham Young University.
Person holding alarm clock

Utah House bill aims to put daylight saving time question on 2020 ballot

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H.B. 66 would ask Utah voters about their preference to keep or eliminate daylight saving time.
Dozens of people sit on capitol building steps with a sign that reads "abortion is legal in Utah"

Utah Supreme Court decision to uphold block on abortion trigger law elicits many viewpoints

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Community members react to a recent ruling by the Utah Supreme Court that continues the injunction on a trigger law that bans nearly all abortions in the state.

Explore the Clark Planetarium

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Race through the galaxy in search of treasure or simply sit back, relax and watch comets whizz by, learn about the planets and all...