The Utah Legislature is now just past the halfway point of its 2022 session and just passed a cut in the state income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%. The Legislative Fiscal Analyst says it means $164 million less in the state Education Fund and $164 million more in the pockets of Utahns. The ...
Many of us have gotten used to the signs on Utah Lake warning about the threats of harmful algal blooms and water-borne pathogens: Do not swim or water ski in this area! Do not ingest water! Keep children and animals away from the lake! We believe that’s unacceptable. The simple fact is ...
I am writing in reply to the Guest op-ed piece titled "Several years after officially disavowing conversion therapy, does the LDS Church still practice it in the afterlife?" This argument is troubling because this way of thinking is not only incorrect, it also creates distress and hurt among a ...
Like most people, I have lost friends and neighbors to COVID. I mourn them. Like some people, I have gotten COVID and recovered, only to realize quickly that COVID is the gift that keeps on giving. I mourn what I used to be able to do and will never be able to do again. Today I’m adding a ...
Teaching through a pandemic would be impossible without support from parents. Partnerships between parents and teachers allow teachers to focus their attention on teaching and supporting students. Without strong partnerships between teachers and parents, students cannot receive the personalized ...
Every day, police officers have to focus on the routine but meaningful work that comes with the badge — interviewing victims, writing reports, directing traffic. But hanging over every mundane moment is the dreadful specter that everything could go wrong in the blink of an eye. And if it ...
