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Salt Lake City man sentenced for robbing multiple convenience stores
Beehive State News - Utah
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June 26, 2025
Felice John Viti Acting United States Attorney for the District of Utah | Department of JusticeFelice John Viti Acting United States Attorney for the District of Utah | Department of Justice Andrew Armani Deionte Rowe, a 29-year-old resident of...
Governor Rhoden and colleagues urge Congress to remove AI provision from One, Big, Beautiful Bill
KSDN - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Friday, Governor Larry Rhoden and 16 fellow governors wrote Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, urging them to strip a provision from the One, Big, Beautiful Bill that would ban...
Gov. Spencer Cox urges all Utahns to pray and fast for much-needed rain on Sunday, June 29
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY – With daytime temperatures expected in the mid-90s next week and no drought relief in sight, Gov. Spencer Cox is appealing to a higher power. Utah’s chief executive has declared Sunday, June 29 to be a day of prayer and fasting for...
Bullard to Senators: 73 percent of lamb, 22 percent of beef is imported
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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June 28, 2025
The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights hosted several witnesses in a June 24, 2025, public hearing. The hearing was titled, “Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to...
Senate Bill Threatens Over 875,000 Acres of Los Padres National Forest with Forced Land Sale
Fillmore Gazette - California
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A sweeping Senate budget proposal threatens to force the sale of millions of acres of public land throughout the western United States, including more than 875,000 acres in the Los Padres...
Utah Transportation Commission derails plan to extend S-Line Streetcar into Sugar House shopping center.
Salt Lake City Weekly
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ROY—The Utah Transportation Commission showed little hesitation before approving roughly $3 billion in roadway expansion projects on Friday, posing virtually no questions to Utah Department of Transportation staff and limiting their comments to...
Science KTVX Utah kids interact with astronauts on International Space Station
Yahoo News
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RIVERDALE, Utah (ABC4) — Kids attending STAR Camp at the Utah Military Academy in Riverdale got the chance to talk to astronauts currently on board the International Space Station on Friday. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers...
Pujya Brahmaviharidas Swami of BAPS Meets First Presidency of LDS Church in Salt Lake City to Foster Global Interfaith Harmony
Newsroom Post
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June 26, 2025
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Pujya Brahmaviharidas Swami, a senior swami of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, was warmly received by the global leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at their headquarters in Salt...
Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper
JD Supra - California
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June 27, 2025
In a lawsuit that will likely be closely watched, Xlear, Inc.—a Utah-based manufacturer of xylitol-based hygiene products—has filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its chairman, Andrew N. Ferguson. The suit, filed...
Pennsylvania Senate considers banning fluoride in drinking water statewide
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban fluoride in public water, one of a growing number across the country. The bill, dubbed the Fluoride Choice Act, would prevent fluoridation of any public drinking water across the state, a move...
Utah voters to decide on the state’s first veto referendum in 18 years
Ballotpedia
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June 27, 2025
Welcome to the Friday, June 27, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah voters to decide on the state’s first veto referendum in 18 years The Crucial Role of Ballotpedia’s Policy Research, by Leslie Graves,...
Senate parliamentarian nixes tax incentives for school choice, religious college exemptions
Deseret News - Utah
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June 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — A handful of education-related tax provisions were stripped from the Senate reconciliation bill on Friday morning after the parliamentarian ruled they did not adhere to strict budgetary rules that would relieve them from a filibuster....
Republican governors ask Senate to nix AI moratorium from 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
Just the News
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June 27, 2025
A group of 17 Republican governors on Friday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, asking him to remove a moratorium enforcing state and local artificial intelligence laws from the Senate's version of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill."...
Judge Dismisses Case Against Trans Woman Who Tried To Challenge Florida's Bathroom Law
Reason Magazine
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June 27, 2025
The first case of a person being arrested for attempting to challenge Florida's antitrans bathroom law has been tossed out of court after state prosecutors missed filing deadlines. Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old transgender college student, was...
Salt Lake City’s troubled Jordan River inching toward brighter days, advocates say
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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June 26, 2025
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Erin Mendenhall drops in to have a closer look at a large carp caught by Hasan Alshameri on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. During a walk alongside the oft-troubled Jordan River on Tuesday night, Salt...
Cox asks Utahns to pray for rain, as fire restrictions expand in Utah amid drought
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox is once again calling on Utahns to pray for rain, as drought conditions worsen across the state and "wildfire risks escalate." Cox declared Sunday to be a "statewide day of prayer and fasting for rain," and asked...
Utah vs. BYU in the rev-share era: How a shifting NIL marketplace could impact the rivalry
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Hill was poolside Wednesday afternoon when he answered the phone, relaxing after a round of golf. The former Utah athletic director's playing partner? His longtime counterpart in Provo, ex-Brigham Young AD Tom Holmoe. "When...
Daines, Zinke Speak Out Against Public Land Sale in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Ahead of Senate Vote
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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June 27, 2025
As the Senate primes to vote on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a controversial public land sale provision has been top of mind for Montana’s congressional delegation. U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said the sale would not make it through the Senate...
Conserve Utah Valley says ‘no’ to Sen. Lee’s revised plan to sell public land
Daily Herald - Utah
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1 / 4 Mother and daughter, Ariane Newall, right, and Emily Newall, left, both of Orem, wear shirts opposing the sale of public lands at a Conserve Utah Valley town hall at Quail Orchard Park in Provo on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Curtis Booker,...
Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification law for porn sites
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Adult industry advocates hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would strike down Texas' age-verification law for pornography websites were disappointed Friday morning. In a 6-3 decision, the court upheld House Bill 1181, a Texas law requiring pornographic...