Why I Changed My Mind About Bears Ears

The benefits of a national monument in San Juan County outweigh the costs.

Bears Ears Is Just The Beginning

As the Biden administration begins, tribal nations with ties to Utah assert their relationships to the land.

Lawsuit Over Proposed Fossil Fuel Railway In Utah Moves Forward

Funding earmarked for the project was meant for communities ‘to alleviate the boom and bust cycle of energy production.’

Utah Gets A "B" For Its State Finances

Utah has a Taxpayer Surplus of $5,500

Student debt is at an all-time high at $1.5 trillion.

College is more expensive than ever as it is estimated the cost of tuition has raised about 25 percent in the last 25 years.

Utah Rep. Proposes Bill To Stop Payday Lenders From Taking Bail Money From Borrowers

Utah is one of only six states where there are no interest rate caps governing payday loans.

Utah Gets A "B" For Its State Finances

Utah finances are better than average

Utah retiree health care better than average

Across the 50 states retiree health care is only 7% funded

Mitt Romney, Purported Utah Senate Hopeful, Treated For Cancer

The news from one anonymous aide comes amid revelations that he's eyeing Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's Senate seat.

Mitt Romney Plans To Seek Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's Seat

Those who know Romney best expect him to announce plans in the coming weeks.

Hildale Election Results: Non-Polygamous Sect Members Leading

Donia Jessop is vying to become the first female mayor and first non-sect member to hold the position of mayor.

Utah Elections Official 'Hopeful' Hildale Vote Will Be Fair

Hildale was ordered to overhaul its municipal operations after jurors found the it discriminated against non-polygamous sect members.

These 2 Utah National Monuments Will Be Shrunk

Zinke recommended that the two Utah monuments be shrunk, along with Nevada's Gold Butte and Oregon's Cascade-Siskiyou.

National Parks Up For Sale, 'Developer Ready,' Parody Website Says

Potential buyers could "leave hikers, birdwatchers, snowshoers and hunters on the outside, looking in!" the sardonic website said.

Utah's Negro Bill Canyon: Keep Name, Committee Says

The name preserves the history of a canyon named for a black rancher and prospector whose cattle grazed there in the 1870s, the NAACP said.

Utah's Popular Zion National Park May Look To Reservations For Reprieve

The reservations would be based on capacity, vary by season, and could fall somewhere between 10,000 people and 30,000 people a day.