Published April 14, 2021 at 10:41 AM MDT Listen • 5:08
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In the early 1900s, the area around 100 South and 200 West became a hub of Japanese culture and business. Now, Japantown could return to downtown Salt Lake City. This story and more in the Wednesday morning news brief.
Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021
State
Women Make Some Gains In Counties’ GOP Leadership
Five women were chosen to chair county Republican parties in Utah this weekend, but not in Salt Lake County. After news broke about
bullying toward women in the Salt Lake County GOP, the former chair resigned and some Utah Republicans called for more women in party leadership positions. Chris Null ran against a woman and won with around 60% of the vote. He said now he’s working to bring more diverse voices to the party. Meanwhile, Lesa Sandberg is the new chair of the Washington County GOP. She said she and other women have traditionally worked behind the scenes in the party, but �