The Utah Rivers Council, along with twelve Utah municipalities announced Tuesday the start of this year’s initiative to distribute discounted rain collection barrels across the state.
A bill that has now passed the Utah House and is on its way to the Senate is meant to address some of the shortfalls discovered this winter in trying to address the issue of homelessness.
Some Salt Lake County residents and state representatives of the region are pushing back against a proposed bill they say would allow for excessive mining in Parleys Canyon.
The Utah House passed a bill to dissolve the Unified Police Department, after sponsor Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, introduced an amendment to protect officers currently employed by the force.