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SALT LAKE CITY A new bill under consideration on Utah s Capitol Hill would expand a regulatory relief program, which is currently available only to certain types of businesses, to any industry in the state.
HB217, sponsored by Rep. Cory Maloy, R-Lehi, would expand the availability of regulatory sandboxes and create a new regulatory relief office within the Governor s Office of Economic Development.
But what is regulatory sandbox? A regulatory sandbox is a new and unique way for businesses to innovate, Maloy told KSL.com. The main purpose is to encourage innovation, especially among small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Essentially, a regulatory sandbox allows startups and established companies to work on new projects and ideas without following all of a state s regulatory proscriptions, as long as they have government preapproval. Benjamin Hart, deputy director of the GOED, said the sandboxes allow innovative ideas from businesses at the vanguard to thrive.
SALT LAKE CITY A new report issued Thursday by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance says passing America s Red Rock Wilderness Act, which would protect millions more acres of land in Utah, could help mitigate the impacts of climate change and stem the loss of animal species and biodiversity.
Passing the act would be a big step toward meeting the goals of the 30x30 Campaign to Save Nature, the report says, which aims to protect 30% of the earth s lands and oceans by 2030 in an effort to limit the planet s temperature increase.
In a Thursday presentation from the Wilderness Alliance, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, SUWA board member Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk said America s Red Rock Wilderness Act presents an extraordinary opportunity.
SALT LAKE CITY The federal minimum wage has been locked at $7.25 since 2009, and Utah is one of 20 states that has no higher requirement. Both locally and nationally, Democrats have for years called for a higher minimum wage while Republicans have pushed back because of business concerns.
But with Democratic control of the U.S. House, Senate and presidency, the battle for a higher minimum wage has come front and center once again. And here in Utah, two Democratic legislators sponsored their own bills they hope will increase the minimum wage across the Beehive State, regardless of what happens in Washington.
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9PM: At least 1 person buried in Park City avalanche
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PARK CITY Officials on Sunday recovered the body of a Park City man who died in a Summit County backcountry avalanche the day before.
Kurt Damschroder, 57, was caught in the avalanche triggered while he and another skier were recreating in the Square Top area outside the Canyons Village area of Park City Mountain Resort.
Summit County Sheriff s Lt. Andrew Wright said Sunday that Damschroder s body was recovered about 11 a.m. Sunday after mitigation efforts made the area safer to approach. He was buried in about 4 feet of snow, Wright said.