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Utahâs arts are âpoised for a strong recoveryâ after COVID-19, leaders say
Utah lost more than 25,000 arts and entertainment jobs during the past year, as the sector lost $76.5 million in revenue, a new report says.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune File photo) Students file into Abravanel Hall to hear the Utah Symphony for their annual school concert in February 2020. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson spoke Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2021, at a news conference about the state of Utah s arts and culture industry about his appreciation for the Utah Symphony. | Updated: 2:07 p.m.
The coronavirus pandemic has been âparticularly toughâ on Utahâs arts and entertainment industry, but âwe are poised for a strong recoveryâ in coming years, according to Cameron Diehl, executive director of Utah League of Cities and Towns.
NLC Assembles Task Force of Local Leaders to Reimagine Public Safety in Communities Across the U.S.
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WASHINGTON – The National League of Cities (NLC), the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to helping local leaders build better communities, has convened a task force of mayors and councilmembers from across the country to reimagine how they ensure public safety in their communities.
Amid the multitude of challenges that cities, towns and villages faced in 2020 were calls to rethink and re-envision public safety in the wake of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of local law enforcement.
“Government can always improve the services it provides, and that includes public safety,” said