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Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order Monday to help the state conserve water. This story and more in Monday evening s news brief.
Monday evening, May 3, 2021
State
Gov. Spencer Cox Issues Emergency Order For State Water Conservation
Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order Monday to help the state conserve water. Effective immediately, irrigation at state facilities is not allowed between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The order also requires sprinklers to be shut off during rain storms. Cox is also encouraging local governments to take similar measures. Salt Lake County recently announced it would be cutting its water usage by at least 5%. According to the latest data, more than half of Utah is in an exceptional drought.
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Tech Ridge is a planned development and potential economic hub based on a bluff in St. George.
St. George doesn’t have much in common with Silicon Valley in the Bay Area, but some people think this desert town has something great to offer the tech world.
Colby Jenkins would know. He previously worked at Google’s headquarters in Northern California but moved last year to the southwest corner of Utah.
“I used to have an hour to a 90-minute commute one way in Silicon Valley,” Jenkins said.
Now his commute is only around 15 minutes to Dixie State University, where he’s the director of the Atwood Innovation Plaza.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Saturday they will preserve murals in the historic Manti Temple.
Monday morning, May 3, 2021
State
Romney Censure Resolution Fails
Members of Utah’s Republican party shut down a resolution at the state convention Saturday that would have censured Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT. The move was meant to formally disapprove of Romney’s votes to convict President Donald Trump of impeachment. The resolution also thanked the rest of Utah’s federal delegation for their votes against impeaching Trump. Holly Richardson, a GOP delegate and former state representative, said censuring Romney probably wouldn’t have hurt him if he chooses to run for re-election in 2024, but she said it could’ve turned off party donors and other members who are more middle-of-the-road ideologically. The measure failed by a vote of 798 to 711. Read the full story.
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