Hundreds of snowmen make a case in Utah for climate change
Snowmen were everywhere at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. The snowmen appeared outside the building, many holding signs demanding a price on carbon to save their “endangered species.” | Annie Barker, Deseret News Carbon pricing touted as a means to ‘save the snow’...
Legislative roundup: Emergency powers, transgender athletes, teaching sex consent, rioters, mascots, guns
Rep. Val Peterson, R-Orem, left, Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, and Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, discuss SB195 in the Senate Rules Room at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News Rioters, mascots, guns, stones, election fraud,...
Recent COVID-19 case decline in Utah is leading to fewer hospitalizations, deaths
Utah National Guard Spc. Brandon Hernandez approaches a vehicle that has arrived for COVID-19 testing outside of the Utah Department of Health in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News 701 new cases, 10 new deaths reported Sunday SALT LAKE CITY — The...
Selling homemade food? Utah may require permits and inspections
Nathan Savaiinaea, left and Lola Savaiinaea, right, owners of SaWrap, a microenterprise home kitchen, prepare food to sell in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. | Annie Barker, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Savaiinaea family in Provo decided to share some of their...
Online gambling has exploded amid pandemic, so how do you enforce the law and fight addiction?
A woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus plays an electronic slot machine at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 27, 2020. | John Locher, Associated Press Restrictions wrought by COVID-19 have busted income streams for casinos in Las Vegas and around...
Poll: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s job approval ratings are already climbing
Gov. Spencer Cox poses for a photo in his office at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that the new governor’s approval ratings have already improved over last month. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News...
Poll: Do Utahns think there should be a moratorium on evictions during pandemic?
Doug Henderson holds an eviction notice in his and his wife’s room at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The Hendersons were evicted from their apartment earlier in the week. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Views differed by gender,...
San Francisco dropping names of Washington and Lincoln from schools. Will it happen in Utah?
Washington Elementary School at 420 N. 200 West in Salt Lake City. | Lee Benson, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe you heard about this. Three weeks ago, the school board in San Francisco, by a 6-1 vote, agreed with a recommendation from the School Names Advisory Committee...
What is Sen. Mike Lee doing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort today?
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 10, 2021, as he heads to the second day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. Lee is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for his reelection campaign at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. |...
Utah lawmakers say no permit needed to carry concealed gun, but what do Utahns say?
Aaron Turner, a concealed firearms instructor, fires his Glock 19X handgun as he poses for photos at Legacy Shooting Center in West Jordan on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The Utah Legislature voted to do away with the concealed carry permit requirement. But a new poll shows most Utahns think...