San Juan County

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Utah leaders respond to family separation policy, Hughes’ property may disqualify him from inland port board and a Navajo candidate sues county that barred him from the ballot

June 22, 2018 Emily Means

Utah’s religious and political leaders respond to the Trump administration’s initial policy of separating families at the border. Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes owns land close to the boundaries of the proposed inland port, which appears to disqualify him from the board he appointed himself to. And in San Juan County, a Navajo candidate files a lawsuit challenging the county’s…

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Legislature pokes back at Utah governor; ballot likely to include medical marijuana, Medicaid expansion; San Juan wants Recapture Canyon road

April 20, 2018 Emily Means

The power struggle between Gary Herbert and the Legislature intensifies with lawmakers overriding two of the Utah governor’s vetoes. Four of six citizen initiatives likely will end up on the ballot in November, including one to expand Medicaid and another to legalize medical marijuana. And San Juan County claims a right of way through Recapture Canyon, the site of ancient archaeological…

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San Juan GOP is miffed at new voting boundaries, Salt Lake County sues over opioids and the Utah Jazz are back in the playoffs

April 13, 2018 Emily Means

At their convention, San Juan County Republicans express deep frustration over recently redrawn voting district boundaries that give the county’s majority Navajo population a greater say at the ballot box. Salt Lake County sues pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis while the state debates doing the same. And after turning their season around, the Utah Jazz are headed to the…

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Trump trims monuments, Hatch distances himself from Moore and the president backs Utah’s senior senator

December 8, 2017 Emily Means

President Donald Trump visits Utah to break up and downsize the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hardens his stance on the candidacy of Roy Moore, the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama. And Trump endorses Hatch for an eighth term in Congress. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Christopher Smart…

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CityViews 10/17/11: Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly

October 17, 2011 JNP

Segment 1: Much of the land Navajos consider sacred is within Utah’s borders as well. Now the Navajo Nation wants a seat at the decision-making table when it comes to protecting and managing the red rock in San Juan County. On Monday, Jennifer talks with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly about Diné Bikéyah, the land…

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