It’s the fourth largest lake of its kind in the world, but the Great Salt Lake is often underappreciated in Utah. With the lake level within a foot or two of its record low, now is a good time to get to know the Great Salt Lake. Over 7 million migratory birds stop at the…
Firing squads return as an option for inmates on Utah’s Death Row. Stericycle plans to burn even more medical waste at a proposed Tooele County plant. State Superintendent Brad Smith apologizes for negative comment about teachers. Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, mulls a runfor Salt Lake City Mayor. And Google welcomes Salt Lake City…
This program is the story of women in the ultimate Man’s World – the labs and Shuttle crew cabins of NASA. Told in the first person, these stories explore the experiences of NASA’s first woman engineers and scientists and its first astronauts. It also tells the fascinating story of a group of women pilots who…
Greg Miller steps down as CEO of the Utah Jazz. A study reveals a spike in infant deaths in the Uinta Basin, but not the cause. An immigration expert says the Utah Compact continues to be a model for the nation. And Salt Lake City mayoral candidates mix it up over a possible financial silver…
The 2015 Utah Legislature made history with the success of an LGBT anti-discrimination law, approved a gas tax hike after years of wrangling and passed criminal justice reforms — but failed to agree on a path to expand health care coverage for the state’s poorest residents. To explore the highs and lows of the session…
Between the contentious Medicaid debate, the return of the firing squad, a close vote on medical marijuana and landmark legislation on LGBT rights and religious freedoms, the 2015 Utah Legislature certainly made history. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune senior political reporter Robert Gehrke, justice reporter Jennifer Dobner, investigative reporter Matt Canham and health, education…
A House committee voted down Healthy Utah, but sent an alternative plan to the full House. A “model” anti-LGBT discrimination and religious liberty bill crafted by the LDS church and LGBT advocates got unanimous support from a Senate committee. And medical marijuana survived a 16-13 Senate vote to advance for full Senate consideration. On Friday…
All wars are the same, it is said; only the scenery changes. And the repercussions are pretty much the same too Over the course of five years, Adam Piore gathered the stories of the surviving members of Delta Company, a Vietnam-era paratrooper unit; Jay Allison joined him for the last two years when it turned from a book…
After making it through the Senate, Gov. Gary Herbert’s Medicaid expansion proposal likely won’t get debated in the House. Utah’s first medical marijuana bill clears a committee hurdle and now moves on to the full Senate. The Pioneer Park Coalition loses another member. And the Salt Lake City Council unveils its golf course closure plan.…
State of the Re:Union has made it an annual tradition to commemorate Black History Month with a special episode exploring lesser known corners of African-American history. This year, State of the Re:Union recognizes Black History Month through the lens of African-American art, the role it has played in social movements and everyday life, and why it matters…
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