12 states get behind Utah’s lawsuit to take over millions of acres of federally-controlled land
A handful of states, including Iowa, are throwing their support behind Utah’s lawsuit that questions whether the Bureau of Land Management can hold onto nearly 18.5 million acres of public land within the state’s borders. Filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in August, Utah’s lawsuit argues that the BLM can’t indefinitely hold onto land without […]
In the next 35 years, Utah will need $60 billion for water infrastructure, state report says
By the year 2060, Utah will have nearly $60 billion in water infrastructure needs, including improvements to drinking water, water quality and irrigation. That’s according to a report from the Utah Division of Water Resources, delivered to lawmakers last week by director Candice Hasenyager during a Legislative Water Development Commission meeting. According to Hasenyager’s report, […]
Pay now, or pay more later: Republicans, Democrats urge support of $507 million jail bond
It’s not every day you see Republicans and Democrats lock arms to urge support of a tax increase. Yet that’s what happened Friday, when a bipartisan group of high-ranking state and local leaders held a news conference at the Utah Capitol to call on Salt Lake County voters to approve a $507 million public safety […]