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The End of Fast-Food Jobs in Utah
California is a big state, and what happens in the Golden State impacts our region. Sometimes, California's shenanigans influence the entire country. California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature enacted a law raising the working wage of fast-food workers. . The politicians bragged that it would help the industry's...
Utah leaders express excitment as Winter Olympic Games return to Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Local leaders are celebrating after Salt Lake was officially named the host city of the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Gov. Spencer Cox expressed how Utah is “ready to host another Winter Games,” and “can’t wait to welcome the world back... in 2034.”
‘We’re back, baby!’: Utah reacts to winning 2034 Winter Olympic Games
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox may have summed up Utah’s excitement for the 2034 Olympic Games the best, saying in front of the International Olympic Committee crowd in Paris, France: “We’re back, baby!”. Salt Lake City was awarded the Games in an...
Utah Olympic bobsledder plays role in 2034 bid
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Olympic bobsledder is on the team dedicated to bringing the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City in 2034. KSL’s Tamara Vaifanua caught up with bobsledder Kaysha Love – a driving force behind the bid. Bobsledder Kaysha Love thrives on overcoming...
IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama
Olympic supporter Jack O'Leary, center, and his friends celebrate at Washington Square in the early hours of July 24, 2024 after it was announced that Salt Lake City would host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo by Leah Hogsten for Utah News Dispatch) It was just after 4:20 a.m. in...
Inside the last-minute drama that brought changes to Utah’s Olympics bid
PARIS — Why did Utah’s Olympic bidders bring up an anti-doping issue during their otherwise upbeat pitch to the International Olympic Committee Wednesday for the 2034 Winter Games?. The last-minute addition — pledging the 2034 Winter Games would follow international doping controls — to the half-hour presentation was...
Why Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn wants the 2034 Winter Games in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — As a 17-year-old from Minnesota competing her first Winter Games in 2002, Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn was surrounded by family. "It was the only Olympics that every single member of my family was in attendance," Vonn told the Deseret News. A member of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, she's in Paris to help make a final pitch on July 24 for the state to host another Winter Games, in 2034, ahead of the International Olympic Committee's deciding vote.
Utahns at Washington Square betting they'll live their Olympic dreams
SALT LAKE CITY — Brad Winn's keeping office hours with the backdrop of the Olympic rings off to the side behind him. The former Republican state legislator and current Utah State University professor is a dedicated Winter Games enthusiast, so he showed up at Washington Square at noon, well ahead of the crowd that's filtering in.
Mitt Romney, who led 2002 Winter Games, looks ahead to 2034 Olympics in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to the Olympics, Mitt Romney has a lot of memories. Romney was CEO of the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City — a job that launched his public career as governor of Massachusetts, Republican presidential nominee, and now senator from Utah.
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