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Jun 15 2015
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LDS Church converted into apartment building preserves a piece of Provo history
A man in Provo took it upon himself to preserve a piece of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ history while offering residents a new place to live.
Greg Soter saw an old LDS Church building five years ago and couldn’t ignore its potential, and now he has converted the structure into an apartment complex.
“The whole concept came together in my mind, and the concept
KSTUMay 11 2015
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Utah businesses trying to understand state's new anti-discrimination, religious rights law
State lawmakers, with much fanfare, passed a new law seeking to balance religious freedom and protections for LGBT Utahns against discrimination in the workplace and housing.
But now that the cheering and back-slapping are over, employers are trying to understand how it affects them, and how to handle inevitable disputes and keep from getting sued.
"I think everyone's trying to
Deseret NewsAug 21 2019
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How Portland's liberal utopia became the center of a rightwing war in the US
During the Obama years, Portland was widely seen as a redoubt of crunchy, progressive, west coast liberalism. Much of the world saw the city through the lens of Portlandia, a TV sketch show that lampooned hipsters, cyclists and fussy diners. The city was viewed as a liberal, cultural centre of the US – and a sharp contrast with more traditional conservative parts of the country. Its laid-back
The GuardianDec 16 2022
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With Key Immigration Policy Set to End, States Brace for Migrant Surge
With the Title 42 immigration policy set to expire within days, border states are bracing for a surge of migrants.
The Policy: Title 42 is a part of U.S. law allowing the federal government to take emergency action to keep diseases out of the country, and has been used to immediately expel unauthorized immigrants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It's send to expire on Dec. 21, but
The Epoch Times The Texas Tribune NewsNationApr 10 2020
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U.S. medical stockpile wasn't built to handle current crisis, former director says
The Strategic National Stockpile, a once little-known resource, has turned into a political tug-of-war as states scramble for gowns, masks, ventilators and other equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
But it was never intended to be able to meet massive, simultaneous demand from 50 states, its former director said.
“The Strategic National Stockpile is great as a fallback"
PoliticoMay 01 2015
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Murder trial: Utah deputy testifies about being shot in head
Utah County sheriff's Deputy Greg Sherwood was nervous as he sat in his patrol SUV on a snowy January day last year.
He was waiting, looking for a white pickup truck whose passengers were suspected of shooting and killing Sgt. Cory Wride earlier that day.
"The adrenaline was going," Sherwood testified Thursday morning — the second day of testimony in a trial for 18-year-old
Mar 17 2020
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What happens when two Texas counties forget to put a race on the ballot
At a time when confidence in elections is sagging, a particularly odd snafu in Texas this month won't help.
A virtually tied election for a spot on a regional appeals court will have to be conducted again — because officials in two counties under the court's jurisdiction did not put the contest on the ballot.
The election administrators in Cochran and Collingsworth counties, in
The FulcrumMay 08 2019
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Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United © Greg Nash Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, which eliminated restrictions on corporate campaign spending.
The amendment would allow Congress and states to put forth limits on campaign contributions, according
The HillJun 03 2015
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Weekend flooding damages Weber County homes, builds friendships
When Greg Stowe's four children woke him up at 2:30 a.m. Sunday telling him of water under their beds, he ran outside to see the night sky reflected in a body of water surrounding his home.
"My house was an island," Stowe said, looking across the soggy state of his yard Monday morning. "We built this house four years ago, and we had everything finished. Now we get to start all over in
KSLJul 09 2020
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‘People can’t ignore it anymore’: Across the country, minorities hit hardest by pandemic
The story of Covid's trajectory isn’t blue to red. It’s Black and brown.
As the virus has shifted from coastal big cities to conservative states, political pundits and analysts have declared that “Trump country” is under siege.
But the politicization of the pandemic hides an enduring reality: It’s Black, Latino and Native American populations that are bearing the brunt of the
Politico