The Trump administration is proposing a drastic reimagining of how public lands across the United States are used and managed, according to an Interior Department document leaked to the public in late April. The document, a draft of the department’s strategic plan for the next five years, downplays conservation in favor of an approach that…
Dozens of Utah students have their visas reinstated after federal reversal The US Department of Justice has reversed its decision to revoke the visas of nearly two dozen international students enrolled in Utah colleges and universities. The action comes after the federal government’s controversial revocation of student visas affected at least 50 students across the…
The Sundance Film Festival is venturing to a new ski town. After a year of deliberations, copious site visits and scores of plane rides, the board of the Sundance Institute has chosen Boulder, Colo., to host its film festival beginning January 2027. “Boulder is a tech town, a college town, it’s a really creative town,”…
Utah Governor Spencer Cox calls for state-led education reform after Department of Education layoffs. (Getty Images) Utah Governor Spencer Cox has expressed his strong support for the recent round of layoffs at the US Department of Education, labeling the decision as a necessary step toward reform. The layoffs, which accounted for nearly half of the…
Deep cuts to staff and funding in the Department of Education will deal a major blow to the public’s understanding of how American students are performing and what schools can do to improve. On Tuesday evening, at least 100 federal workers who focus on education research, student testing and basic data collection were laid off…
Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices. The bill headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox has pitted Meta, which operates Facebook and Instagram, against app store giants Apple and Google over…
For 30 miles we bounce along a dirt road in southwestern Wyoming, heading toward a jagged skyline. It’s early September and the aspens are starting to turn yellow. As we climb toward the mountains, the air grows colder. Soon the road will see snowfall. Jeff Munroe, a professor of geology at Middlebury College in Vermont,…
The Utah House of Representatives has approved a significant bill requiring public school students, starting as early as kindergarten, to receive mandatory firearm safety education. Passed with a commanding 59-10 vote, the bill now advances to the Senate, where it is expected to provoke an intense debate on the responsibilities of schools versus parents in…
Utah bill allows Nazi, Confederate flags in schools while banning pride flags. (Getty Images) A new bill introduced in Utah is stirring controversy, with its provisions allowing Nazi and Confederate flags to be displayed in schools while banning pride flags. The proposed legislation, House Bill 0077, has drawn a strong response from both supporters and…
University of Utah faces $43.5M funding loss for cancer research under proposed NIH cuts. (Representative Image) The University of Utah is facing a potential loss of $43.5 million in critical funding for its research programs, a blow that would directly affect the university’s medical and cancer-related projects. This funding cut comes as part of broader…