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SINE DIE. We made it.

Here’s @UTNewsDispatch’s coverage capping off the last 45 days #utpol #utleg

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Immigrant youth, allies and advocates from states including Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New York and Utah traveled to Washington, D.C., to urge President Joe Biden to take executive action to protect immigrant communities. #utpol https://t.co/bW9N8NXd3B

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When it comes to new AI technologies and tools, college students across the country students say they’re getting mixed messages – a stern warning from professors against use of AI and growing pressure from the job market to master it. https://t.co/sWbtv4tFww

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A Salt Lake City police officer is facing 13 felony charges after being accused of sexually assaulting and raping a woman at his townhome after investigators say he invited her to watch a “religious Christmas devotional.” #utpol https://t.co/fahv3UhVKn

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The Navajo Nation Council has fired Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch during a special session. The bill that passed 13-6 did not outline the reasons for removing Branch and was voted on without discussion.

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After an eight-month investigation, sexual harassment claims that Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya made against Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren are “not warranted,” according to a preliminary investigation.

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Since 2021, a handful of Colorado River Basin tribes have significantly boosted water supply in Lake Mead through voluntary contributions, helping stabilize a crucial reservoir that 25 million people rely on.

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Jake Harvath rode his 3 mustangs from Utah to the Atlantic Ocean and back — a 6,000-miles, 25 state journey that may set a new record.

Why? All to raise awareness of the U.S.'s wild horse crisis and encourage Americans to be part of the solution. #utpol
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The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign.

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“The Republican Party, made up of working class Americans, and Republican policy positions don't necessarily line up terribly well,” said outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney #utpol

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The Utah context: Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, has been chosen to serve on the House Committee on Appropriations in 2025. The committee is an important one, with broad jurisdiction and constitutional authority over the nation's financial resources. #utpol

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With the deadline fast approaching on Dec. 31, low-income advocates want Utah’s seniors and others who are eligible for the state’s Circuit Breaker Renter Refund program to claim their 2023 refunds if they haven’t already. #utpol

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In a peer reviewed study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, researchers found a “strong link” between exposure to ozone among pregnant mothers, and their children developing an intellectual disability.

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Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley this week criticized rumors that House leadership was working to include a Utah-only expansion of RECA as part of the continuing resolution that Congress must pass to fund the federal government. #utpol
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After a legislative audit found 2 "deceased" voters cast ballots in 2023, Salt Lake County officials say they’re investigating possible criminal charges and are taking the issue seriously #utpol
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128 years after Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon became the country’s first female state senator, her statue has finally been installed at the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol to represent the state of Utah #utpol

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It will be months before we learn the fates of the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile railroad in eastern Utah, and the National Environmental Policy Act, a 1970 law requiring federal agencies to study the environmental risks of major decisions.
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The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn’t act.
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@KUER @sltrib @BrownInstitute After learning about his community's poor air quality at school, this 18-year-old monitored the issue at the most hyper-local level he could find: his house. (4/4)

Here's what he learned about his family's habits.
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Can you improve your indoor air quality? These Utahns let sensors track their every move.

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@KUER @sltrib @BrownInstitute When it comes to your indoor air quality, is it worth it to change your habits? Two households on opposite sides of the Salt Lake Valley recorded every polluting habit, leading one to change beloved routines. (3/4)
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