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Salt Lake City’s Racial Equity in Policing Commission was borne out of a desire to address community concerns about the city’s policing practices.

Despite making up over 25% of Utah’s voting-age population, only 12% of the state’s voters were under 30 in 2022.

This year's Emerson fellows include an oral historian in Montana, a civic designer in Los Angeles and political unity campaigner from Utah. Pyfer is co-creator of The Dignity Index.

In March 2020, the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Utah. A year later, KUER politics reporter Sonja Hutson helped break down how the pandemic affected Utah’s political landscape.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, December 28, 2020.

Gov. Gary Herbert addressed the people of Utah Monday, as his final term in office comes to an end.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert leaves office in early January, after serving more than 11 years in the state’s highest executive office. Herbert is currently the longest-serving governor in the country — and the second-longest in the state’s history.

The latest Utah news on Thursday evening, December 17, 2020.

In his last monthly news conference Thursday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert reflected on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as how he has conducted himself in office.

The latest Utah news on Tuesday evening, December 15, 2020.

Teachers and school staff have been bumped up on Utah’s priority list to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Starting Friday, some Utahns will be asked to complete contact tracing online rather than over the phone.

The latest Utah news on Thursday evening, November 12, 2020.