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High school girls rugby has seen significant growth in the United States over the past few years. In Utah, players say bronze-medal Olympian Ilona Maher has made a tangible difference in their lives on the pitch and beyond.

Young Adult author Ellen Hopkins is the second-most-banned author statewide in Utah schools. It’s a distinction she’d prefer not to have.

Utah’s new law bans students from using cellphones in the classroom unless a school sets its own phone policy.

The Utah Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven young people who say the state’s energy policies fuel climate change and harm their lives. But plaintiffs can still amend their case and try again.

“It's important to have people in positions of power who have the lived experiences of a lot of these students in the district,” said 20-year-old Jackson Lewis, who is one of the newest members of the Canyons School District Board of Education.

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

More than a quarter of Utah’s new residents last decade were Hispanic, according to recent U.S. Census data. That’s more than the rest of the country and most other western states.

Utah parents must now opt-in for students to participate in the survey used to collect this data, which could leave holes in future reporting. Regardless, tobacco prevention initiatives in the state are still working to see the declining trend continue.

Lawmakers say recent tweaks to Utah’s strict social media laws “absolutely” led to a judge’s dismissal of a portion of the legal challenge to them.

Utah might have one of the lowest underage drinking rates in the country, but statewide survey data shows nearly half of Utah teens who drink do it with their parents’ approval.

Gov. Spencer Cox addressed flooding, water and the bills from the recent legislative session during his March monthly news conference.

About 50 young people gathered for a climate strike at the Utah Capitol on March 3 to voice frustrations with the lack of climate legislation this past session and call for change.