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6 hrs ago | Salt Lake Tribune

Governor continues Utah's four-day workweek

One state motor vehicle office will go back to a five-day workweek to improve customer service, although most employees will continue working four days a week, Gov.

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Related Topix: Utah, Jon Huntsman, Jr., US Governors

11 hrs ago | KSL TV

4. Utah military families react to Obama's ...

A lot of people in Utah have keen interest in President Obama's Tuesday night announcement that he will send more troops to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Utah, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Air Force, Theater, Arts, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Cave tragedy recalls 1925 drama that gripped Utah, nation

The tragic tale of John Jones is not the first caving disaster to captivate Utahns.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Spelunking, Utah, US National Parks, Mammoth Cave National Park

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

A closer look at the role of Utah's Indians

A new curriculum is in place this year to teach Utah students about American Indians in Utah.

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Related Topix: Utah, Sundance Film Festival, Education Etc., Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT

Thu Nov 26, 2009

MediLexicon

Massachusetts Lawsuit On Part-Timers And Health Care, Utahns Satisfied With Insurance

Main Category: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Also Included In: Smoking / Quit Smoking News outlets report on a health care lawsuit in Massachusetts, a tobacco tax in Colorado and health plan ratings in Utah.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Colorado Government, Utah, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Health Care Policy

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Former state legislators support ethics initiative

Without the oversight of an independent ethics commission, former state Sen. Karen Shepherd sees the Utah Legislature as a fox guarding a henhouse - "a serious conflict of interest." But unless Utah voters take action, nothing will change, Shepherd and other former legislators said Tuesday during a news conference in the Capitol rotunda.

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Related Topix: Utah

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KSTU - Fox 13

Utah GOP Opposes Citizens Ethics Initiative

The Utah Republican Party is opposing a citizens initiative that calls for an independent ethics commission and a code of conduct for state lawmakers.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jobs program goes broke

The growing ranks of the unemployed already have drained this year's budget of a state-administered program that provides new-job training to people whose old professions may not return when the recession ends.

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Related Topix: Utah

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah's unemployment rate rises to 6.5 percent

Another 4,500 Utahns lost jobs last month, increasing the state's unemployment rate to 6.5 percent in October.

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Related Topix: Utah, South Salt Lake, UT

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KSL TV

5. Utah ranked 2nd healthiest state in the ...

A new report shows Utah has moved up from being the fifth to the second healthiest state in the nation.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

ABC 4

Twilight stars coming to Utah

Some of your favorite vampires are coming to Utah this weekend. Laurent and Caius from the movie Twilight: New Moon will be at Fashion Place Mall on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Utah

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Smoking up nationally, down in Utah

Utah has the lowest number of cigarette smokers in the country, according to a survey showing that smoking rates nationwide have moved up slightly for the first time in 15 years.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Utah, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family, Kids, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah schools appear to lose out with new tax codes

It's not exactly a groundswell, but pockets of school board members are grumbling about changes to Utah's tax code that they say have robbed schools of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Related Topix: Utah, Tax

Wed Nov 11, 2009

SanLuisObispo.com

Lawmakers urge Salazar to protect Utah wild lands

Eighty-nine House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking him to protect 9.4 million acres of red rocks lands in Utah while Congress works on legislation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Rob Bishop, Utah, Sundance Film Festival, Maurice Hinchey, Democrat

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Study to determine why fewer women head to college in Utah

National statistics show that more women enroll in college than men, but in Utah, women remain a minority at many of the state's colleges and universities.

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Related Topix: Utah

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Financial aid helps, but Utah refugees need jobs

Utah is making strides in helping refugees from throughout the world settle in the state, but much remains to be done, the director of the state's Refugee Services Office said Friday.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Poll shows Salt Lakers most liberal of Utah cities and towns

As city-dwellers across Utah go to the polls today, they will be electing the politicians closest to their neighborhoods - mayors and city council members.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, South Salt Lake, UT, Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Scientists find patterns in Utah's wet-dry cycles

Charlie Black has seen the Great Salt Lake rise some years in the wetlands just below his family farm.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Utah State University, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Mon Nov 02, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Poll: Half of Utahns don't intend to get H1N1 vaccine

In spite of strong government encouragement, about half the people of Utah do not intend to get vaccinated for the H1N1 virus.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Utah, Video

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Funds dwindling to oversee Utah's hazardous waste

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