Author: Michelle Price
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Patagonia, outdoor retailers fight Trump on US monuments
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia and other retailers have jumped into a legal and political battle over President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national monuments, a fight that would scare off most companies but galvanizes customers of outdoor brands that value environmental activism. Patagonia filed a lawsuit a…
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Pence makes first visit to Utah as Trump’s VP candidate
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Mike Pence used his trip to Utah on Thursday to try to sell Donald Trump to Republican voters in the Beehive state suspicious that the GOP presidential candidate may not share their conservative views. Pence, who is popular with Utah’s Republican officials, told business leaders and politicians in Salt Lake City that it has been a privilege for him…
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Officials: Utah health plans affordable despite major price hikes
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As consumers in Utah and around the country are expected to see higher health insurance premiums and fewer choices next year under President Barack Obama’s health law, the White House is on the defensive with a new report that says rates will still be relatively inexpensive for most Utah consumers. If rates for all health plans available on the…
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Donald Trump rattles Republican consensus in Utah
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When it became apparent that Donald Trump would win the Republican presidential nomination, Andy Rasmussen’s path seemed clear: he resigned his GOP leadership position in northern Utah and left the party to become an unaffiliated voter. Now Rasmussen and thousands of Utah Republicans wary of Trump are left scrambling to settle on a candidate of choice come Election Day.…
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Utah schools can now hire teachers without teaching licenses
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Utah public schools facing a teacher shortage can now hire people without teaching licenses or experience after the State Board of Education voted unanimously to allow the new policy to take effect Friday. Utah has long had a program that let people with bachelor’s degrees get teaching jobs before they were licensed, but the new policy change…
