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UPR News & Programs
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A proposed bill would introduce expiration dates for dual language immersion and most school programs, requiring regular reviews to maintain funding — but exempts an art education foundation.
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We revisit our conversation with Utah author Sariah Wilson, who previewed her latest book and offered some writing advice.
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In other news, bills to criminalize fentanyl trafficking, create tiered water billing, and prevent public unions from collective bargaining have all moved forward in the Legislature.
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Boyd Udy reflects on his time running the Rocket Ranch for Northrup Grumman.
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We talk to representatives from the Utah Taxpayers Association, Friends of Great Salt Lake, the Sutherland Institute, HEAL Utah, the Libertas Institute, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
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Our hosts discuss the constitutionality of halting appropriated federal funds and the future of collective bargaining for Utah's public employees.
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The wildfires in Southern California are on track to become the costliest disaster in U.S. history, and a lot of people are already recognizing that this conflagration is going to send a shockwave through the insurance market. But, as it turns out, the economic impact won’t stop there. Wesleyan University economist Gary Yohe says that the fires have the potential to be a contagion that sends a sickness through the system.
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Experts predict the mild and dry weather pattern will persist for the rest of the winter season.
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In other news, a bill outlining a framework for Utah to shift towards nuclear energy is headed to the House after a unanimous vote in committee.
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The bill comes nearly a year after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Utah alleging the state discriminated against a transgender woman incarcerated at the state prison.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
NPR News
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President Trump signed executive actions as the White House marks his 100 days in office. It's the latest shift in Trump's on-again, off-again approach to tariffs.
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Columbus Day is still a federal holiday — though some no longer want to celebrate the Italian explorer, and many jurisdictions also mark Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez said a nationwide blackout of this scale had never happened before in Spain. He added that the underlying cause remains unclear.
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As questions swirl around the fate of the secretary of defense, former colleagues paint a troubling picture of Hegseth's Pentagon.
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A leaked budget proposal shows that the federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 crisis line.
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For years, the U.S. government tried to encourage deaf people to study science. But the programs were just ended by the Trump Administration, leaving deaf students unsure about their future.
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Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, one man embarks on a journey to a remote mountain in Laos where his father was last seen during a secret mission in the war.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE.
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Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
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Russia declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine starting May 8 for the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. Ukraine called for an immediate, 30-day truce instead.