Mark Richardson

Starting this week, the state is taking applications for a program to pay up to $1 dollar a square foot of turf to replace water-guzzling grass with drought-resistant landscaping.

In 2022, almost 260,000 Utah residents purchased their health coverage online through the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange.

When families began receiving expanded Child Tax Credit payments during the pandemic, the extra family income lifted almost 4 million children out of poverty. But when the payments stopped, child poverty increased by more than 40%.

Salt Lake City had a 24.6% increase in rental costs between 2019 and 2022, the 3rd highest in the country, according to real estate data firm Stessa.

Despite some criticisms of mail-in voting, many registered voters find this option to be more convenient.

The department found 50 sites within Utah with insulting names, including a spring near Provo which has been a traditional gathering place for the Shoshone.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on developing a management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. A series of virtual and in-person meetings are planned through September 7.

Utah ranks fourth in an annual 50-state report on child well-being. But the findings from the 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book highlight a growing mental-health crisis among young people.

The West Electric Highway program aims to install fast-charging stations every 50 miles along rural highways in Utah and other Western states. The project is funded through the bipartisan infrastructure law approved by Congress last year.

A group of health and environmental advocates has sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to enforce air-pollution protections in 30 large cities across the country.