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Banned word backlash, USU's funding holdup, and more on Behind the Headlines

A statue with a Weber State scarf.
The Salt Lake Tribune
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Rick Egan
Weber State University on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Courtney Tanner, Carmen Nesbitt and Leia Larsen join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including a Utah university saying it will revise how it applies an anti-DEI law after a backlash over its banned words list, why Utah lawmakers still refuse to give USU full approval for its budget cut plan, the Utah County high school administrator accused of sharing ‘overtly’ religious messaging in video to students, and the possible effects of US Magnesium's shutdown.

Every Friday at 9:00 a.m., stream "Behind the Headlines" at upr.org or tune in to Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by email to upraccess@gmail.com.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.