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Major polluter buyout, Utah's potential new court, and more on Behind the Headlines

US Magnesium near Skull Valley seen on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
Bethany Baker
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The Salt Lake Tribune
US Magnesium near Skull Valley seen on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Leia Larsen, and Peggy Fletcher Stack join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including Utah's push to add a new court for constitutional cases, Utah planning to buy one of the state’s major polluters in a $30M ‘commitment’ to Great Salt Lake, and if the push to end using the term 'Mormon' is working.

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 this week by email to upraccess@gmail.com or Twitter @upraccess.

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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.