Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

At an event hosted by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, panelists explained how more innovative housing designs could help lower costs for homebuyers.

In other news, a $466 million construction project is aiming to ease traffic in Utah County. And, a statue of Utah's first female state senator is heading to Washington, D.C. to represent Utah inside the National Statuary Hall.

The master plan is meant to be a guide for private and public entities to create more effective and equitable behavioral health systems in Utah.

And awards and honors for wildland firefighters, individuals and groups doing exceptional work in their communities.

According to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment, Utah’s consumer sentiment decreased to 70.4 in February from 75.6 in January.

Covid-19 has exacerbated the housing costs in Utah, making the market unaffordable for many renters and buyers. Dejan Eskic works at the Kem C. Gardner…

As lawmakers returned to the Capitol this week, they found copies of The Utah Roadmap, a paper aimed at developing policies — or mileposts — to improve…