Rural Issues

Richard Tatton, a longtime resident of Price, Utah, reflects on the growth he has seen in his community and the encouraging trend of civic engagement.

Small communities are often hit with big city problems like traffic congestion and shortages of affordable housing.

Some of the money will be used to convert upper levels of historic business buildings into housing options.

Utah ranks sixth in the nation for suicides. Utah's Carbon, Emery and Grand counties are frequently ranked first in the state for suicide deaths with coal miners at a significantly higher risk for suicide.

Our guest today is T.J. Ellerbeck, executive director of the Rural Utah Project, which works in voter registration and mobilization in rural areas among other initiatives. We’ll talk about voting and elections, technology, and other issues affecting rural Utah.

This week Governor- elect Spencer Cox and Lt. Governor- elect Deidre Henderson announced some key appointments for their upcoming team. One of these…