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The agency's plans for a detention center in Utah, like other plans across the nation, was met with pushback, protests, and lawsuits. Now, most of those warehouses will likely be sold.
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Carbon dioxide emissions didn't have as sharp a decline in Utah's capital. However, they also didn't significantly increase, even as the city's population and development grew.
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In other news, Roy's annual fireworks show is back on after a donation from a Utah lawmaker's nonprofit. And, a recent Utah Senate campaign ad included a false endorsement.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought a warehouse in Salt Lake City this year for a massive detention facility. Now, two lawsuits claim the project must be halted.
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The convention center is closing next year as part of plans for an expanded entertainment district. In other news, part of Nine Mile Canyon is being preserved without becoming public land.
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In other news, half of Riverton is under a boil order after an illegal cross connected mixed secondary irrigation water with culinary water.
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Kevin O'Keefe and Briana Dolan, co-founders of Peaks Art Fairs, opened the Salt Lake Art Show in Sandy on Thursday, bringing together various forms of art from across the country.
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In other news, Eva Lopez Chavez, who was being investigated for sexual misconduct, has been removed from the Salt Lake City Council for living outside district boundaries.
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Allegations against the councilmember surfaced last month. In a unanimous vote, the council voted to suspend Lopez Chavez from some duties during the investigation.
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The move is part of a "sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. Others, however, expressed concern about changes.