Utah Government

Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health.

President Trump's executive order targets NPR and PBS funding, while a new survey shows global concern about climate change. Local updates include rideshare legislation, burn permits, and community news.

Governor Polis signs the budget with temporary fixes, local events for National Hospital Week and Mancos construction, plus efforts against invasive species and Utah's collective bargaining referendum.

An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against Utah’s governor and attorney general, claiming their effort to gain control of federal lands violates the state constitution.

In an effort to gain control of Bureau of Land Management lands within its borders, the State of Utah has filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Local weather has been "manic," and Utah’s Phil Lyman is seeking to show that incumbent Governor Spencer Cox did not legitimately defeat Lyman in the June 25 Republican primary for governor.

A state commission in Utah will now determine sport participation for transgender athletes on a case-by-case basis after a judge paused the state’s ban on transgender girls competing in girl’s school sports.

The non-violent crime records of more than a million Coloradans will soon be sealed thanks to a new law Governor Jared Polis signed this week. And two Utah families are challenging the recent state bill that bars trans girls from competing in school sports.

After last week’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, one Utah lawmaker wants to introduce what he calls modest gun reform.

Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a bill to make large manufacturers pay for a new statewide recycling program. Utah is joining 20 other states in suing to end the federal transportation mask mandate.