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Participants at Rally To Save Our Great Salt Lake at Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Shrinking Great Salt Lake is a ‘Solvable problem’

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 18, 2023

  The Great Salt Lake is projected to disappear in five years, a new BYU study shows. In November 2022, the lake dropped to a new record low elevation of 4,188.5 feet, according to KSL News Radio. The...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City on Oct.9, 2014. (Photo via The Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

Women’s Week Events Address Issues Surrounding Women and Policy

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host March 18, 2023

  Every year since 2013, the University of Utah has held a Women’s Week, and this year’s theme was "Making Public Policy Personal.” Throughout the week, the events held by the U focused...

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Langley: H.B. 527 Attempted to Poison Utah and its Democracy

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer March 14, 2023

  In Salt Lake County last year, thousands of citizens banded together and petitioned against the creation of a mine in Parleys Canyon. Adhering to warnings from local health officials, the Salt...

A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Van Wagenen: With Liberty and Justice for All

By Madeline Van Wagenen, Opinion Editor March 10, 2023

  On Aug. 18, 2022, Gov. Spencer Cox pleaded with Utahns to do their part for suicide prevention. He discussed personal battles with suicidal ideation and begged those facing self-harm and suicidal...

(Graphic by Brenda Payan-Medina | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lien: H.B. 116: Ending Intergenerational Poverty

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer March 8, 2023

  H.B. 116, “Intergenerational Poverty Solution” aims to stop the cycle of poverty with an educational savings program and is a good first-step towards alleviating Utah’s class divides. The...

Global climate strike protestors march towards the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Fridays for Future Utah Hosts 2023 Global Climate Strike on the Steps of the Utah State Capitol

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 4, 2023

  On the last day of the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, around 50 Salt Lake City community members joined the fight of 7,500 cities across the globe with their own strike, advocating to end fossil...

Utah State Capitol. Chronicle archives.

Cowley: Pass Meaningful Marijuana Legislation

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 4, 2023

  The Utah State Legislature made medical marijuana legal in Dec. 2018. Every year since then, the legislature has done nothing but tweak the already existing laws each session. As of Nov. 2022,...

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Barney: Let Utahns Do Psychedelics

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 3, 2023

  The War on Drugs had serious repercussions — its failure caused an increase in crime and human rights abuses all over the world, particularly in low income areas. Beyond that, it has fundamentally...

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Dunn: We Need Comprehensive Sex-Ed

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer March 1, 2023

  This legislative session has seen several bills aimed at teachers and education. Two, in particular, are S.B. 55 and H.B. 344. Both bills are aimed at establishing policies for curriculum transparency...

Utahs Fast-Growing Population Has Negative Environmental Impacts, U Professor Says

Utah’s Fast-Growing Population Has Negative Environmental Impacts, U Professor Says

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 27, 2023

  Utah has been the fastest-growing state since 2010 with nearly 24% growth in the last 13 years, according to the World Population Review. In 2022 alone, there was a 1.25% growth, with the state...

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