Yard signs oppose the Olympia Hills development before a public hearing with the Salt Lake County Council at Copper Mountain Middle School in Herriman on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — As COVID-19 continues to spread across Utah, going door-to-door gathering signatures for a citizen referendum remains out […]
Read MoreUtah’s State School Board considers more rule waivers to address school dismissals necessitated by COVID-19 pandemic
Adobe Stock image Board will also ask Utah Legislature to lift some requirements while schools cope with ‘soft closures’ SALT LAKE CITY — From teacher evaluations to the civics test high school seniors must pass to earn their diplomas, the Utah State Board of Education on Thursday addressed numerous issues affected by the ongoing school […]
Read MoreMnuchin says stimulus loan program will be ‘up and running’ on Friday, despite lenders saying they aren’t ready
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said a $349 billion coronavirus rescue loan program for small businesses will be “up and running” on Friday, even as lenders express confusion over how they will issue the loans. The program aims to keep small businesses like salons and restaurants afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Business owners can […]
Read MoreMnuchin says stimulus loan program will be ‘up and running’ on Friday, despite lenders saying they aren’t ready
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said a $349 billion coronavirus rescue loan program for small businesses will be “up and running” on Friday, even as lenders express confusion over how they will issue the loans. The program aims to keep small businesses like salons and restaurants afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Business owners can […]
Read MoreGoat quintuplets? I kid you not
Laura Seitz, Deseret News Brett Boysen bottle feeds a 7-day-old miniature silky fainting goat with daughter Sloan on their farm in Syracuse on Thursday. Five of 6 kids survived their birth, which is a rarity, Boysen said, adding there is a 1 in 10,000 chance of a miniature silky fainting goat having five kids, and […]
Read MoreGoat quintuplets? I kid you not
Laura Seitz, Deseret News Brett Boysen bottle feeds a 7-day-old miniature silky fainting goat with daughter Sloan on their farm in Syracuse on Thursday. Five of 6 kids survived their birth, which is a rarity, Boysen said, adding there is a 1 in 10,000 chance of a miniature silky fainting goat having five kids, and […]
Read MoreHollyFrontier will soon produce cleaner burning Tier 3 gas at its Utah refinery
HollyFrontier Corp’s refinery in Woods Cross. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News WEST BOUNTIFUL — HollyFrontier Corp. unveiled a new plan Thursday to produce Tier 3 gas at its Woods Cross Refinery, a move clean air advocates say is a major win for Utah. “We want to do our part in helping to ensure that we […]
Read MoreState School Board upholds revocation of Capstone Classical Academy’s charter
Adobe Stock image Public charter school had appealed earlier State Charter School Board vote to terminate its charter SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to uphold the revocation of Capstone Classical Academy’s charter, effectively shuttering the public charter school at the end of the academic year. In December, […]
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