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A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation

13. September 2026 um 10:00
When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

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Mormon Women for Ethical Government at the home of its co-executive director, Emma Petty Addams, second from left, in Salt Lake City.

Utah, Known for Big Families, Leads the U.S. in Dropping Birthrates

Forget tradwives. When it comes to plummeting fertility rates, Utah is leading the country.

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Heidi Spence with her son, Max. Mrs. Spence waited to have her first child at 38.

In Utah House Race, Progressives Assail Democrat Who Backed Abortion Restrictions

22. Juni 2026 um 10:01
Ben McAdams, a moderate former congressman, faces a handful of left-wing opponents in a rare opportunity for a Democrat to win in a Republican state.

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Ben McAdams, a moderate Democrat and former congressman, is contending with a field of multiple progressive candidates in Salt Lake City’s new, heavily liberal congressional district.

How Utahns Took on Mr. Wonderful and a Data Center on the Great Salt Lake

14. Juni 2026 um 10:00
Kevin O’Leary of “Shark Tank” fame hopes to build a sprawling data center on the parched shores of the Great Salt Lake. It has become a burning issue in Utah’s looming primaries.

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Bar H Ranch in the Hansel Valley sold its land and water rights to the developers of the proposed Stratos data center in Box Elder County, Utah.

Hannah Neeleman’s Ballerina Farm Store Draws Crowds in Utah

09. Juni 2026 um 14:33
Tourists are flocking to Midway, Utah. The Ballerina Farm Store, from the influencer whose brand revolves around motherhood and farm life, is a reason.

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A group of friends filmed themselves before downing turmeric ginger shots outside the Ballerina Farm Store in Midway, Utah.

Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops

08. Juni 2026 um 23:04
The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.

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Senator Mike Lee of Utah objected to a Pentagon policy memo excluding Mormons from being categorized as Christian.

Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records

The new policy, which the Pentagon framed as a largely administrative action, leaves just 31 religious categories to choose from, 22 of which are Christian.

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In a video posted to social media on March 24, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military’s chaplain corps had been “infected by political correctness and secular humanism” under previous administrations.

2 Killed in Shooting Outside Mormon Church in Salt Lake City

08. Januar 2026 um 18:09
The shooting did not appear to be a targeted attack against the church and seemed to stem from an altercation in its parking lot, the police said.

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The police said two people were killed in a shooting outside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
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