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• TJ Haws has become BYU basketball’s iron man, but a new arrival could mess with his starting streak

  29-01-2020 23:59
  
  Provo • Since arriving at BYU in 2016, TJ Haws has never missed a game. In fact, he's started in every game since his freshman season.Last Saturday, Haws actually took over BYU’s record for consecutive games started at 123 — a record previously held by former Cougar Jeff Chatman — in the loss at San Francisco.However, there's a slight possibility Haws breaks his current streak. It doesn't have anything to do with injury or sickness, but rather for a joyous reason: Haws and
  
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• Health experts: Human-to-human spread of new virus worrying

  29-01-2020 23:53
  
  Beijing • World health officials expressed “great concern” Wednesday that a dangerous new virus is starting to spread between people outside of China, a troubling development as China and the world frantically work to contain the outbreak. For a second day, the number of infections grew dramatically.The new virus has now infected more people in China than were sickened there during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak. On Wednesday, the number of cases jumped to 5,974, surpassing the 5,3
  
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• LDS Church sending medical equipment to China as coronavirus spreads

  29-01-2020 23:49
  
  As the coronavirus spreads and the death toll mounts, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending two planes filled with protective medical equipment to China.According to a news release, church President Russell M. Nelson, who was a renowned heart surgeon and performed his final operation in China in 1985, inquired of his longtime friends in the Asian nation as to what might be needed and learned of a need for protective equipment at the Children’s Medical Center in Shangha
  
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• Utahns give thumbs up to Gov. Herbert, split on state Legislature

  29-01-2020 23:21
  
  As he prepares to give his final State of the State address on Wednesday evening, more Utahns approve of the performance of Gov. Gary Herbert and the state Legislature than disapprove, according to a new poll, but in both cases the praise is more muted than a similar survey last year.The poll, by The Salt Lake Tribune and Suffolk University, showed 61% of participants indicating approval for Herbert, compared to 26% who disapproved of the governor. But the state Legislature scored lower with res
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell ‘would love to’ make All-Star team this season

  29-01-2020 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell admits he would be honored if he’s voted in as a reserve for the All-Star game this season. The coaches vote for the reserves. TNT will announce the reserves on Thursday and Mitchell is hoping his name is...
  
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• Gordon Monson: Being a girl dad is the best thing in the world

  29-01-2020 23:03
  
  God bless you, Kobe. I’m a girl dad, too.Proudly been one since 1985, when my first of five daughters was born in what to this day remains one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Being there in that room, watching that babe come into the world was … fantastic and fun. Unlike anything I’d ever witnessed. So very cool.Course, I wasn’t the one doing the work.When the doctor handed my baby girl over to me, and she looked up, squirming, I wasn’t quite sure what
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Kobe’s legacy, Jazz lose to Rockets again, will All-Stars be snubbed?

  29-01-2020 22:47
  
  It’s a difficult week around the NBA.On this episode of the Weekly Run, hosts Andy Larsen and Eric Walden look at three topics. First, we talk about Kobe Bryant’s death, his impact, his legacy, and how to mourn a complicated figure.Then, we talk about the Jazz’s loss to the Houston Rockets. What happened? Is it indicative of larger issues that will appear in the playoffs?Finally, Andy worries that the Jazz won’t get adequate All-Star representation, while Eric reassures A
  
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• Tax referendum question will not appear on November ballot, state officials confirm

  29-01-2020 22:45
  
  A referendum question on the Utah Legislature’s tax overhaul package will not appear on November’s ballot, since lawmakers have already wiped out the unpopular reforms."The purpose of a referendum petition is to refer a law passed by the legislature to a vote of the people," Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox said in a prepared statement Wednesday. "Since that law has been repealed, there is no longer an existing law to refer to the people, effectively making the referendum moot."State lawmakers o
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Weekly Run: Kobe’s legacy, Jazz lose to Rockets again, will All-Stars be snubbed?

  29-01-2020 22:40 via sportspyder.com
  
  It’s a difficult week around the NBA.
  
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• Utah gymnastics’ Maile O’Keefe named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week

  29-01-2020 22:22
  
  Utah gymnast Maile O’Keefe was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after winning the all-around title in Utah’s win over Arizona State.O’Keefe posted a 39.225 to win the all-around. She earned a 9.8 on the vault, 9.775 on the bars and beam and 9.875 on the floor.All scores except her balance beam effort were season highs. Her score on floor placed her third and she finished fourth on vault.O’Keefe and the Utes are back in action Saturday at Arizona at 2 p.m. MSt in a Pa
  
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• The hottest puffer in Sundance

  29-01-2020 22:17
  
  Park City • The Sundance Film Festival is known for many things, including crowning new indie darlings, Uggs, hot-tub parties. One thing it’s not known for is red carpet fashion.But while the actors and other boldface names who descend on the small Utah town from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 may not set black-tie trends, there is no better place to scope out puffer chic. And this year, the trendiest puffers of all were arguably the official puffers handed out to the 400 directors and judges in a
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Historians examine Joseph Smith’s ‘First Vision,’ why his various accounts differ and what can be learned from them

  29-01-2020 22:16
  
  This week’s podcast takes listeners to the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In fact, it travels back to the earliest day, the moment that gave birth to the Mormon movement.Latter-day Saints know it as the “First Vision,” in which church founder Joseph Smith said he saw God.As members around the globe prepare to mark the bicentennial of this event this spring, the “Joseph Smith Papers” project has released a series of six podcasts that e
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Cuts and Lacerations - Jazz Fit

  29-01-2020 22:10 via sportspyder.com
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Hoops Rumors Glossary: Traded Player Exception

  29-01-2020 22:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  We take a deep dive into the traded player exception, explaining how it applies to NBA trades.
  
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• Thomas L. Friedman: Is Trump Bibi’s chump?

  29-01-2020 22:00
  
  Tel Aviv, Israel • Given the timing of the release Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, I have to begin by asking: Is this plan about two states for two peoples or is it about one diversion for two dirty leaders?It sure feels like the latter. After all, both Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are, in effect, facing job-threatening charges — Trump for obstruction of justice and abuse of power and Bibi, who was literally indicted Tuesday, for fraud,
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz bounce back from a hard place to pound the rock against the San Antonio Spurs

  29-01-2020 21:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  Can you believe this is the first time these two teams play this season?
  
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• Trump trial gets more pointed with Bolton book at the center

  29-01-2020 21:44
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shifted to sharply pointed, back-and-forth questioning Wednesday as Republicans strained to contain the fallout over John Bolton’s forthcoming book, which threatens their hopes of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.The day started simply enough. Three Republican senators asked Trump's legal team: If there was more than one motive for Trump's conduct in Ukraine, as he pushed for political investigations of Joe Biden, sh
  
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• Utes’ Daneesha Provo is what National Girls and Women in Sports Day is all about

  29-01-2020 21:38
  
  The University of Utah women’s basketball team has a high-profile weekend in front of it, with No. 3 Oregon in town Thursday and No. 10 Oregon State coming to the Huntsman Center on Saturday.On Saturday, the Utes will observe National Girls and Women in Sports Day. A Ronald Reagan-driven initiative back in 1987, NGWSD recognizes women’s contributions to sports and society.There are going to be children, young women at the Huntsman Center Saturday. Some of them are presumably starting
  
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• Utah medical marijuana program on track, starting small

  29-01-2020 21:33
  
  Utah’s new medical marijuana program will launch on time in the coming weeks, though health officials said Wednesday it will start small.One or two dispensaries are expected to open the first week of March, when people can begin getting patient cards that will allow them to legally buy the drug in the state.To get the cards, they will need a recommendation from a doctor, which may be a challenge because the number of medical providers interested in recommending the drug has been "very limi
  
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• BYU, Stanford extend football series by four games

  29-01-2020 21:31
  
  BYU and Stanford on Wednesday announced they were extending their football series by another four games, extending the series to eight games overall.The two teams have met twice previously in 2003 and 2004. The Cougars and Cardinal are set to meet again this year in the regular-season finale at Stanford on Nov. 28, the the first of four previously announced matchups.The extension adds contests in 2026 and 2028 in Stanford and 2031 and 2035 in Provo to the games already set for 2020 and 2022 in S
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - POR vs HOU Dream11 Prediction : Portland Trail Blazers Vs Houston Rockets Best Dream 11 Teams for NBA 2019-20

  29-01-2020 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  POR Vs HOU Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: Portland Trail Blazers step out to the middle for the second time in as many days.  
  
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• Salt Lake City school superintendent resigns; board member says she was forced out

  29-01-2020 21:17
  
  The superintendent of Salt Lake City School District will resign this summer — a move that one school board member says she was forced to make after other members voted to fire her during a heated closed meeting last week.Lexi Cunningham, who has led the district for four years, sent her letter of resignation to the school board on Tuesday morning. Member Michael Nemelka said the decision came just days after four of the seven people who sit on the board decided they wanted her out. And, h
  
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• Jeff Burningham: Here are my top tax priorities when I’m elected governor

  29-01-2020 21:00
  
  After two unsuccessful attempts at tax reform, Gov. Gary Herbert issued this challenge:“I think it’s an opportunity for those running for governor who have been critical of this process, it’s time for them to step up and let the public know what are [their] ideas on tax reform?”As a successful entrepreneur, job creator and innovator, I’m glad you asked. I have six points central to a Burningham governorship.First, it’s time to do what should’ve been done
  
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• Utah Supreme Court reverses some child porn counts against teacher in unusual scrapbook case

  29-01-2020 20:56
  
  One page at a time, the justices looked at cut-and-pasted images of children posed in sexually suggestive ways.And through this process, the Utah Supreme Court reversed multiple convictions against a former teacher in an unusually graphic ruling that touched on a gray area in Utah’s child pornography laws.The Tuesday ruling stems from a Utah middle school teacher who was caught in 2017 with explicit homemade scrapbooks that he stashed in his desk at American Preparatory Academy in West Val
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - The guys talk about their personal mentors for #MentoringMonth

  29-01-2020 20:49 via sportspyder.com
  
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• [The Score] - NBA Wednesday trend plays: Grizzlies flying over on no rest

  29-01-2020 20:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  Find line reports, best bets, and subscribe to push notifications in the Betting News section.We kicked off the week on a high note, as three of the four NBA trends we discussed Tuesday came through. The Denver Nuggets once again went under the...
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Deadline Q&A: Are Jazz Moves on the Horizon?

  29-01-2020 20:33 via sportspyder.com
  
  Find your questions and my answers below. While that pick is most likely to be conveyed in 2022, for now the protections tie the front offices collective hands through 2025.
  
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• Mitt Romney may upend a quick acquittal of President Trump

  29-01-2020 20:15
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney isn’t toeing the Republican line. He isn’t jumping on Fox News to defend President Donald Trump. He isn’t forecasting his vote to acquit or convict.Romney is a leading figure supporting witness testimony in the impeachment trial and one of the few Republicans who has said he is viewing the arguments for and against the president with an open mind.The Utah Republican has come under fire from Trump fans for his interest in hearing testimony from
  
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• Southern BBQ in Millcreek ain’t messin’ around, ya’ll

  29-01-2020 20:13
  
  Millcreek • The disclaimer chalked on the wall near the counter serves as a warning to those who might inquire about low-fat or vegetarian options:“Our food is Southern. Almost everything we serve is made with copious amounts of butter, salt, sugar, milk, fat ... and tastes great, as a result. … For those of you still confused, ‘Bless Your Heart.’”Charlotte-Rose’s Carolina BBQ ain’t messin’ around, ya’ll. And when it comes to barbecue,
  
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• Frank Bruni: John Bolton may get the last laugh

  29-01-2020 20:10
  
  President Donald Trump’s reaction to the leak of incriminating details in John Bolton’s forthcoming book shocked me. Not the part where the president said that Bolton was making up a Ukraine quid pro quo in the service of the best-seller list — that he was lying for lucre. Trump sees that transaction everywhere he looks, because he sees it first and foremost in the mirror.No, I was surprised that the president didn’t dispute knowing Bolton, or at least didn’t say th
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert hope to be named NBA All-Stars, but say 'we have bigger things to focus on'

  29-01-2020 20:04 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert adds something to his game each season. Just ask the guards who have tried to test the 7-footer out on the perimeter or the defenders who have run into his screens or tried to slow down
  
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• Salt Lake traffic congestion worsens — but not as bad as in most big cities

  29-01-2020 19:50
  
  After a one-year dip that attracted global attention, traffic congestion again is worsening in the Salt Lake City metro area — but it is still better than in three quarters of the world’s large cities.Congestion in the Salt Lake area now ranks No. 321 globally out of 416 large cities measured in the annual TomTom Traffic Index, produced by the Netherlands-based navigation software company.Local congestion increased by 2 percentage points in 2019.A year earlier, the company had said t
  
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• Choreography is critical for Utah gymnastics’ floor exercise

  29-01-2020 19:44
  
  Piece together a few tumbling passes, throw in some fan-pleasing dance moves in between the acrobatic stuff and include a nod or two in the judges’ direction and there, you have a collegiate gymnastics floor routine, right?Not quite, actually, not even close.The task of forming a winning floor routine is much more complicated.“You have to have good skill selection and good artistry,” Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden said. “That is the hard part, getting the artistry. The
  
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• Here’s what Sen. Mitt Romney wants to ask in the impeachment trial of President Trump

  29-01-2020 19:38
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney has a list of questions he’d like the prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to answer and he released them Wednesday as the critical proceedings headed into a new phase.Romney, a Utah Republican, unveiled his questions — which will be asked by Chief Justice John Roberts, alternating between GOP and Democratic sides — that dig into the motive of the president in withholding hundreds of milli
  
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• 5 ways Utah lawmakers want to crack down on vaping

  29-01-2020 19:24
  
  Amid a flurry of legislative proposals aimed at restricting the sale and use of vaping products in Utah, recent polling shows strong support among the state’s residents for banning flavored e-cigarettes.Legislators, health officials and others were planning a news conference Wednesday where lawmakers were expected to outline anti-vaping measures ranging from a new excise tax on vape products to a requirement that schools discipline students caught with e-cigarettes.In a poll taken of 500 U
  
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• Salt Lake traffic congestion worsens — now 9th in the United States

  29-01-2020 19:20
  
  After a one-year dip that attracted global attention, traffic congestion again is worsening in the Salt Lake City metro area — but it is still better than in three quarters of the world’s large cities.Congestion in the Salt Lake area now ranks No. 321 globally out of 416 large cities measured in the annual TomTom Traffic Index, produced by the Netherlands-based navigation software company.Local congestion increased by 2 percentage points in 2019.A year earlier, the company had said t
  
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• GOP strains to contain Bolton fallout in impeachment trial

  29-01-2020 19:17
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.Despite Trump's defense team's plea for it to "end now," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell privately told senators he doesn't yet have the votes to brush back Democratic demands for witnesses now that revelations from John Bolton, the
  
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• Why do the Ute gymnasts spend so much time on floor excercise? It’s critical — and complicated.

  29-01-2020 19:09
  
  Piece together a few tumbling passes, throw in some fan-pleasing dance moves in between the acrobatic stuff and include a nod or two in the judges’ direction and there, you have a collegiate gymnastics floor routine, right?Not quite, actually, not even close.The task of forming a winning floor routine is much more complicated.“You have to have good skill selection and good artistry,” Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden said. “That is the hard part, getting the artistry. The
  
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• Ex-UVU college dean pleads guilty to financial misconduct

  29-01-2020 19:01
  
  Provo • A former college associate dean from Utah Valley University has pleaded guilty to communications fraud one week after his wife was sentenced to county jail for stealing more than $380,000 from the university, prosecutors said.Phil Clegg, 47, accepted a plea deal in exchange for a guilty plea to two felony counts and avoid serving up to five years in prison for each charge, The Daily Herald reported Tuesday.Clegg was ordered to pay $64,000 in restitution and complete 120 hours of com
  
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• Taylorsville woman, one other charged in southwest Nebraska slaying plead not guilty

  29-01-2020 18:57
  
  Imperial, Neb. • Two people accused of kidnapping and killing a woman in southwest Nebraska have pleaded not guilty.Chase County District Court records say Kevin German, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Keonna Carter, of Taylorsville, Utah, entered the pleas Tuesday to charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping. A trial date is not listed.They're accused of leaving 22-year-old Annika Swanson, of Imperial, in a drainage pipe in a Chase County pasture on Nov. 14. The records say Carter t
  
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• Utah health department 'reorganizes’ communications team following condom controversy

  29-01-2020 18:32
  
  The Utah Department of Health has replaced its top spokesman, but it won't say whether the change is related to a controversial HIV awareness campaign this month featuring Utah-themed condoms.Charla Haley has been named director of communications for the department; Tom Hudachko, the former director, is now listed under “Communications for Medicaid,” according to a news release issued Wednesday."Due to some staffing changes and reassignments, the Office of Public Information and Mark
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Mike D’Antoni calls Rockets’ win over Jazz ‘one of the most satisfying’ games of his career

  29-01-2020 18:32 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Houston Rockets were fazed with a difficult proposition, scheduled to play back-to-back games in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s sudden death on Sunday morning. Mike D’Antoni’s squad had to lace them up only minutes after Bryant, 41, was confirmed...
  
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• For Utah basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak, recruiting Southern California always made sense

  29-01-2020 18:28
  
  Los Angeles • When Larry Krystkowiak arrived at the University of Utah in 2011, he wasn’t going to try and reinvent the wheel in terms of recruiting.In fact, he took a page from late, legendary Utes head coach Rick Majerus. Recruit the best Utah kids, have some international flavor, and make hay in the state of California. More specifically, talent-rich, population-dense Southern California.With the Utes playing at USC on Thursday and at UCLA on Sunday, it is worth noting that Krystko
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Spurs vs. Jazz: How to watch online, live stream info, game time, TV channel - CBSSports.com

  29-01-2020 18:27 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Spurs vs. Jazz basketball game
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Spurs odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 29 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  29-01-2020 17:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Jazz and Spurs. Here are the results:
  
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• Insulin copays could be capped at $30 under proposed Utah law

  29-01-2020 17:27
  
  Cody Ivie never knows for sure how much his insulin will cost him.His copay recently climbed $100 a month, he said — and that's nothing compared to his costs when he was on the insurance provided at his previous job."At one point I was paying $1,100 a month," said the Pleasant Grove washing machine technician. "I was getting payday loans just to survive."A bill in the Utah Legislature would cap copays for insulin at $30 per month unless the insurer places the diabetes treatment in its lowe
  
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• Poll: Most Utahns, LDS or otherwise, support a clergy confession bill

  29-01-2020 17:23
  
  No matter their faith affiliation, Utahns overwhelmingly support legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse — even if the information is divulged during a religious confession, a new poll shows.Most Catholics, Protestants and members of the state’s predominant faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, back a full-reporting requirement, according to a Salt Lake Tribune survey conducted by Suffolk University.More than two-thirds of Catholics (77%) favor s
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Attorney General Sean Reyes didn’t tell the truth about what he did with a donation tied to a crime

  29-01-2020 17:03
  
  Even in what has been derisively referred to as the “fraud capital of America,” the case against Washakie Renewable Energy is a doozy.It kind of has it all — a lavish house, a $1.75 million sports car, international banks and, because it wouldn’t be uniquely Utah without it, a little polygamy for good measure.Four people with ties to the Kingston polygamist sect have already pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors in connection with the scam. The fifth defendant, L
  
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• Letter: Referendum petition was about more than taxes

  29-01-2020 17:02
  
  I’d suggest the recent referendum petition was about a lot more than just taxes. It was a rebuke to the Utah Legislature for, among other things:Its favoring the wealthy and corporations.Its failure to abide by the spirit of Propositions 1, 2 and 3.Its failure to deal with quality of life issues, especially our air pollution.Its abysmal record of dealing with education needs.Its secrecy.Our meek governor shares the blame. He couldn’t find true north driving a dog sled.You have angry
  
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• Letter: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is part of Trump’s cover-up

  29-01-2020 17:01
  
  In “Utah A.G. Reyes joins GOP colleagues urging Trump’s acquittal” (Tribune, Jan. 23), Attorney General Sean Reyes says, “Unfortunately, the Democrats never set out to ascertain the truth and have weaponized a process that should only be initiated in exceedingly rare circumstances.”Sean Reyes, I wonder: Who do you work for?It is very concerning for the state’s top lawyer to be making such statements that are knowingly and provably false. As a taxpayer, I pay y
  
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