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• Panel OKs loosening Utah schools funding earmark in party-line vote

  05-03-2020 22:58
  
  A Senate panel on Thursday took the first step toward asking Utahns to vote later this year on broadening the use of the income tax beyond its current restriction as an education-only funding source.Members of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 6-2 along party lines for SJR9, which would add spending “to support children and to support individuals with a disability” to the permissible uses of income tax revenue.Such a change requires a two-thirds vote of both the House a
  
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• Eye on the Y: After starting this job in the middle of the 2019 football season, I’m happy to be on the ground for spring practice

  05-03-2020 22:49
  
  I’m still getting used to football in March (at my last job, I was fully emerged in college softball at this time), but on Monday BYU started spring practice.When I started this job less than six months ago, the football season was already underway. In fact, I towed a U-Haul to Provo for 15+ hours from Tucson, unloaded everything that night, unpacked just about everything the following day and then started this new job, with the BYU-USC game as my first assignment. It was kind of a whirlwi
  
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• Bill to create a Utah homeless ‘czar’ passes through House committee

  05-03-2020 22:49
  
  Over the objections of several leaders in the homeless services arena, a Utah House committee voted 7-1 Thursday in favor of a proposal to establish a central leader to oversee the state’s direction on homelessness.Proponents of HB394, sponsored by Rep. Kim Coleman, say the bill would not only promote accountability and responsibility in efforts to address homelessness in the state but would also improve data sharing and ensure public dollars go to the programs that are most effective at r
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney could be key to Joe Biden probe

  05-03-2020 22:16
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney says a possible Senate investigation into a Ukrainian energy company with ties to Vice President Joe Biden “appears political” and the Utah Republican could be a key vote in blocking the inquiry that surfaced among Republicans after Biden took the lead in the Democratic primaries.Romney won’t say yet how he would vote on issuing a subpoena to Burisma — a Ukrainian company whose board once included Biden’s son Hunter — but Rom
  
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• Lawmakers across U.S. try to alter voter-approved redistricting reforms

  05-03-2020 22:14
  
  Jefferson City, Mo. • With the census approaching, lawmakers in some states are attempting to alter recent voter-approved measures that were intended to reduce partisan gamesmanship when drawing new voting districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures.In Missouri and Utah, Republican-led legislatures have advanced proposals to unravel key provisions in redistricting initiatives passed in 2018 before they can be used to draw new legislative maps next year. The Republican Party in Michi
  
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• LDS missionary under investigation on child porn charges arrested in California

  05-03-2020 22:08
  
  A 19-year-old Latter-day Saint missionary from Utah has been arrested in connection with a child pornography investigation — and police in Mountain View, Calif., are looking for additional victims.Hayden Hunter, who is from Pleasant Grove, was arrested Wednesday after a “months-long child pornography investigation,” the Mountain View Police Department posted on Facebook. Mountain View is about 13 miles northwest of San Jose, in Santa Clara County.According to police, they recei
  
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• Advocates will try to push Utah to ratify Equal Rights Amendment again next year

  05-03-2020 22:03
  
  Efforts to get Utah to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were stymied again in this session of the Legislature, but advocates say they have a plan to try again next year.“The time for Utah to stand up for women is right now. Encourage your representatives to do just that. And if they will not, it is time to vote in someone who will," Kelly Whited Jones, co-chair of the Utah ERA Coalition, said at a Thursday news conference at the Capitol, as a group of mainly women holding “hear our
  
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• Some students at BYU might transfer to other schools over Honor Code changes

  05-03-2020 21:45
  
  Ben Asplund had always dreamed of attending Brigham Young University. But after two years there, he won’t be returning for another semester.“I’ve had to hide who I am, and I just can’t do it any more,” he said Thursday.The sophomore, who is gay, said that being an LGBTQ student on the conservative campus has always been difficult. It got worse this week, he added, after the school reaffirmed that — despite removing the ban on “homosexual behavior”
  
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• The Utah Jazz are rolling again with three straight wins, but skeptics remain — including the Jazz themselves

  05-03-2020 21:37
  
  Boston • Yeah, sure, of course it’s a good thing that the Utah Jazz have followed up their disastrous four-game losing streak (all at home) with a three-game winning streak (the last two on the road).But how much of a good thing is it, really, considering those wins came against Eastern Conference bottom-feeders Washington, Cleveland, and New York? Are there actually meaningful positive developments that have occurred? Legitimate signs of progress to be encouraged about? Or is this no
  
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• Gordon Monson: What happens if BYU and its Honor Code are rejected? What happens if schools refuse to play the Cougars?

  05-03-2020 21:27
  
  BYU is in trouble.It has set itself up for trouble, outside and inside of sports, making a difficult situation worse with its sponsoring church’s stumbling and fumbling this week of recently updated policies regarding “same-sex romantic behavior.”That bumbling might as well have pushed the burning heap of a future of BYU sports off a cliff.I don’t know it for a fact because I’m not a prophet.[Read more: BYU students celebrate as school removes ‘Homosexual Beha
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Utah Jazz are rolling again with three straight wins, but the competition hasn’t been stellar

  05-03-2020 21:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  Boston • Yeah, sure, of course it’s a good thing that the Utah Jazz have followed up their disastrous four-game losing streak (all at home) with a three-game winning streak (the last two on the road).
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Gordon Monson: What happens if BYU and its Honor Code are rejected? What happens if schools refuse to play the Cougars?

  05-03-2020 21:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  BYU is in trouble.
  
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• Anti-protest bill wins Utah Senate OK

  05-03-2020 21:25
  
  Protesters repeatedly found guilty of disrupting public meetings would face stiffer penalties under a bill that passed the Utah Senate on Thursday.The proposal cleared the Senate by a unanimous vote after a couple Democratic lawmakers questioned its sponsor, Sen. Don Ipson, about whether it would have a chilling effect on public expression or put officials at risk of being sued for restricting speech.“They have every right in the world to free speech," Ipson, R-St. George, said of proteste
  
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• The Utah Jazz are rolling again with three straight wins, but the competition hasn’t been stellar

  05-03-2020 21:15
  
  Boston • Yeah, sure, of course it’s a good thing that the Utah Jazz have followed up their disastrous four-game losing streak (all at home) with a three-game winning streak (the last two on the road).But how much of a good thing is it, really, considering those wins came against Eastern Conference bottom-feeders Washington, Cleveland, and New York? Are there actually meaningful positive developments that have occurred? Legitimate signs of progress to be encouraged about? Or is this no
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney could be key to Biden probe

  05-03-2020 21:01
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney says a possible Senate investigation into a Ukrainian energy company with ties to Vice President Joe Biden “appears political” and the Utah Republican could be a key vote in blocking the inquiry that surfaced among Republicans after Biden took the lead in the Democratic primaries.Romney won’t say yet how he would vote on issuing a subpoena to Burisma — a Ukrainian company whose board once included Biden’s son Hunter — but Rom
  
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• George Chapman: Cell phone bill would just make things worse

  05-03-2020 20:58
  
  Rep. Carol Spackman Moss has brought back her bill that would ban the use of cell phones by drivers unless they are used hands free. The bill, HB101, is being supported by the Utah Highway Patrol and many Utah public safety organizations.The present law makes it illegal to violate traffic laws while using a cell phone. In 2018, there were 52,000 crashes in Utah, and 5,742 were determined to be due to distracted driving. But, even with this bill, it will be almost impossible, as now, to assign bl
  
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• Clark Phillips III arrives at Utah, and he’s bringing immediate expectations with him

  05-03-2020 20:40
  
  From about 50 yards away, he does not look like an imposing or intimidating figure.As he comes closer and closer, things start to come into focus. Shirtless, his trapezius muscles pop and his 190-pound frame is chiseled. A large tattoo of a lion head on his upper right arm is very noticeable as he is now face-to-face with reporters for the first time.Before questions are asked, loose introductions are made. He has a firm handshake, he flashes a wide smile. He is personable, he is polite, he does
  
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• NBA Daily: Jordan Clarkson Throwing Himself Into The Jazz Way

  05-03-2020 20:39 via basketballinsiders.com
  
  Spencer Davies dives into Jordan Clarkson's fit with the Utah Jazz since the December trade through the eyes of head coach Quin Snyder.
  
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• Utah’s coronavirus response team accuses Trump of spreading misinformation

  05-03-2020 20:36
  
  The Utah Coronavirus Task Force — headed by the lieutenant governor — said President Donald Trump “spread ... misinformation” when he suggested people could recover from coronavirus while going to work.“DO NOT go to work if you have symptoms that match COVID-19. Stay home to avoid making others sick,” the Task Force tweeted Thursday. “Even if you have very mild symptoms, going to work sick could be dangerous to others. Let’s work together to stop t
  
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• Sophomore Adrienne Randall’s rise has played a big role in Utah gymnastics team’s unbeaten season

  05-03-2020 20:12
  
  Staying on a 4-inch wide apparatus while you flip and turns seems like a complicated feat. But Utah gymnast Adrienne Randall has a tactic for making success on the beam seem extremely simple.“I just go through the motions in my head and try not to think about it too much,” she said.Evidently, success is as clear as that, for the Utah sophomore has been posting some consistently strong scores to help the Utes enjoy one of their best seasons ever on the beam.In the last four meets, Ran
  
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• Susan R. Madsen: Can snow plowing be sexist? Yes it can.

  05-03-2020 20:06
  
  As a professor in the Woodbury School of Business, my research is focused on women and leadership, which includes things like unconscious bias, benevolent sexism and gender stereotypes. But every once in a while, something takes me by surprise.Recently I encountered a public works study entitled “Can Snow-Clearing be Sexist?” from the book “Invisible Women.” I thought, “Is this for real?” Not only is it real, it’s probably happening in Utah, too. Hear me
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz have been great in spurts, need to be better throughout

  05-03-2020 19:30 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz are riding a three-game winning streak, but one area of concern has to be their inability to play a complete game at a high level. While this...
  
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• Utah Jazz have been great in spurts, need to be better throughout

  05-03-2020 19:29
  
  The Utah Jazz are riding a three-game winning streak, but one area of concern has to be their inability to play a complete game at a high level. While this three-game winning streak has been positive for the Utah Jazz, they still have quite a bit of room for improvement. They’re still shaky at times […]
  Utah Jazz have been great in spurts, need to be better throughout - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Worries over coronavirus prompt changes in many worship services

  05-03-2020 19:28
  
  New York • A rising number of churches across the United States are making changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including a decision by numerous Catholic dioceses to suspend the serving of wine during Communion.Thus far, there's been no indication of any widespread cancellations of worship services. However, Jamie Aten, a psychologist who is executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, said it would be wise for faith leaders to start preparing fo
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Sell the tickets: Knicks attendance vs Jazz lowest since '06

  05-03-2020 19:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  Spike Lee isn’t the only fan who has decided to not show at Knicks games
  
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• Utah’s Beautiful Uprising holds a going-out-of-business sale

  05-03-2020 19:19
  
  When Kara Menning and Angela Lan started their small business, Beautiful Uprising, “the last thing we wanted to do was sacrifice our friendship,” Menning said.“You want to go into business with someone that you trust so completely — it makes sense in that way,” Menning said this week. “It’s sort of like a marriage, right?”Sure, the business partners disagreed from time to time. But as the business — a mobile boutique and online store selling
  
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• Hearing on Utah child care bills gets tense

  05-03-2020 19:16
  
  The point was to debate a pair of bills that would incentivize Utah companies to offer subsidized child care, but a legislative hearing veered off topic and the exchange between Republican lawmakers and advocates grew tense. Even the chairman said it “got out of hand.”Advocates said they felt “embarrassed” for community members who came to speak and got uncomfortable after listening to the questions from lawmakers, that questioned the role of the government and whether bu
  
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• Utah Legislature OKs digital driver license program

  05-03-2020 19:04
  
  Legislators gave final approval Thursday to a bill designed to overcome some final obstacles that have prevented Utah from offering digital driver licenses or identification cards on smartphones.The Senate voted 24-0 to concur with House amendments to SB110 , which now goes to Gov. Gary Herbert for his consideration. It would order the state to develop a pilot program for those licenses, and then implement a permanent program.“So many fewer people are carrying wallets and purses these days
  
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• Utah’s cannabis czar is leaving his job

  05-03-2020 18:57
  
  Days after Utah fully launched its medical marijuana program, the state’s cannabis czar says he’s exiting his role.Andrew Rigby, Utah’s hemp and medical cannabis program director at the department of agriculture and food, confirmed that he’s leaving his state job in the next week or two. His plan has always been to depart the agency after getting the cannabis cultivation program up and running, he said.“I’ve had my run. I’m happy. I’ve done my work
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - An Easy Night in the Big Apple

  05-03-2020 18:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  So when the Jazz arrived at MSG it was refreshing to see that they were not going to fall into the same trap of taking the New York Knicks lightly. Stats of the Game 27.8%.
  
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• Joe Biden’s Utah comeback may be bigger story than Bernie Sanders’ primary win

  05-03-2020 17:57
  
  While Bernie Sanders won the Utah Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, a bigger story may be the Lazarus-like comeback from the dead here of former Vice President Joe Biden — and the moderate wing of the party flexing some heretofore dormant muscle.“The big story is that the moderate wing of the party that supports people like Mike Bloomberg and Joe Biden really turned out for this election relative to 2016,” said David Magleby, emeritus political science professor at Brigh
  
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• Red All Over: Larry Krystkowiak was not too harsh this week. He was honest, frustrated. Wouldn’t you be?

  05-03-2020 17:55
  
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering Utah athletics. Subscribe here.For my purposes as a reporter covering the University of Utah, the Larry Krystkowiak Coaches Show usually doesn’t yield much.Each Monday evening, the Utes head coach sits down with ESPN700’s Bill Riley for an hour. They discuss the previous set of games, the upcoming set of games, hit on a few choice topics and all of it is usually done in a positive, optimistic tone. Riley, to his credit, does not shy away f
  
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• Elizabeth Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout

  05-03-2020 16:59
  
  Washington • Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday, according to a person familiar with her plans. The exit came days after the onetime front-runner couldn’t win a single Super Tuesday state, not even her own.The person wasn't authorized to speak about Warren's intentions and talked to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymit
  
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• Proposal would give tax break to Utah refiners slow to make cleaner fuel

  05-03-2020 16:43
  
  The arrival of cleaner Tier 3 fuels has brought much rejoicing to Utah, with one lawmaker launching a website to guide drivers to the less-polluting gas and the governor acting as a half-joking brand ambassador for Speedway stations.While it’s true that a majority of refineries supplying Utah are providing the cleaner gasoline touted by state leaders, a couple are still lagging behind. And now, one of these slower-moving refineries is lobbying the state Legislature for access to sales tax
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - How will the rest of the Mike Conley story go in Utah?

  05-03-2020 16:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  Mountain Mike has been a disappointment so far, but things can change in a hurry.
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Latter-day Saints honor Yankee legend; church makes Enquirer cover, but not in a good way; temple predictions.

  05-03-2020 15:58
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.
  (Kathy Willens | AP file photo) In this Sept. 26, 2013, photo, New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera acknowledges the crowd's standing ovation after coming off the mound in the ninth inning of his final appear
  
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• Yellowstone begins bison captures as it seeks to cull herd

  05-03-2020 15:43
  
  Yellowstone National Park has started capturing bison migrating outside the park and will hold them in pens for possible slaughter as part of a population reduction program, officials said Monday.The annual operation began Sunday and by mid-day Monday six bison had been captured as they entered the Gardiner Basin along the Yellowstone-Montana border, park spokeswoman Linda Veress said.State and federal officials want to reduce Yellowstone's bison herds by up to 900 animals this winter under an a
  
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• Clean energy produced on Navajo land could help power Los Angeles

  05-03-2020 15:34
  
  Los Angeles • In a city renowned for its green policies, Prius drivers and biodegradable straws, it was only a matter of time before officials would vote to move away from coal powered electricity.To transition to clean energy, the city sold its shares of a coal-powered generating station on the Navajo Nation in 2016, ending a decades-long relationship.What seemed like a bright new sustainable future for Los Angeles presented a harsh reality for the tribe, whose members relied on jobs at th
  
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• [ESPN] - 'It's hard to post linebackers': Houston is daring teams to outmuscle its micro-ball defense

  05-03-2020 15:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Rockets' small but powerful defensive unit might be enough to sustain a contender with a relentless offensive machine.
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: My husband is never on time and I want him to hurry up already

  05-03-2020 14:54
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • I’ve been married to a wonderful guy for the past 30 years who is always at least 10 minutes (if not more!) late to everything. This means I spend a lot of time waiting for him and have done so forever. In fact, if you totaled up the time I’ve spent waiting for him it could be days. Months. Years. He knows I’m a punctual person and that being late to stuff stresses me out, so is there anything I can do or say that will help him hurry up?— I Don&rsqu
  
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• Letter: With his assault on the rule of law, Trump is undermining the very basis of our system

  05-03-2020 14:00
  
  Even if you support the president for his trade deals or other issues, you have to vote against him for his assault on the rule of law. His open defiance of subpoenas and using the judicial system as a tool to prevent legal action have undermined the very basis of our system.His most egregious violations have taken place with the appointment of judges. He has decided, with the “consent” of the Senate, that the American Bar Association recommendations are not important, and has nomina
  
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• Letter: New rules on crossover voting blocked my anti-Trump vote

  05-03-2020 14:00
  
  As registered Republicans opposed to the re-election of Donald Trump, my wife and I were confused and disappointed to be turned away on Super Tuesday at a Democrat polling station in Salt Lake County when we arrived to cast our ballots for a reliable Democrat to challenge Trump.Unbeknownst to us, our previously mailed Republican ballots disqualified our good faith participation in the Democratic primary on grounds that the state of Utah has taken oversight of the primary elections for both parti
  
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• Letter: BYU’s backpedaling on same-sex behavior is cowardly and cruel

  05-03-2020 14:00
  
  It took BYU two weeks to clarify what the removal of the Homosexual Behavior Clause from their Honor Code meant. After the removal, students heard from the mouth of the Honor Code office that same-sex affection and relationships would be permitted. Almost immediately the school backtracked, tweeting there had been a miscommunication without clarifying what the removal meant. During that uncertainty, homophobic backlash exploded.The makers of savebyu.com anonymously climbed on their high horses t
  
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• [Deseret News] - Ball movement shines as Utah Jazz take care of business against New York Knicks

  05-03-2020 06:31 via sportspyder.com
  
  NEW YORK — The Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks. That’s what was supposed to happen. It makes it a little more difficult for the Jazz to reflect or review film and gain any sort of grand insight...
  
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• [KSL] - 'This is always a blessing': Donovan Mitchell shines in hometown spotlight as Jazz beat Knicks | KSL.com

  05-03-2020 06:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell once again had a happy homecoming in his return to New York.
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell takes care of business in New York homecoming

  05-03-2020 05:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  NEW YORK — The bus motored through the streets of Manhattan as the Utah Jazz returned to their hotel after practice on Tuesday afternoon. Donovan Mitchell looked out the window and recognized a patch
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup—Jazz start hot, coast to victory in NYC

  05-03-2020 05:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  Another night, another win over a struggling Eastern Conferene team. But you won't hear anybody on the Utah Jazz complaining after a 112-104 victory over the New York Knicks that wasn't
  
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• Olympia Hills opponents launch referendum to stop the project; Riverton leader announces run for county mayor

  05-03-2020 05:25
  
  Herriman • Hundreds of residents of Salt Lake County’s southwest corner launched a referendum campaign Wednesday in hopes of overturning county approval of the Olympia Hills development.The campaign is taking shape a day after the County Council gave its final approval to a set of zoning changes allowing the high-density 933-acre development just west of Herriman to be built as a master-planned community.“I’m just blown away that the council literally ignored six city mayo
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Triple Team: Jazz score inside early and often vs. Knicks to win easily

  05-03-2020 05:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 112-104 win over the New York Knicks from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.
  
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• University of Utah professor launches bid to become Utah’s next governor

  05-03-2020 05:21
  
  A University of Utah law professor has jumped in the crowded race for Utah governor — though he’s running as a Democrat in a field full of Republicans.Chris Peterson, who specializes in consumer protection, announced his candidacy Wednesday, saying he wants to use his experience to bolster the state’s economy and assist families “still struggling to get by.”“It’s time for a change that restores some balance to Utah government,” he said in a prepare
  
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