NPR Utah: News, local stories + RadioWest & State Street. On your 📻 at 90.1 and in your ❤️ at www.kuer.org Get the Daily Morning Brief: www.kuer.org/newslettershttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mja5w7w5nu25KUER's Spring Fund Drive is officially live! 📢 We’re working to keep local, independent journalism strong across Utah, and we’ve got some incredible new thank you gift this year. Take a look! DONATE NOW: buff.ly/UnxsAYe11 Apr 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja5w7w5nu25https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqxlcx5bh2gUVU, the school in question here, hasn't taken a position on Sen. Brammer's idea. https://buff.ly/lBpUHK131 Jan 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqxlcx5bh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdquq4qabg2s“As the first people of this land, there’s no reason why Native Americans should have their citizenship questioned,” said Jaqueline De León, a senior staff attorney with the nonprofit Native American Rights Fund. https://buff.ly/fuzT1Mc31 Jan 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdquq4qabg2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqo6vs3yn2t"A premium of 10% to 20% at the community level for a temple is just a myth," but the church does have good real estate instincts. https://buff.ly/kuBkBej31 Jan 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqo6vs3yn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqmak2wxs2vIt ain't yer granpappy's Hildale anymore. It has a big supermarket, bank, pharmacy, coffee shop and bar. “Like a normal town,” a resident quipped. https://buff.ly/DEKgWev31 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqmak2wxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqikd62nd24St. George is workin' it: Jobs increased by 24% from 2019-2024 and another 4% from 2024-2025. https://buff.ly/wpJZcKS31 Jan 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqikd62nd24https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqgjx3xnu2t“We're low on public defenders, we're low on prosecutors, we're low on agency attorneys,” said Sen. Brammer. So, would a more non-traditional student friendly law school help? https://buff.ly/SIPAFkH31 Jan 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqgjx3xnu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqcqe4p5t23Interesting tidbit we learned: Only 60% of citizens in Utah had a valid passport in fiscal year 2024. That puts Utah at only 10th highest of the states. https://buff.ly/XtU6ujc31 Jan 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqcqe4p5t23https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqbofnnb42yThe cheap water is gone, which is to say the "easy" water is gone, which is to say that any water project is going to be a big dollar project. buff.ly/DKJhjkW31 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqbofnnb42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqamsfizt27Cue up The Final Countdown for Sundance. buff.ly/hFIqJeN31 Jan 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqamsfizt27https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq7incoh62sThe old adage in real estate is “location, location, location.” https://buff.ly/kuBkBej31 Jan 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq7incoh62shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq6ihb5z324Protestors filled more than a city block as they took to the streets from Washington Square in downtown SLC, chanting: “Whose Streets? Our Streets!” https://buff.ly/WoZSBSQ31 Jan 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq6ihb5z324https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq4eiqfux2kAre lawmakers having different conversations this session in the wake of last year's No Kings shooting and Charlie Kirk? https://buff.ly/aWDe4TN31 Jan 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq4eiqfux2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo77ndwvt2sIs a highway in conflict with the purpose of Red Cliffs conservation area? Both sides point to what Congress said as justification of their position on the road. https://buff.ly/vVzK10A30 Jan 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo77ndwvt2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo5boz6sb2sBy tradition, the US isn't a "papers, please" country. https://buff.ly/3PbGuBI30 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo5boz6sb2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo2nnogvz2sAs usual, there are several #utleg gun bills this session. Some appear to directly conflict with one another. https://buff.ly/fJLFtGy30 Jan 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo2nnogvz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnxshkqmm24Carrying tribal ID “gives me some peace of mind. But at the same time, why do we have to carry these documents?” said Shane Mantz of the Choctaw Nation. “Who are you to ask us to prove who we are?” https://buff.ly/IGrhUOa30 Jan 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnxshkqmm24https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnwagi2k423“We call it ‘life after Jeffs’ — and, frankly, it’s a great life,” said Willie Jessop, a former FLDS spokesman. https://buff.ly/fmjDo4N30 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnwagi2k423https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdntiwhb2h2tIt feels good to be a gangsta: “These success stories and these rankings help us think, ‘OK, what are we doing well? And let's continue to do that.’” https://buff.ly/IneUJZV30 Jan 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdntiwhb2h2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnrpahhc42sWhat's next for kratom in Utah? https://buff.ly/OWXBR4f30 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnrpahhc42shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnpehhxwv2m“We are sewer folks. … We can't take our jobs too seriously.” Wise words my water reuse friend. https://buff.ly/4IGmx6w30 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnpehhxwv2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnoirwqfo27Utah's 2 powerhouse law schools, the U and BYU, are traditional 3-yr schools. IF it happens, a UVU law schools would cranking out "second-career attorneys" on nights and weekends. https://buff.ly/YeoqYis30 Jan 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnoirwqfo27https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnms7gpfu27Of all the documents, a passport is the surefire one to confirm citizenship. New Real ID-compliant licenses, BTW, only really verify identity. https://buff.ly/HRZL2YJ30 Jan 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnms7gpfu27https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnlfil5zs2sDo LDS temples = higher home values? 🤔 https://buff.ly/hFsoI7v30 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnlfil5zs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdlvhgx3kp2hWill Colorado River state governors be able to break the logjam on Friday? https://buff.ly/nFgnZif29 Jan 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlvhgx3kp2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdltl5cifk2sFor religious data scientist Stephen Cranney, the literature is “very clear” that people who go to church are happier. https://buff.ly/vRY6EFQ29 Jan 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdltl5cifk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdlmsrtctv24The end draws near... https://buff.ly/Uo8iJBB29 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlmsrtctv24