Slaughter holds a 13-vote lead in District 6, while Constitutional Amendment B remains divided by just 79 votes among Iron County voters. By Iron County Today Staff, Iron County Today IRON COUNTY, Utah — Just 13 votes separate candidates in an Iron County school board race, while voters remain closely divided on a proposed constitutional…

Report provides new information found nowhere else. By Shawn Teigen, Utah Foundation    Voters need nonpartisan information to make informed decisions about hotly debated issues. As voters begin filling out their ballots, a Utah Foundation report adds new information to help them decide on the constitutional amendments. For instance: Amendment A Consolidating types of public…

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection join 16 other states in a $665 million settlement with Snap Finance  Form Anna Tibbitts, Utah Attorney General Office Utah and 16 other states joined the $665 million multistate settlement with Snap Finance. The settlement cancels $16,758,262 in lease payments…

From Melanie Hall, Utah Department of Commerce Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave…

From Hanna Seariac, Office of Utah Attorney General Derek Brown The first shipment of the 1,512,000 eggs that Utah secured through a price-fixing settlement arrived at the Utah Food Bank [Oct. 5], Attorney General Derek Brown announced.  The eggs come from a price-fixing case Utah brought against three major egg producers: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Versova…

By Shelby Ruud, Utah State University As Utah prepares to welcome the world for the 2034 Winter Olympics, three Utah State University researchers say the games could provide an opportunity to create lasting improvements to Utah’s air quality. In a new article published in Sustainability and Climate Change, USU researchers Edwin Stafford, Roslynn Brain, and…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources After helping thousands of Utah homeowners upgrade to water-efficient toilets over the past several years, the Utah Water Savers Toilet Replacement Program will be coming to a close. Since launching in 2019, the program has helped more than 4,500 Utah households replace nearly 6,000 older, high-water-use toilets…

Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight From Anna Tibbitts, Office of the Utah Attorney General SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by…

From Kelli Pierce, Sutherland Institute  As Utah families prepare for a new school year, Sutherland Institute announced today the launch of the Utah Schools Navigator (UtahSchools.org), a free online resource that helps Utah parents find the right school for their child and provides one-on-one guidance if they need it. The Utah Schools Navigator is a…

From Anna Tibbitts, Utah Attorney General’s Office The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Utah Attorney General have joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of California in a federal lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (Hims). The complaint, filed July 29 in…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources SALT LAKE CITY (July 23, 2026) – After significant collaboration with the public, and partners across the state, the Utah Division of Water Resources has released a draft of the 2026 State Water Plan. The division has been working with state agencies, local governments, tribal representatives, watershed…

From Sarah Welliver, NRCS Utah State Office The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $500,000 in emergency funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to Utah farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners impacted by recent wildfires. Applications will be accepted from producers across the state until July 31, 2026. “The impacts of wildfire…