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Environment

Grow the Flow, other organizations gather at Capitol for Great Salt Lake rally

Ethan Pack
By Ethan Pack
January 22, 2024 12:00 AM
Hundreds of people gathered at the steps of the Utah Capitol building on Saturday, Jan. 20 to raise awareness and public support for the Great Salt Lake’s critically low water levels and sustainability efforts.
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World

Utahns show support for Ukraine on Capitol Hill

By Emma Gadeski
February 26, 2022 12:00 AM
Around 40 people gathered on the south side of Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City on Feb. 25 to show support for the Ukrainian people as Russian troops move into Kyiv.
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Metro

Grappling with governing: Rep. Blake Moore supports both Trump and electoral college

By Emma Gadeski
January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four years in a series of stories.
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Campus

Grappling with governing: BYU students react to Capitol Hill chaos

By Emma Gadeski
January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four years in a series of stories.
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Nation

Grappling with governing: Turbulent relationship comes to a halt as Sen. Mitt Romney condemns Trump

By Cassidy Wixom
January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four yearsin a series of stories.
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Nation

Barr to testify before the Senate as Mueller's report looms

By Associated Press
April 10, 2019 12:00 AM
In his first appearance on Capitol Hill since taking office, and amid intense speculation over his review of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee to make his Justice Department budget request, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Metro

BYU student takes active role in lawmaking

By Harriet Norcross
March 26, 2019 12:00 AM
2019 Utah State Legislature intern Alex Oldroyd poses with his legislator, Rep. Marie Poulson, D-Cottonwood Heights, at the Capitol. (Alex Oldroyd)
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Nation

Cohen returns to Capitol Hill after slamming Trump as a liar

By Associated Press
February 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, listens as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)co
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World

Things you should know today: 2/28/19

By Dolli Player
February 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Trump accepts Kim 'word' he had no role in Warmbier death
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Capital West News

Bill seeking to modify child abuse and neglect registry passes out of committee

By Decker Westenburg
February 17, 2019 12:00 AM
A bill in the Utah Legislature that would modify the child abuse and neglect registry passed in committee Feb. 5.
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Nation

House GOP grills former FBI chief Comey behind closed doors

By Associated Press
December 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks to reporters as he walks to attend a House Judiciary and Oversight Committee closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Nation

Divisive Trump era ushers record number of women into House

By Associated Press
November 07, 2018 12:00 AM
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles as she is cheered by a crowd of Democratic supporters during an election night returns event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Nation

Ford tells her Kavanaugh story, choking back tears

By Associated Press
September 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
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Nation

Kavanaugh's accuser willing to talk to Congress, lawyer says

By Associated Press
September 17, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Sept. 6 file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Nation

Shooter caught at US Capitol, injuries unclear

By Gianluca Cuestas
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Law Enforcement and rescue vehicles are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016, after a U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter was taken into custody. (Associated Press)
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Local

Orem Sen. Margaret Dayton finds legislative service taxing and rewarding

By Jessica Coombs
March 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Becoming a politician was never in the plan for BYU alumna Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem. One event after another led to a career path that became just as rewarding as it was taxing.
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Healthy Living

2016 Rally for Addiction and Mental Health recovery to be held Tuesday

By Lauren Kutschke
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah Support Advocates or Recovery Awareness (USARA) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) are hosting the 2016 Rally for Addiction & Mental Health Recovery Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol in an effort to celebrate recovery and illicit change.
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Local

Pharmacists show health benefits at Capitol

By Karma Hammouz
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Trenna Weathers, a first-year pharmacy student at Roseman University, administers a blood test. (Karma Hammouz)
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