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The Trump administration wants $4 billion to go to behavioral treatment, not beds. Utah's Legislature approved $40 million for Gov. Spencer Cox's coordination efforts. Cox said the effort has produced 40% fewer arrests, with plans to double operations.
Lake Powell has climbed 19 feet since hitting it's lowest levels in mid-September and that water has kept coming. Recent rainfall across the Four Corners region generated tremendous runoff into the Colorado River System. The San Juan River was a major contributor, accounting for an unusually large share of water flowing into Lake Powell.
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Sen. Evan Vickers will succeed Sen. J. Stuart Adams as Utah Senate President, becoming the first president from southern Utah in seven decades and local leaders are bullish about what it means for the region. The only other contender for the position was Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore, who appears certain to be upset in his reelection bid after the latest vote totals.
A bobblehead featuring Swoop, the Utah Utes' mascot, was released ahead of the Holy War. The limited-edition bobblehead has Swoop positinoed on a numbered block that can be adjusted when Utah's football ranking changes. Swoop is wearing a red No. 96 jersey with "UTAH" across the front and is holding a football with Utah's logo.
The BYU-Utah rivalry deeply affects fans' identities, says sports psychology professor. A Y2 Analytics poll shows a nearly even split in fan support for teams. Religion significantly influences fanbase loyalty, with 80% of active Latter-day Saints supporting BYU.
It’s an annual tradition now, predicting the unpredictable, guessing the unguessable, knowing the unknowable, foretelling the un-foretellable … but whoever let that get in the way? … declaring beforehand 50 things that are absolutely guaranteed to happen in Saturday’s Utah-BYU rivalry game.