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- Donald Trump holding on to lead over Joe Biden in Utah President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, right, are pictured in this composite photo, both speaking in 2020. | Associated Press Majority of Beehive state voters approve of president’s job performance SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump may be trailing former Vice President Joe Biden nationally, but he’s holding onto his lead in Utah over the Democratic challenger, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll. The survey also shows a majority of the state’s voters like the job he’s doing, including his handling of the pandemic. Half of the registered voters polled…
- Mountain West football players are the latest to demand change. Here’s what they’re looking for Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, home of the Utah State Aggies football team, is pictured in Logan on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Following demands for change from a group of Pac-12 football players a week ago, Mountain West football players are the latest athlete group looking for change amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Hawaii’s Quentin Frazier was the first of many Mountain West football players to tweet out a graphic with the #MWUnited. #MoreThanAnAthlete #MWUnited pic.twitter.com/q92vW4h7f8— Quentin Frazier7️⃣ (@_queeentin25) August 7, 2020 “As the foundation of the entertainment and competition provided…
- State School Board says no to stricter reopening rules The Utah State Board of Education building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News But education and health leaders say students, teachers should stay away for 2 weeks after exposure, not just if they have symptoms SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education on Thursday rejected several proposals requiring schools to take greater precautions against the coronavirus, including two that would limit the number of students in a classroom if the positive test rate in a community tops 5%. The board voted 9-5 against mandates for students to…
- Students rally for closure of University of Utah police department, firing of former officer Protesters march from the University of Utah Department of Public Safety building to Presidents Circle in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. A small group of demonstrators gathered to protest the handling of the Lauren McCluskey case amid recent reports that a police officer showed explicit photos of the slain student to fellow officers. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — In the two years since their classmate Lauren McCluskey was shot to death on campus, the students involved with the group Unsafe U say they have not seen, heard or experienced anything that restored trust…
- Davis School Board sticks with online and in-class hybrid plan after 2-hour meeting Adobe Stock image FARMINGTON — After a two-hour meeting that included a lengthy discussion and public input, the Davis School District decided to stick with a hybrid of online and part-time in-person classes to start the school year. Thursday night’s meeting was called to address how the board came to the decision to utilize a hybrid of in-person and online instruction. Board President John Robison said when board members voted on July 14, they voted for a plan that would be one of three options — school five days a week, completely online, or a hybrid of online and in…