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President Grover Cleveland on Saturday, Jan. 4, 1896, issued the proclamation admitting Utah to the Union as the 45th state.

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Nearly 9 out of 10 Utah Republican voters trust that state election officials conducted the 2024 general election fairly and accurately compared to 7 out of 10 Utah Democrats, according to a new ...

The top answer was housing, followed by politicians listening to voter concerns. An even more recent Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, conducted by HarrisX, asked registered Utah ...

President Donald Trump talks to the media at a public press event following the RNC debate in Houston, Texas in February 2016. Picture: Stock_photo_world/Shutterstock ...

(Scott G. Winterton/The Deseret News via AP) Police investigate a crime scene where they say multiple family members were found dead inside a home in West Valley City, Utah, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024.