Author: Michelle L. Price
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Bill would end longstanding ban on bikes in US wilderness
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas. The proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed by…
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Appeals court backs ban on snowboarders at Utah ski resort
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a ban on snowboarders at a Utah ski resort, saying the private business has a right to remain one of the last resorts in the nation to ban the activity. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals made the ruling while dismissing a lawsuit filed…
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Mormon church excommunicates women’s group founder
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church excommunicated the founder of a prominent women’s group Monday, a rare move that brings down the harshest punishment available on an adherent who created an organization and staged demonstrations in a push for women to join the faith’s priesthood. The ousting of Kate Kelly marks one of…
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Utah land swap finalized at first outdoors summit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert kicked off his first Outdoor Recreation Summit on Thursday by finalizing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in eastern Utah. Congress authorized the deal in 2009, but it has taken years of negotiations to be finalized. The deal gives the federal government about 25,000 acres…
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Utah to welcome marijuana for limited medical use
SALT LAKE CITY — Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures, but procuring it involves navigating a thorny set of state and federal laws. Utah’s Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has already approved the law and…