The Utah Fits All school voucher program was launched two years ago with $42.5 million. Last year, it was nearly doubled to $82 million. Backers of Utah’s school voucher program are seeking to add $80 million to the Utah Fits All scholarship program — punching the total budget to $162 million per year. The Utah Fits All school voucher program was launched two years ago with $42.5 million. Last year, it was nearly doubled to $82 million. Now Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore, R-Cottonwood Heights, wants to add another $80 million, pushing the total funding for the program to $162…
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In the three years since the grant launched, recipients have planned programs like community gardens and tree planting at their campuses. Applications will close March 23. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Gardens at NYCHA’s Bay View Houses in Brooklyn. To help the New York City Housing Authority to get more green, organizations are joining forces to give “green” to residents interested in leading sustainability efforts. The New York Climate Exchange and the Public Housing Community Fund announced on Tuesday that they’re accepting applications to fund resident-led community projects that promote a healthy environment. The Resident Climate Action program, sponsored by the…
A sustainable art exhibit is ready to reopen and welcome visitors after five months of rebuilding. Dreamscapes is set to reopen at The Gateway. A sustainable art exhibit is ready to reopen and welcome visitors after five months of rebuilding. Dreamscapes, put together by the Utah Arts Alliance, will reopen Feb. 14 at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, marking a homecoming for the exhibit. Last May, the exhibit was booted from a Sandy mall after Smith Entertainment Group announced it had bought the property and planned to build a practice facility for its Utah Hockey Club. Dreamscapes repurposes recycled…
Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University. Using water more efficiently in agriculture has many benefits. But bolstering the Colorado River may not be one of them. Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University. Water is precious to Dwight Brinkerhoff. Over the decades he’s farmed in Wayne County,…
Provo, Utah • Provo Police are asking the public for help with their investigation into a two-alarm fire that broke out at a construction site early Saturday morning. Provo police are seeking information on a fire that destroyed three buildings under construction on State Street early Saturday morning. Provo, Utah • Provo Police are asking the public for help with their investigation into a two-alarm fire that broke out at a construction site early Saturday morning. The fire happened around 3 a.m. at 1650 S. State Street. Provo Fire and Rescue says the fire engulfed three buildings that were under…
In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent report by the Robin Hood Foundation. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photography Office The report found that nearly half of white New Yorkers own a home, while only 28 percent and 16 percent of Black and Latino New Yorkers do, respectively. Lea la versión en español aquí. Everyone has heard the saying that wealth begets wealth, but the racial wealth gap also begets racial inequality. In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black…
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON • More than a mile up Cardiff Canyon Road, above the trail to Donut Falls, the hum of traffic through Big Cottonwood Canyon is replaced with the whisper of the wind through the pine trees. The tall peaks and open glades glimpsed between those trees reveal why this is one of the most popular playgrounds for backcountry skiers in the Wasatch Mountains. Backcountry skiers and travelers can once again access the National Forest lands in the Cardiff Fork area without fear of intimidation after local landowners ended their protest. BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON • More than a mile…
In two years, the state approved about 2,500 acre-feet of new water rights within the Great Salt Lake basin under exceptions in a moratorium – including hundreds of acre-feet within view of the lake’s north arm. The Salt Lake Tribune analyzed dozens of water rights applications submitted in the two years following a moratorium on most new appropriations within the Great Salt Lake Basin. Here’s what we found. In two years, the state approved about 2,500 acre-feet of new water rights within the Great Salt Lake basin under exceptions in a moratorium – including hundreds of acre-feet within view of…
Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. Adi Talwar Apartments along Grand Concourse near 170th Street in the Bronx, one of the neighborhoods in which many CityFHEPS voucher holders rent apartments. Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know of a story we should include in next week’s roundup? Email us. ICYMI, from City Limits: City voucher holders are predominately renting apartments in a handful of neighborhoods in…
Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions. Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions. Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions. Twenty-two states, led by West Virginia, are suing to block a recently approved New York law that requires fossil fuel companies to pay billions of dollars a year…
Msgr. James Kelly has been helping people obtain citizenship since he moved to Brooklyn in 1960. His job has never felt more urgent, or more controversial. Msgr. James Kelly has been helping people obtain citizenship since he moved to Brooklyn in 1960. His job has never felt more urgent, or more controversial. Msgr. James Kelly has been helping people obtain citizenship since he moved to Brooklyn in 1960. His job has never felt more urgent, or more controversial. Outside a nondescript storefront in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a line of people stretched down the block. They stood rocking babies, pushing toddlers in…
The star of “The Karate Kid” discussed embracing a less heroic role in the Netflix spinoff series and what keeps him coming back to the character. The star of “The Karate Kid” discussed embracing a less heroic role in the Netflix spinoff series and what keeps him coming back to the character. When Ralph Macchio was first approached about doing a “Karate Kid” series about the adult lives of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, he was skeptical. “I was like, ‘I’m a car salesman?’” said Macchio, who starred in the original 1984 film as Daniel, a teenage transplant to Southern…
The New York Giants decided to retain general manager Joe Schoen after a disastrous 3-14 campaign in 2024 largely because of his success at the draft table last spring. Schoen only had six selections to work with but made all of them count. The offensive players are well known (wide receiver Malik Nabers, tight end Theo Johnson, Trunning back Tyrone Tracy Jr.) but the defensive players made their mark as well. Safety Tyler Nubin, cornerback Andru Phillips, and linebacker Darius Muasau all were major contributors on defense. Phillips was recently identified as the Giants’ “unsung hero” for the 2024 season…
Super Bowl LIX will kick off on Sunday night in New Orleans. The two-time reigning NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs will face the equally talented Philadelphia Eagles. For New York Giants fans, the question is: Who do you root for? The Chiefs have become a behemoth under head coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo — a former defensive coordinator and interim head coach with Big Blue. Kansas City is in their fifth Super Bowl in the last six seasons. They have won three of five and two straight. They are attempting to become the first…
Software company Applied Intuition announced Thursday it acquired Silicon Valley autonomy firm EpiSci, whose technology has supported a slew of Pentagon programs aimed at integrating AI with military platforms. The move positions Applied, which has until now focused largely on dual-use autonomous technology for land systems, to expand its portfolio into other domains. “We’ve done a lot of on-the-ground, land autonomy,” Applied’s CEO Qasar Younis told Defense News. “And we thought one area we could augment its portfolio is in other domains — in the air and on the sea … and space as well.” EpiSci, founded in 2012, builds…
After the decades-old Subway Inn shut down, the new tenant took down its sign. The Subway Inn’s former operator said he had no right to do so. After the decades-old Subway Inn shut down, the new tenant took down its sign. The Subway Inn’s former operator said he had no right to do so. After the decades-old Subway Inn shut down, the new tenant took down its sign. The Subway Inn’s former operator said he had no right to do so. Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a fight over a once familiar neon sign on the Upper…
The New York Giants met with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson last offseason but in the end, nothing materialized. Instead, he opted to sign a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wilson now appears headed back to free agency and once again, the Giants are in the market for a quarterback. General manager Joe Schoen could sign or trade for a veteran or select one in the 2025 NFL draft. Or both. Wilson is an intriguing option given that he’s both a fit for Brian Daboll’s offensive system and has long desired to play in New York. And while he’s not…
The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions. The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions. The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions. The Brooklyn Museum said Friday that it would soon cut more than 40 employees — between 10 and 13 percent of its work force —…
The aide, Mohamed Bahi, had been accused of telling a witness to lie to federal agents investigating illegal contributions to Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign. The aide, Mohamed Bahi, had been accused of telling a witness to lie to federal agents investigating illegal contributions to Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign. The aide, Mohamed Bahi, had been accused of telling a witness to lie to federal agents investigating illegal contributions to Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign. A former City Hall aide charged last year with witness tampering tied to the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York intends to plead guilty,…
His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings. His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings. His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings. Mort Künstler, whose meticulously researched and dramatically composed paintings of American historical scenes, especially of the Civil War, made him one of the country’s most prominent historical artists,…