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“Political Pressure” comes to bear on Little Cottonwood Canyon transportation plans
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“Political Pressure” comes to bear on Little Cottonwood Canyon transportation plans

The following story was reported by Eric Peterson and Jennifer Greenlee of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. In December 2020, Central Wasatch Commission executive director, and former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, was fixated on one of several transportation alternatives that were discussed regarding how to get skiers, hikers...

Utah doctors complain of conflict of interest in Intermountain Healthcare’s sports medicine contract
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Utah doctors complain of conflict of interest in Intermountain Healthcare’s sports medicine contract

The following story was written and reported by Eric S. Peterson and Jennifer Greenlee of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For more than a decade, Intermountain Healthcare surgeons replaced or repaired damaged joints, muscles and tendons with medical devices from Arthrex, the leading supplier for sports medicine. Since...

Multi-level marketers challenged over misleading advertising
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Multi-level marketers challenged over misleading advertising

The following story was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Utah-based Young Living Essential Oils has boasted of having over 3,000 global employees, more than six million members, and of being the “world leader in essential oil research and development.” But in 2020 when the company was...

Some Utah landlords are putting up roadblocks for disabled renters and evicting them
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Some Utah landlords are putting up roadblocks for disabled renters and evicting them

By Eric S. Peterson, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman, Cathy McKitrick and McKhelyn Jones This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism...

Some Utah landlords are evicting domestic violence victims
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Some Utah landlords are evicting domestic violence victims

The story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Shenna Buist was violently attacked...

Protection against hidden rental fees now written into Utah law
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Protection against hidden rental fees now written into Utah law

The following story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah renters finally have...

Top rental lease land mines you need to look out for
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Top rental lease land mines you need to look out for

This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Rep. Marsha Judkins, R-Provo, is...

California Dreamin’?
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California Dreamin’?

As promontory landfill again seeks out-of-state waste, connections to California business charged in radioactive waste scandal emerge The following story was written and researched by Eric Peterson and Jennifer Greenlee of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Box Elder News Journal After sitting empty for years on the north shore of the...

Lawmakers again asked to stop surprise fees in rental agreements
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Lawmakers again asked to stop surprise fees in rental agreements

By Eric S. Peterson, Taylor Hartman, Ria Agarwal, Cathy McKitrick and McKhelyn Jones This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. It is supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in...