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# The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

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- [School district’s book bans may have flouted state law](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/school-districts-book-bans-may-have-flouted-state-law/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch and St. George News. A law passed in 2024 allows just three school districts to decide what books can be removed from school library shelves across the state for obscene content. But records obtained by The Utah Investigative
- [Intensity is the core of The Other Side Academy’s process. It’s not for everyone](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/intensity-is-the-core-of-the-other-side-academys-process-its-not-for-everyone/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. It was written and reporter by Sydnee Chapman and Eric S. Peterson. Michael Christian had struggled with addiction for the better part of a decade when he learned about The Other Side Academy on TikTok. The handful of treatment programs he
- [Governor’s cabinet member paid thousands to commute from southern Utah to SLC](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/governors-cabinet-member-paid-thousands-to-commute-from-southern-utah-to-slc/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. The trek into the office is a necessary evil for many employees; it’s unpaid time that could be spent elsewhere. But some state employees are able to cash in on their commutes. That includes one member of Gov. Spencer
- [Critics say Utah law gives unelected developers too much taxing power](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-say-utah-law-gives-unelected-developers-too-much-taxing-power/) - The following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. SALT LAKE CITY — When a city decides to issue a bond and increase property taxes or other fees on residents, it's a big deal in Utah. Notices go out, articles are written and people line up at microphones to
- [Hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/hidden-developers-tax-is-zapping-utah-homebuyers-for-billions/) - The following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. SALT LAKE CITY — When Don Brown and his wife bought a studio apartment at the exclusive Black Desert resort community outside St. George, they were excited for a smaller place to live that was big on amenities: fine restaurants,
- [Wasatch County sheriff under criminal investigation for actions tied to Kouri Richins trial](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/wasatch-county-sheriff-under-criminal-investigation-for-actions-tied-to-kouri-richins-trial/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby is under criminal investigation by the Summit County Attorney’s Office for obstruction of justice. Investigators are now questioning whether Rigby attempted to leverage accusations against a political opponent to influence the high-profile Kouri
- [Tax credit for huge oil producer raises questions about Utah board’s transparency ](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tax-credit-for-huge-oil-producer-raises-questions-about-utah-boards-transparency/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. When Utah officials awarded a tax credit to one of the state’s largest oil companies, at least one member of the voting board knew that environmentalists would make noise about a corporate handout to a multi-billion-dollar company. The
- [Garfield County received thousands from opioid settlements. Is it spending the money properly?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/garfield-county-received-thousands-from-opioid-settlements-is-it-spending-the-money-properly/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Garfield County has received tens of thousands of dollars in opioid settlement money, but a lack of records and conflicting statements from county officials raise questions about whether the county is using the money to plug holes in
- [DOGE killed a potentially life-saving Utah air quality project. Could the Legislature step in?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/doge-killed-a-potentially-life-saving-utah-air-quality-project-could-the-legislature-step-in/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. In 2024 clean air advocates had high hopes that a $1 million EPA grant could help communities understand how toxic the air in their neighborhoods can be and would install life-saving radon systems in at-risk homes across the
- [Man had prior charges dropped despite police witnesses, then went on to kidnap 3 kids in St. George](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/man-had-prior-charges-dropped-despite-police-witnesses-then-went-on-to-kidnap-3-kids-in-st-george/) - The following story was reported by Eric S. Peterson and Sydnee Chapman of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News. The reporting was funded with support from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. On Aug. 20, 2024, law enforcement agencies across multiple states were hunting David Gene Remley. Alerts had
- [Failure to activate: When Utah officers violate body-cam policies](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/failure-to-activate-when-utah-officers-violate-body-cam-policies/) - The following story was supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When a Unified police lieutenant tried to pull body-worn camera footage for a case where the suspect had confessed to arson and attempted homicide, he discovered something curious. The
- [Who got the better end of a multi-million US 89 land deal: Stuart Adams or UDOT?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/who-got-the-better-end-of-a-multi-million-us-89-land-deal-stuart-adams-or-udot/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. On June 30, 2023, a beaming Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, joined a handful of local politicians to celebrate the completion of the U.S. 89 highway expansion. For years, Davis County commuters had negotiated orange traffic cones while the project
- [SLC’s airport has chemical spill safeguards. It’s still a risk for Great Salt Lake](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/slcs-airport-has-chemical-spill-safeguards-its-still-a-risk-for-great-salt-lake/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. The Salt Lake City airport covers more than 8,000 acres and serves tens of millions of passengers a year. Most of them come and go without thinking much about the airport itself or the land around it, including sensitive wetlands and a
- [Woman says Iron County Sheriff's deputy sexually assaulted her and prosecutors sided with him](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/woman-says-iron-county-sheriffs-deputy-sexually-assaulted-her-and-prosecutors-sided-with-him/) - Editor's note: This report contains frank language details of a sexual nature. Reader discretion is advised. The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson, Sydnee Chapman and Tracie Sullivan. The story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St George News. “Jane” found herself in an impossible situation last fall.
- [Ogden’s homeless plan: Less affordable housing, more rent-a-cops](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/ogdens-homeless-plan-less-affordable-housing-more-rent-a-cops/) - A blocked residential center, rising housing prices and a new push to criminalize homelessness spells trouble ahead
- [Dirty urban water flows to Great Salt Lake. Can Mother Nature help us fix it?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/dirty-urban-water-flows-to-great-salt-lake-can-mother-nature-help-us-fix-it/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in collaboration with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined channels in the Lucky Estates subdivision in Riverton mimicked Mother Nature — and in doing so helped clean rainwater before it made it to Great Salt Lake.
- [Hunting guide, who counts Trump Jr. as a client, behaved badly for years, Utah says](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/hunting-guide-who-counts-trump-jr-as-a-client-behaved-badly-for-year-utah-says/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. In July 2024, renowned hunting guide Wade Lemon pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor and an infraction for illegal “canned hunts” in 2020 and 2021. He had cornered mountain lions and tricked his hunting clients into thinking the quarry was
- [Learn how to pitch a journalist at free webinar](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/learn-how-to-pitch-a-journalist-at-free-webinar/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is hosting a free webinar about how to pitch stories to journalists. The event will be on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6-7 p.m. Come get your questions answered about what makes a good story pitch and what you can expect from the reporting process from a panel of local journalists.
- [She begged prosecutors to pursue her sexual assault case. They told a judge she wanted it dismissed](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/she-begged-prosecutors-to-pursue-her-sexual-assault-case-they-told-a-judge-she-wanted-it-dismissed/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Ann didn’t immediately go into the Hurricane City police station. Instead, she waited outside for nearly half an hour, trying to build up enough courage to walk inside. She was grappling with the decision of whether or not
- [Man claims Sandy landlord ignored the mold that was damaging his health](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/man-claims-sandy-landlord-ignored-the-mold-that-was-damaging-his-health/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Jonathan Rodriguez started noticing small issues after moving into the Legends at River Oaks apartment complex in Sandy: a musty smell; a bit of mold in the toilet; and the fact that his cat, Toby, went from
- [A gay Latter-day Saint was murdered in Salt Lake City in 1991. Why has his case never been solved?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-gay-latter-day-saint-was-murdered-in-salt-lake-city-in-1991-why-has-his-case-never-been-solved/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Josi Hinds, Katie Bennett, Stevie Shaughnessey, Kenzie Olson, Joey Greenblatt, Cam Elliott, Justin Phipps, Jacob Done, Emma Ratkovic, Ellis Beacom, Elijah Murray, Malcolm Swope, Brooke Hale and Minki Seo. The following story was developed by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and the University of Utah’s “Cold Case” class investigating unsolved murders
- [Crime victims often left in the dark; improvements may be in works to shed light on developments](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/crime-victims-often-left-in-the-dark-improvements-may-be-in-works-to-shed-light-on-developments/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. PROVO — When "Emily" got the letter from the court about her case, it was almost too late. The court sent it to an old address she hadn't used for years since she was a freshman at Brigham Young University.
- [Family left without answers after disabled daughter allegedly assaulted at St. George hospital](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/family-left-without-answers-after-disabled-daughter-allegedly-assaulted-at-st-george-hospital/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News. Kristy Woodhouse says raising her developmentally disabled daughter “Elizabeth” has been a wonderful challenge. “She’s so sweet, if you give her money to go buy something at the store, she’s buying something for you instead,” Woodhouse said. Though
- [Who is Valar Atomics?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/who-is-valar-atomics/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When police in Moscow, Idaho, rolled up to the scene of the structure fire on Oct. 23, 2021, the home was a fireball. The officers quickly took control of the scene and checked on the victims. One man, Elijah
- [Affordable housing plan falls flat in Salt Lake City](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/affordable-housing-plan-falls-flat-in-salt-lake-city/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Since April 30, 2024, Salt Lake City has offered incentives to developers to provide much needed affordable housing in the city. The Affordable Housing Incentive offers a variety of perks to developers who add affordable units, like allowing them
- [Utah plant linked to Kingston polygamist group cited for dumping chemicals into Bear River tributary](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-plant-linked-to-kingston-polygamist-group-cited-for-dumping-chemicals-into-bear-river-tributary/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. In August 2019, an anonymous tipster reported that a company located in Portage, Utah, was illegally dumping chemical waste in ponds, sewers, storm drains and on the ground and had been doing so intentionally for months.
- [Down the Drain: Records show enforcement of storm drain pollution affecting Great Salt Lake is hit or miss](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/down-the-drain-records-show-enforcement-of-storm-drain-pollution-affecting-great-salt-lake-is-hit-or-miss/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. Dead sheep carcasses dumped above the confluence of the Bear River. Ibises at the edge of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge “struggling to rid themselves” of contaminated oil leaked from a nearby property. A business
- [A new Utah law was hailed as a win for air quality. But what impact will it have?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-new-utah-law-was-hailed-as-a-win-for-air-quality-but-what-impact-will-it-have/) - The following story is Part 2 of two stories reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune and support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Read Part 1 here. As Utah continued its trend of violating federal air pollution limits, state air quality officials
- [At US Magnesium, safety equipment went offline and Utahns reported an acrid fog. Here's how regulators reacted](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/at-us-magnesium-safety-equipment-went-offline-and-utahns-reported-an-acrid-fog-heres-how-regulators-reacted/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune and support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. The plumes of mist that drifted toward the Utah Test and Training Range in November 2021 were thick enough that they had begun
- [How a rural hospital’s Medicaid windfall could cost Utah millions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-a-rural-hospitals-medicaid-windfall-could-cost-utah-millions/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. Utah could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal paybacks tied to a rural hospital’s use of Medicaid funds. That’s despite years of warnings and a 2017 state audit that flagged the risk. The issue
- [Utah lawyer among citizens DHS directed to self deport](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-lawyer-among-citizens-dhs-directed-to-self-deport/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch Carlos Trujillo couldn’t sleep despite it being well past midnight. As both an immigrant and an immigration lawyer, Trujillo has been acutely tuned into the volatile nature of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. That night, in the early
- [The 2025 Utah Reporters Almanac now available!](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/the-2025-utah-reporters-almanac-now-available/) - We are excited to announce the newest edition of The Utah Reporters Almanac is here! Every year we produce our Almanac as a resource to journalists and curious and engaged citizens and fill it with information on understanding and accessing open government. In this edition we recapped the 2025 legislative session's brutal impact on state
- [Free webinar on using state transparency website](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/free-webinar-on-using-state-transparency-website/) - Transparent Utah is a site that can show you everything from the highest paid salaries of government officials to how different government agencies are spending taxpayer dollars. You can explore per-student spending patterns across the state, analyze property assessments across the state and compare costs for common healthcare procedures in your community. It's an incredible
- [Utah counties are spending opioid settlement cash on policing. Is that the best use?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-counties-are-spending-opioid-settlement-cash-on-policing-is-that-the-best-use/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER and the Daily Herald. Firearms, ballistic vests, breathalyzers, police vehicles, wages for law enforcement officers — these are some of the ways counties are using the money they received to combat the opioid crisis. Utah counties have taken a combined
- [Web of abuse: Several women say Utah police, courts have failed to stop an alleged serial abuser](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/web-of-abuse-several-women-say-utah-police-courts-have-failed-to-stop-an-alleged-serial-abuser/) - The following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. The reporting was funded with support from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. SALT LAKE CITY — He was very charismatic in the beginning. He told the women he was a pilot, a marine biologist or
- [Glowing pains: Developing nuclear power could cost Utah tens of billions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/glowing-pains-developing-nuclear-power-could-cost-utah-tens-of-billions/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Gov. Spencer Cox announced Operation Gigawatt in 2024 to double the state’s energy capacity in 10 years. For the governor and state lawmakers an ambitious energy plan means big investments now in all energy options — including nuclear.
- [Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations--here's how they're spending the cash](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-lawmakers-pulled-in-5m-in-donations-heres-how-theyre-spending-the-cash/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. A $3,000 stay at a French chateau; a wedding registry website; a $900 visit to a steakhouse, TopGolf, a bowling alley, hunting and pickleball clubs, carwashes and phone repair services. These are a few of the ways Utah
- [Utah counties received millions to battle the opioid epidemic. Many haven't spent a dime](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-counties-received-millions-to-battle-the-opioid-epidemic-many-havent-spent-a-dime/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER, The Standard-Examiner and St. George News. The opioid epidemic has had a profound toll on social worker Mindy Vincent. First, she buried her sister, who died from an opioid overdose in 2014. During the next decade, over 40 of her clients
- [Spending your tax dollars to hide government secrets](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/spending-your-tax-dollars-to-hide-government-secrets/) - The following was written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah lawmakers are not only trying to close off your access to records about how the government does (or doesn’t) work — they want you to pay the bill for it. Two bills are taking direct aim at the
- [How a little noticed law opened the door to political gamesmanship on Utah ballots](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-a-little-noticed-law-opened-the-door-to-political-gamesmanship-on-utah-ballots/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah’s 2024 ballot initiative debacle started benignly enough at the beginning of last year’s legislative session with the introduction of a bill on municipal and special district elections. There was no mention in it of constitutional amendments or
- [Police departments in Salt Lake County spent almost $20 million on civil rights complaints in the past decade ](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/police-departments-in-salt-lake-county-spent-almost-20-million-on-civil-rights-complaints-in-the-past-decade/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Erin Alberty and Kim Bojórquez The following was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and Axios Salt Lake City, in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Adrian Govan had just stepped out of his grandmother's house on Memorial Day 2015, when he saw the Salt Lake City Police patrol car
- [Some rural Utah renters say affordable housing program took their homes, equity](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/some-rural-utah-renters-say-affordable-housing-program-took-their-homes-equity/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com and The Insider. SALT LAKE CITY — A Weimaraner is typically a big and rambunctious hunting dog. Beckie Gregg counted herself lucky to have a beautiful, silver-gray Weimer she named Zoe, who had all the intelligence of the breed but
- [How to advocate for yourself as a DV/SA Survivor](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-to-advocate-for-yourself-as-a-dv-sa-survivor/) - On February 27 from 6-9 pm we are hosting a special training virtually, and in-person, to help crime victims know how to navigate the court database, request copies of their police reports and understand how the criminal justice system works. The event will especially focus on helping survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault advocate
- [How you can keep tabs on the legislature](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-you-can-keep-tabs-on-the-legislature/) - The 2025 Legislature is officially in session! There is a lot to keep tabs on and it can get overwhelming. However you can easily track lawmakers, legislation and even lookup how much money special interests are donating to lawmakers. Last year we devoted a full hour-long webinar to the topic which you can watch HERE.
- [Can the answers to Southern Utah's water woes be found in Nevada?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/can-the-answers-to-southern-utahs-water-woes-be-found-in-nevada/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. St. George, Utah, and Las Vegas may be worlds apart culturally, but the two share a number of important characteristics when it comes to water conservation: low rainfall, high temperatures, heavy tourism and rapid population growth. Both are also
- [Utah housing vouchers struggle to meet demand](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-housing-vouchers-struggle-to-meet-demand/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News, The Daily Herald, The Standard Examiner and KSL.com. (Haz clic aquí para leer el texto en español) SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns hoping to access a popular public housing program face long waits and difficulty finding units in
- [Did Moab's police chief fully disclose his history of leaving departments while under investigation for misconduct?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/did-moabs-police-chief-fully-disclose-his-history-of-leaving-departments-while-under-investigation-for-misconduct/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly and the Moab Sun News. At a Sept. 27, 2022, Moab City Council meeting, then-Chief Jared Garcia introduced his new assistant chief Lex Bell to the council, as well as another detective. It was a standard small
- [Some of Cox's Cabinet members don't disclose siblings' business connections](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/some-of-coxs-cabinet-members-dont-disclose-siblings-business-connections/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. State officials are required to disclose if their “immediate family” are involved in businesses that could receive public funding. Recently obtained records, however, show that some heads of state agencies have interpreted the disclosure rules to mean they
- [After a glitch in child abuse referrals, Utah, Navajo Nation making changes in how they communicate](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/after-a-glitch-in-child-abuse-referrals-utah-navajo-nation-making-changes-in-how-they-communicate/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For several months last year, Utah sent reports of suspected child abuse and neglect on the Navajo Nation to outdated email addresses. The communication gap went on for four to five months before anyone noticed, state officials
- [Here’s why Trump Jr.’s Utah hunting guide is headed to jail before his trial](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/heres-why-trump-jr-s-utah-hunting-guide-is-headed-to-jail-before-his-trial/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Influential hunting guide Wade Lemon, celebrated for drawing “literally tens of millions of dollars” into Utah’s rural communities and efforts to conserve game herds, was ordered to report this week to a federal prison. The longtime owner
- [Why there aren't more bus benches on Salt Lake City's west side](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/why-there-arent-more-bus-benches-on-salt-lake-citys-west-side/) - By Eric S. Peterson and Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER and West View Media. At around 6:30 on a warm August morning, Marlene Ross stood at her bus stop at 600 North and 1400 West on Salt Lake City’s west side. As
- [New data tool allows journalists and the public to track 'wandering cops' in Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/new-data-tool-allows-journalists-and-the-public-to-track-wandering-cops-in-utah/) - By Eric S. Peterson and Sam Stecklow The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly. In September 2019, the Logan City Police Department hired Officer Miguel Deras, who had recently left the University of Utah's campus police. Police officers move from
- [State refuses to release conflict-of-interest records for Cox's cabinet](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/state-refuses-to-release-conflict-of-interest-records-for-coxs-cabinet/) - The following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. SALT LAKE CITY — The people who run Utah's state agencies are required to disclose possible conflicts of interest. But the governor's office apparently doesn't think the public has the right to know what those are. In a highly unusual
- [Utah wildlife officials secretly culled 170 elk from LDS Church ranch land](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-wildlife-officials-secretly-culled-170-elk-from-lds-church-ranch-land/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. A massive gang of elk — with thousands more animals than the land could support — had been growing for years in Morgan and Rich counties. The best solution, the Division of Wildlife Resources decided late last
- [Demand for bilingual Spanish health care services is growing — can Utah keep up?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/demand-for-bilingual-spanish-health-care-services-is-growing-can-utah-keep-up/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When social worker Jules Martinez met one teen client, it seemed like the boy had given up: he’d dropped out of school, started selling drugs and stopped speaking with his mother. He’d been hospitalized multiple times for aggression
- [Developer behind Utah Lake islands scheme received taxpayer money for working on his brother's anti-wolf campaign](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/developer-behind-utah-lake-islands-scheme-received-taxpayer-money-for-working-on-his-brothers-anti-wolf-campaign/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For years, the state has paid millions to Big Game Forever so the organization could lobby for removing the gray wolf from the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. During that time, the nonprofit
- [Free webinar on understanding public meetings 9/19](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/free-webinar-on-understanding-public-meetings-9-19/) - Want to get involved in your community but don't know where to start? Start by showing up! There are public meetings all over the state from city council meetings and zoning boards to legislative hearings and more. Join us for a free webinar on Sept. 19 from 12-1 pm to learn how to find meetings
- [Utah could look to these countries to outlaw "coercive control" in intimate relationships](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-could-look-to-these-countries-to-outlaw-coercive-control-in-intimate-relationships/) - The following story was supported by funding from The Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Imagine a hostage situation. A woman is trapped in her home, and her life and the lives of her family members
- [State tech officer fired after pushing back against plans to scrub public data](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/state-tech-officer-fired-after-pushing-back-against-plans-to-scrub-public-data/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — For the past decade, Drew Mingl helped build Utah's Open Data Catalog into a model of transparency for state governments across the country. The data portal posted thousands of datasets online in useful formats for all
- [Cox touted several priorities and promises for Utah Latinos in 2022. Has he lived up to them?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/cox-touted-several-priorities-and-promises-for-utah-latinos-in-2022-has-he-lived-up-to-them/) - Written and translated by Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Telemundo Utah. (Para leer el texto en español vaya a la mitad del artículo.) October 2022 seemed like the accumulation of progress for many Latino Utahns as Gov. Spencer Cox carved out an evening
- [Emergency calls from US Magnesium workers show disorganized response](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/emergency-calls-from-us-magnesium-workers-show-disorganized-response/) - By Eric Peterson and Emma Penrod The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, with support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. The urgent call came into the Tooele County 911 dispatcher just after 9:30 one
- [Utah in danger of losing hundreds of affordable housing units in next few years](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-in-danger-of-losing-hundreds-of-affordable-housing-units-in-next-few-years/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com, The Standard Examiner and St. George News. MILLCREEK — Ivette Vickory loves her Millcreek apartment, but seeing her rent nearly double since she moved into the complex in 2009 has been hard to stomach. Then she found out rent could
- [Controversial Moab developer quietly makes major donations in AG's race](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/controversial-moab-developer-quietly-makes-major-donations-in-ags-race/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Moab Sun. Derek Brown’s campaign website for the attorney general’s race brands him as a “constitutional conservative,” ready to take on the overreach of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. meddling in Utah’s state’s rights. Moab resident Laura Long is also worried
- [County commissioner and former Utah wildlife official investigated for alleged big game baiting](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/county-commissioner-and-former-utah-wildlife-official-investigated-for-alleged-big-game-baiting/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. It was a dream hunt more than 20 years in the making — that’s how long Robert’s father had been applying in annual state drawings for a highly sought after bow hunting tag. Scoring the tag last
- [Utah gave $40M in tax breaks to a solar company accused of fraud](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-gave-40m-in-tax-breaks-to-a-solar-company-accused-of-fraud/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. "I guess you could call me a tree hugger," said Washington state resident Tammy Crough on why she decided to install home solar power in 2023. "I love trees, the Earth, and I think solar is a
- [He wanted a Utah campsite refund. An officer cuffed him and took him down.](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/he-wanted-a-utah-campsite-refund-an-officer-cuffed-him-and-took-him-down/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Kamal Bewar insists the campfire was out. But when he, his friends and their children returned to their site at Storm Mountain Picnic Area last summer, they found a note accusing them of having left it burning.
- [Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/techer-says-pleas-for-better-ventilation-were-ignored-then-he-was-diagnosed-with-lung-disease/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com MONTICELLO — Retirement isn't shaping up to be quite how LaMarr Walker pictured it. Activities he still planned on enjoying for years to come — running, hunting with his kids or operating two side businesses — are no longer a
- [US Senate candidate received $50k from vape shop owners](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/us-senate-candidate-received-50k-from-vape-shop-owners/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, one of a handful of candidates vying for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Mitt Romney, welcomed Florida GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz to stump for him at a recent rally of
- [A Utah man never hit his wife--until he tried to kill her. But how he treated her was a warning sign](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-utah-man-never-hit-his-wife-until-he-tried-to-kill-her-but-how-he-treated-her-was-a-warning-sign/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project with funding from The Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Jennifer Andrus didn’t have any bruises. She didn’t have black eyes, or other injuries to her face or head that are considered typical warning
- [Free webinar on requesting public records 4/23](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/free-webinar-on-requesting-public-records-4-23/) - Join us for this free webinar on April 23, 12-1 pm where we will run through everything you need to know to file requests for public records in Utah. We'll go over strategies for successful requests and how to fight records denials. This is a crash course on our public records law, the Government Records
- [Wilson's Senate campaign disclosures show how closely development and government can align](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/wilsons-senate-campaign-disclosures-show-how-closely-development-and-government-can-align/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. In his U.S. Senate campaign ad, Republican Brad Wilson, former speaker of the Utah House, leans into his career as a real estate developer. He walks through a construction site and the camera cuts to Wilson swinging a sledgehammer into
- [Are Utah victims being left behind by a 50-year-old understanding of domestic violence?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/are-utah-victims-being-left-behind-by-a-50-year-old-understanding-of-domestic-violence/) - By Eric S. Peterson and K. Sophie Will The following story was funded by The Alicia Patterson Foundation and The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Carla feels like she’s “on a roller coaster” with her boyfriend, Jake. He’s dragged her
- [Utah County doesn't provide methadone to jail inmates. That may be about to change.](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-county-doesnt-provide-methadone-to-jail-inmates-that-may-be-about-to-change/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Daily Herald. Many incarcerated Utahns still have a hard time getting their hands on addiction medication, even during the opioid epidemic. “It’s a feeling that is, I think, indescribable to most people who’ve not experienced (withdrawal). It feels like the
- [How Utah lawmakers disclose--or don't disclose-- conflicts of interest](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-utah-lawmakers-disclose-or-dont-disclose-conflicts-of-interest/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. The Utah Legislature is made up of part-timers whose day jobs shape their approach to lawmaking. In many cases, their expertise as doctors, educators, business owners and more offers insight into a myriad of issues affecting Utahns.
- [Stressed rural domestic violence shelters are turning people away](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/stressed-rural-domestic-violence-shelters-are-turning-people-away/) - The following story was supported by funding from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. On a typical afternoon in 2021, Kait Sorensen answered the phone at a rural Utah domestic violence shelter — and had
- [Critics say bill prioritizes hunting access over money for schools](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-say-bill-prioritizes-hunting-access-over-money-for-schools/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Hunting interests could take precedence over the interests of Utah students and private parties like the Ute Indian Tribe, say critics. HB262 gives the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) preferential treatment during the sale of large blocks
- [Tax break program for Utah seniors could disappear for lack of use](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tax-break-program-for-utah-seniors-could-disappear-for-lack-of-use/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Daily Herald and the Standard Examiner. SALT LAKE CITY — A four-decades-old property tax relief program that helps some of Utah’s most vulnerable seniors is now itself at risk of fading away due to sheer legislative neglect. The Circuit Breaker
- [Judge blasts the office of Attorney General Sean Reyes for 'haphazard' record keeping](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/judge-blasts-the-office-of-attorney-general-sean-reyes-for-haphazard-record-keeping/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. As controversy engulfed his predecessor, who was accused of doing favors for wealthy supporters and friends and receiving improper gifts, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes was swept into office. Reyes now faces his own audit — for
- [One of Utah's best-known police chiefs has had a decadeslong side career defending police misconduct](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/one-of-utahs-best-known-police-chiefs-had-a-decadeslong-side-career-defending-police-misconduct/) - This story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly Ken Wallentine is one of Utah policing’s most high-profile figures. He frequently gives testimony to legislative committees considering bills affecting the criminal justice system, and served as president of the Utah Chiefs of Police
- [Free webinar on following the 2024 legislative session & campaign finances](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/free-webinar-on-following-the-2024-legislative-session-campaign-finances/) - Learn how to track campaign spending and donations and follow the 2024 legislative session by attending our free webinar on Jan. 10, 2024, 12-1 pmThe 2024 legislature is just around the corner. It's 45 furious days of sausage-grinding from full days of committee hearings to backroom deals and last minute bills. This year why not get prepared
- ['I'm scared to death of being out on the street'-- Utah mobile home park begins clearing out residents](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/im-scared-to-death-of-being-out-on-the-street-utah-mobile-home-park-begins-clearing-out-residents/) - The following story was written by Cathy McKitrick and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Layton • After receiving notices to vacate their homes by year’s end, more than a dozen cash-strapped residents of the Cedarwood Mobile Home Park face an uncertain future, and some fear being
- [Rep. Burgess Owens' campaign has paid his daughter more than $150,000](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/rep-burgess-owens-campaign-has-paid-his-daughter-more-than-150000/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. Congressman Burgess Owens’ congressional biography page lists “faith, family, free markets and education” as his guiding principles. But family is more than just a campaign platform for the 4th District representative. Since he first ran for office in 2020, he
- [How a former Soviet republic at war found a friend at the Utah Legislature with help from essential oils](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-a-former-soviet-republic-at-war-found-a-friend-at-the-utah-legislature-with-help-from-essential-oils/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. An innocent legislative proclamation saluting the government of a former Soviet republic — combined with an official visit from a foreign delegation to Utah’s Capitol Hill and LDS Church
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- [Women decry harassment and toxic culture at St. George auto dealership](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/women-decry-harassment-and-toxic-culture-at-st-george-auto-dealership/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Charity Ann's nearly decadelong work at the Stephen Wade Auto Center in St. George ended in tears. When she'd been hired there in 2014 as a receptionist, it started with jokes—though not welcome ones. Stuck at her
- [Do the Inland Port's freight rail ambitions square with UDOT's plan to expand I-15?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/do-the-inland-ports-freight-rail-ambitions-square-with-udots-plan-to-expand-i-15/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. Back in May, Utah Inland Port director Ben Hart told KUER the future of shipping has to change. “Utah is going to grow and grow and grow,” Hart said. “You can't spend and build your way out of this with
- [Will Utah do anything to help struggling renters now that emergency federal money has dried up?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/will-utah-do-anything-to-help-struggling-renters-now-that-emergency-federal-money-has-dried-up/) - The following article was funded with support from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah spent more than $200 million in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) provided by Congress in 2020. But the state closed down the Utah Rent Relief program
- [A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium's toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-plan-to-protect-utah-from-us-magnesiums-toxic-waste-relies-on-something-that-is-disappearing/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, with support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Add another potential disaster to the growing list associated with the shrinking Great Salt Lake: the implosion of the cleanup
- ['Solar boom' heats up fraud complaints against Utah solar companies](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/solar-boom-heats-up-fraud-complaints-against-utah-solar-companies/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. Several Utah-based solar companies and executives were accused of “deceptive and fraudulent” business practices in Minnesota in spring 2022, and while their Minnesota operations have ended, others are still in business across the country. The solar industry is
- [Who killed Doug Coleman? Mystery of gay man killed in 1978 still lingers.](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/who-killed-doug-coleman-mystery-of-gay-man-killed-in-1978-still-lingers/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Megan Quiggle, Will Weber, Jacob Freeman, Andrew Luras, Gaetano Chiarenza, Whit Fuller, Miken McGill, Sorina Trauntvein, Alejandro Lucero, Rhenick Edwards and Reede Nasser. The following story was developed by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and the University of Utah’s “Cold Case” class investigating unsolved murders in the state, in partnership with
- [Ogden working to address toxic plume blocking Capitol Square development](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/ogden-working-to-address-toxic-plume-blocking-capitol-square-development/) - By Cathy McKitrick The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner. A once-bustling block in the heart of central Ogden now sits nearly vacant, awaiting launch of an ambitious redevelopment project. The proposed Capitol Square development can’t go forward until the city addresses an underground legacy of
- [Utah Inland Port now says it will be lean and green. Experts are skeptical](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-inland-port-now-says-it-will-be-lean-and-green-experts-are-skeptical/) - By Eric S. Peterson The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. The Utah Inland Port as it was imagined five years ago has come to a standstill. In 2018, planners envisioned a 16,000-acre logistics oasis in the marshy scrubland northwest of Salt Lake City. Instead of buzzing
- [The Inland Port wants to be Utah's magnet for tech jobs and electrification](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/the-inland-port-wants-to-be-utahs-magnet-for-tech-jobs-and-electrification/) - By Eric S. Peterson The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. The Utah Inland Port Authority believes technology will be a big part of the future of shipping in the state. The Port wants to attract high-tech jobs and also make green tech investments like electric vehicle
- [Whistleblower complaint accuses major Utah lending company of cutting corners during hot housing market](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/whistleblower-complaint-accuses-major-utah-lending-company-of-cutting-corners-during-hot-housing-market/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. As Utah's real estate market sizzled during the COVID pandemic, Matthew Borsodi, a compliance officer at one of Utah's largest mortgage lenders, filed a federal complaint alleging that his former employer skirted rules aimed at protecting consumers
- [Renter says she was forced to pay a legal bill to get federal rent assistance](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/renter-says-she-was-forced-to-pay-a-legal-bill-to-get-federal-rent-assistance/) - The following story was funded with support from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. When Ivey O’Neill moved into the Garden Lofts apartments, everything seemed perfect. Right in downtown Salt Lake City, it was close to everything and the unit
- [Bill would raise major barriers to sue for asbestos injuries in Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/bill-would-raise-major-barriers-to-sue-for-asbestos-injuries-in-utah/) - The following was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. In a Feb. 15 committee hearing, Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove, said HB328 was a common-sense approach to making sure asbestos lawsuits only truly target the guilty. The bill, Asbestos Litigation Amendments would require medical proof an individual
- [Utah set aside $10M for homelessness. Instead of services, cities tapped it for police](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-set-aside-10m-for-homelessness-instead-of-services-cities-tapped-it-for-police/) - The following story was funded by The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER, the Salt Lake City Weekly, The Standard-Examiner and The Spectrum News. It’s an early January afternoon and behind the Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City, several homeless individuals have been tediously
- [Inmate challenges state law he says was meant as retaliation against whistleblowers](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/inmate-challenges-state-law-he-says-was-meant-as-retaliation-against-whistleblowers/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah law SB 242, passed in 2017, put a stop to the work of Reginald Williams. Williams, an inmate in the state prison, was known for filing dozens of Government Records Access and Management Act requests, or
- [The murder of Anthony Adams: A four-decade-old mystery that Salt Lake City Police are still investigating](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/murder-anthony-adams-four-decade-old-mystery-salt-lake-city-police-still-investigating/) - The following is the first in a two-part series written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. You can read part 2 here. “Who Killed Anthony Adams?” The question spray-painted as graffiti across Salt Lake City 40 years ago still begs an answer. Adams’ body was discovered
- [There's evidence missing from Salt Lake City's cold case files. But police have never done an audit to know how much](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/theres-evidence-missing-salt-lake-citys-cold-case-files-police-never-done-audit-know-much/) - The following is the second in a two-part series that was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Read Part 1 here. Anthony Adams, a gay, black Socialist activist, was found brutally stabbed to death in his Salt lake City Avenues apartment on Nov. 6, 1978.
- [Worker shortage puts Utah's prison in 'crisis'](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/worker-shortage-puts-utahs-prison-in-crisis/) - The following story was reported and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah’s $1.04 billion new prison was supposed to be the start of a revolution in how the state deals with incarcerated felons — with a laserlike focus on safety and rehabilitation. Instead, it’s being run
- [Eviction expungement guide distributed to needy families for the holidays](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/eviction-expungement-guide-distributed-to-needy-families-for-the-holidays/) - This Thanksgiving Harmons Neighborhood Grocer held its annual turkey giveaway in collaboration with the low-income advocates of the Crossroads Urban Center, who helped distribute over 3,000 turkeys to needy families. The Utah Investigative Journalism Project was honored to contribute to the event by having our recent "How to erase your eviction record" guide included in
- [Legal battle over noncompete contracts may threaten mental health care for autistic kids](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/legal-battle-over-noncompete-contracts-may-threaten-mental-health-care-for-autistic-kids/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Daily Herald and The Salt Lake Tribune. Saratoga Springs • On the worst days, Brittney Olsen remembers crawling into a closet to meet her son after school to hold him in her lap while he cried. The then-seventh grader, who
- [UIJP wins top watchdog reporting prize for eviction coverage](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/uijp-wins-top-watchdog-reporting-prize-for-eviction-coverage/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project garnered a big win at this year's National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism competition, winning the organization's Kenneth R. Harney award for Best Real Estate Consumer Education Reporting. The award was for coverage of Utah's handling of the eviction crisis, specifically how the state disbursed federal emergency rental assistance
- [Public help needed identifying suspects from video for SLC Cold Case](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/public-help-needed-identifying-suspects-from-video-for-slc-cold-case/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project has obtained video of two suspects of a hotel robbery in Draper, on October 11, 2021, who may have knowledge of the murder of Joseph Salas. The Utah Investigative Journalism Project reported on Salas' death this summer in an article exploring the lack of trust between Salt Lake City's unsheltered
- [How to erase your eviction record in Utah (in English and Español)](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-to-erase-your-eviction-record-in-utah-in-english-and-espanol/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Silvia Nuila and Frank Regalado The following story was supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. (Para leer el texto en español vaya a la mitad del artículo.) Have you ever been evicted? Do
- [Renters facing eviction don’t get enough help from new expungement law, advocates say](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/renters-facing-eviction-dont-get-enough-help-from-new-expungement-law-advocates-say/) - The following story was supported by The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah renters can now erase past evictions off their records. If they paid their debt to their landlord and can file some paperwork to prove it, then they no
- [Salt Lake County clerk candidate’s campaign promises may involve the county in a lawsuit](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/salt-lake-county-clerk-candidates-campaign-promises-may-involve-the-county-in-a-lawsuit/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Goud Maragani, the Republican candidate for Salt Lake County clerk, has made government transparency a key part of his campaign, citing increased interest from citizens requesting public records to understand the election process. Maragani’s campaign promises, like
- [Critics fear a highway bypass could trigger development in Heber Valley's open space and threaten a critical water source](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-fear-a-highway-bypass-could-trigger-development-in-heber-valleys-open-space-and-threaten-a-critical-water-source/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Salt Lake City Weekly, The Daily Herald and The Park Record. Brian Wimmer, president of the Trout Unlimited chapter of Utah County, has been casting his flies into the Middle Provo River for years. He's learned that it doesn't matter
- [Utah businesses entangled in alleged $722 million crypto fraud scheme](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-businesses-entangled-in-alleged-722-million-crypto-fraud-scheme/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. A suspected fraudulent bitcoin mining company may have ensnared several Utah properties, according to documents from a case against the BitClub Network, a company accused by the Department of Justice of defrauding over a thousand investors out of
- [Salt Lake apartment complex hikes rent after receiving the most federal aid in Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/salt-lake-apartment-complex-hikes-rent-after-receiving-the-most-federal-aid-in-utah/) - (Eric Peterson | The Utah Investigative Journalism Project) Jeremy Arrieta broke his lease and left the Solara apartments in Salt Lake City, now named Downtown West, a year ago due to a septic leak inside and a fatal shooting outside his apartment. Now he's facing a lawsuit from the Law Offices of Kirk Cullimore. The
- [Frustrated, this Utah County woman tried to investigate how police handled her sex assault allegation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/frustrated-this-utah-county-woman-tried-to-investigate-how-police-handled-her-sex-assault-allegation/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Adyson LeeMaster remembers laughing and singing as she celebrated a friend’s birthday at a party earlier this year. Late that night, feeling tired, drunk and wanting to be safe, she said, she asked her friend to help
- [UIJP wins "Hell-Raiser" Award](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/uijp-win-hell-raiser-award/) - On August 27, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project received the Joe-Duke Rosati “Hell-Raiser’ Award, from the Crossroads Urban Center. The award was named after Joe Duke-Rosati an outstanding advocate for low-income Utah families and individuals who served the organization through the 1980s and mid-90s. The Project received the award in honor of our series exploring
- [Wildlife officials let hundreds of pheasant hatchlings die-- critics say there's a bigger problem](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/wildlife-officials-let-hundreds-of-pheasant-hatchlings-die-critics-say-theres-a-bigger-problem/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Less than two weeks after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) received a shipment of 500 pheasant hatchlings in June, “approximately 470″ of the chicks were found dead in their pens. The dead hatchlings represented more
- [Taxpayers spent over half a million dollars to clean homeless encampments in 2021](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/taxpayers-spent-over-half-a-million-dollars-to-clean-homeless-encampments-in-2021/) - The following story was funded with support from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. On July 7, dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake City frantically gathered their belongings from a camp along 150 North and 700 West. As
- [Critics say a lack of trust between police and the homeless community is to blame for an unsolved homicide](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-say-a-lack-of-trust-between-police-and-the-homeless-community-is-to-blame-for-an-unsolved-homicide/) - The following story was funded with support from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Joe Salas was in a dark mood when he said goodbye to his wife at the North Temple Trax station and headed north along the Jordan
- [Utah helped landlords, not renters. How that's changing.](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-helped-landlords-not-renters-how-thats-changing/) - The following was supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune. In 2021, a spokesperson for the Department of the Treasury was surprised to learn that Utah was using federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) money to pay landlords’
- [Lehi MLM draws criticism for continuing to do business in Russia](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/lehi-milm-draws-criticism-for-continuing-to-do-business-in-russia/) - By Sara Tabin The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Daily Herald. As war rages and evidence of atrocities and mass murder surfaces in Ukraine, many U.S. companies have stopped doing business in Russia. But not everyone is pulling out. Nature’s Sunshine, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company
- [Out of Sight: Landfill near the Great Salt Lake could become one of the nation's largest industrial waste repositories](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/sight-landfill-near-great-salt-lake-become-one-nations-largest-industrial-waste-repositories/) - The following story was written and reported by B. I. Empey and photographed by Chris Federer in partnership with The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Gabriel Blackhelm has lived near the Great Salt Lake his entire life. He spends much of his time at the lake enjoying a place he knows
- [‘Scared all the time’: Former Daggett inmates describe abuse at the hands of jail officers](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/scared-time-former-daggett-inmates-describe-abuse-hands-jail-officers/) - The following story was written and researched by Rone Tempest for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Dustin Porter said he has recurring nightmares of the attack dog that lunged at him in a slippery jail hallway: “I’ll wake up right before he bites me.” Josh Olsen said he
- [The cheap drug spice is on the rise in Salt Lake City -- and it's killing people](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/cheap-drug-spice-rise-salt-lake-city-killing-people/) - The following story was written and researched by Ryan Trimble for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. When David Shay began smoking spice, he believed he was choosing a safe, legal alternative to marijuana. “I wasn’t able to smoke marijuana because of drug tests at my job,” he says,
- [Third former Daggett County jail inmate files lawsuit over abuse, torture](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/third-former-daggett-county-jail-inmate-files-lawsuit-abuse-torture/) - This story was reported and written by Rone Tempest of the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. A third former inmate at the Daggett County jail filed suit in federal court Wednesday claiming that he was repeatedly shocked with stun guns and subjected to dog attacks by a guard at
- [Documents raise safety concerns about Uranium waste site on Ute reservation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/documents-raise-safety-concerns-uranium-waste-site-ute-reservation/) - The following was researched and written by Emma Penrod for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health. But for as long as Yolanda Badback can remember, the remote
- [Opioid makers spent nearly a million dollars on Utah doctors in recent years, ties now used against the companies in lawsuits](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/opioid-makers-spent-nearly-million-dollars-utah-doctors-recent-years-ties-now-used-companies-lawsuits/) - The following story was written by Luke Ramseth for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. It starts out easily enough: An opioid sales representative tells a doctor about a product over lunch, then picks up the tab. For some doctors, this arrangement spirals into a habit. As reps
- [Ogden bought an old building from a prominent local business. Inside was a mind-boggling stockpile of hazardous waste](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/ogden-bought-old-building-prominent-local-business-inside-mind-boggling-stockpile-hazardous-waste/) - The following story was written by Leia Larsen for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Ogden • Last year, when artist Collin Noortmann Chandler learned Ogden had purchased the old Swift meatpacking plant, with plans to demolish it, he wanted in. Rising above the banks of the Weber River
- [Motion Denied But Fight for Weber County Investigation Records Continues](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/motion-denied-fight-weber-county-investigation-records-continues/) - The following was written by Utah Investigative Journalism Project board member Cathy McKitrick. OGDEN -- Timely access to government records is fundamental to journalists doing their jobs with any precision and accuracy. Otherwise, news reports can easily deteriorate into he-said, she-said mode, leaving the public to speculate and possibly draw misleading conclusions. That is one
- [Utah settles civil rights claims of inmates tortured by former Daggett County Jail guard](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/1198-2/) - This story was reported and written by Rone Tempest for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. The Utah Department of Corrections has agreed to award four former Daggett County Jail inmates a total of $122,000 in damages for abuse they received at the hands of a jail guard who
- [Utah's rehab deserts: Despite crises, drug treatment options decline in rural counties](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utahs-rehab-deserts-despite-crises-drug-treatment-options-decline-rural-counties/) - The following story was written and reported by Taylor Hartman for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Spectrum. Addiction touches every corner of Utah, altering the lives of families in both rural areas and cities, prompting a need for recovery resources, treatment and hope. With alcohol and drug abuse —especially opioids — on
- [Health violations pile up at nursing homes around the state owned by Beaver City’s hospital](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/health-violations-pile-nursing-homes-around-state-owned-beaver-citys-hospital/) - The following story was written and reported by Taylor Hartman and Eric S. Peterson for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, the Daily Herald and the Standard-Examiner. This series includes a piece more focused on Utah County that can be read at the Daily Herald's site, as well as
- [Kerry Gibson's time over Utah Agriculture Dept. marked by employee turmoil and spending increases](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/kerry-gibsons-time-utah-agriculture-dept-marked-employee-turmoil-spending-increases/) - The following story was written and researched by Cathy McKitrick of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. During Kerry Gibson’s nine months as commissioner over Utah’s Department of Agriculture and Food, staff shake-ups took a toll on morale, travel spending went up and financial audits flagged a spike in
- [Developer of old Utah Theatre building made questionable donations in SLC mayoral race](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/developer-of-old-utah-theatre-building-made-questionable-donations-to-slc-mayoral-race/) - The following story was written and reported by Taylor Hartman of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. On December 3, 2019, in a crowded room in the Salt Lake City and County Building, the Save The Utah Theater group waited for a vote that would decide the fate of the historic Utah Theatre
- [Former Daggett County jail inmates tortured by police say they hope their lawsuit will bring change to how prisoners are treated](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/former-daggett-county-jail-inmates-tortured-police-say-hope-lawsuit-will-bring-change-prisoners-treated/) - This article was written by Rone Tempest of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. In a case that challenges the Utah Department of Corrections policy of farming out 20 percent of its inmates to remote county jails, the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a federal civil rights
- [Playing the cannabis card: Doctors complain Utah's law creates 'paper mill' that doesn't help patients](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/playing-the-cannabis-card-doctors-complain-utahs-law-creates-paper-mill-that-doesnt-help-patients/) - The following story was written by Cathy McKitrick of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Park Record. During the first year of Utah’s medical cannabis program, several clinics sprouted to help patients get the required card that allows them to purchase products from the state’s seven dispensaries. But some worry that these
- [How a Salt Lake City pharmacy played a key role in the execution of an Idaho serial killer](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-a-salt-lake-city-pharmacy-played-a-key-role-in-the-execution-of-an-idaho-serial-killer/) - The following story was reported by Rone Tempest for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City pharmacist Richard Rasmuson remembers the frantic call from an Idaho prison official seeking a lethal dose of a drug for an execution in his state. A death warrant had been served
- [Utah High Court Considers Records Dispute Over Investigation Report](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-high-court-considers-records-dispute-over-investigation-report/) - The following was written by Cathy McKitrick, a freelance journalist and board member of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project. The following was published in conjunction with Utah Political Underground. When I filed my May 2018 GRAMA request seeking the contents and findings of the criminal probe into former Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson, I had
- [Software company with high-powered lobbyist left competitors in the dust in race for a Utah vaccine contract](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/software-company-with-high-powered-lobbyist-left-competitors-in-the-dust-in-race-for-a-utah-vaccine-contract/) - The following story was reported by Cathy McKitrick of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project, in partnership with The Standard-Examiner, The Daily Herald, The Park Record and The Spectrum News. Companies of all stripes hoping to get in on the massive infusion of public dollars in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic were aggressive and fast
- [Lake Powell pipeline plans to tap water promised to the Utes. Why the tribe sees it as yet another racially based scheme](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/lake-powell-pipeline-plans-to-tap-water-promised-to-the-utes-why-the-tribe-sees-it-as-yet-another-racially-based-scheme/) - By Emma Penrod The following story was supported by funding from The Water Desk and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah politicians and water officials have for years insisted that there is ample water in the Colorado River to fill its planned 140-mile Lake Powell
- [Utah Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transparency](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-transparency/) - The following was written by Utah Investigative Journalism Project board member Cathy McKitrick. It's a win! My three-plus years battle to obtain government records culminated Thursday in a Utah Supreme Court decision that deflated the arguments of Peter Stirba, attorney for former Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson. Gibson had been the subject of a months-long
- [This street is falling apart and Salt Lake City leaders say it's not their problem](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/this-street-is-falling-apart-and-salt-lake-city-leaders-say-its-not-their-problem/) - The following story was written by Dan Harrie and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Imagine living on a Salt Lake City street where the minefield of potholes is so bad your car shows the scars; so bad that city garbage trucks refuse to drive down it;
- [Operation Underground Railroad exaggerated role in child exploitation investigations](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/operation-underground-railroad-may-be-exaggerating-role-in-child-exploitation-investigations/) - The following story was reported by Taylor Hartman for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake City Weekly, The Standard Examiner, The Park Record and The Daily Herald. It’s been a year since news broke that Operation Underground Railroad, a Utah based anti-trafficking nonprofit that has gained international prominence, was under
- [Former Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson loses battle to keep investigations private](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/former-weber-county-commissioner-kerry-gibson-loses-battle-to-keep-investigations-private/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. A criminal investigation that stretched from fall 2017 to May 2018 scrutinizing allegations that former Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson had misused government resources for his own benefit ultimately yielded no charges. Investigators looked at whether Gibson
- [Southern Utah town's apocalyptic spending project raises eyebrows.](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/southern-utah-towns-apocalyptic-spending-project-raises-eyebrows/) - By Sara Tabin The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Spectrum & Daily News and the Salt Lake City Weekly. The past couple years have been rife with existential threats for Utahns—earthquakes, wildfires, supply chain shortages—not to mention multiple waves of coronavirus surges. It's been enough
- [Complaint alleges Salt Lake City councilman broke campaign laws to get elected](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/complaint-alleges-salt-lake-city-councilman-broke-campaign-laws-to-get-elected/) - By Cathy McKitrick The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Sore loser. Sour grapes. In hindsight, Billy Palmer figured that’s how people would likely see his campaign finance complaint against fellow City Council candidate Alejandro Puy. Palmer filed his complaint with the Salt Lake
- [In a rural Utah town, two detectives craft their own method of investigating D.V. and rape cases: empowering survivors](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/in-a-rural-utah-town-two-detectives-craft-their-own-method-of-investigating-d-v-and-rape-cases-empowering-survivors/) - By Stephen Dark The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Deseret News. One late June 2021 afternoon, Carbon County victim advocate Denna Fausett drove to Mesquite, Nevada. She picked up 25-year-old Josie Powell at the trailer park she lived in and brought her back to downtown Price,
- [A tax break for Utah seniors could be a lifeline--if people knew about it](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-tax-break-for-utah-seniors-could-be-a-lifeline-if-people-knew-about-it/) - By Cathy McKitrick The following story was supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with City Weekly, The Spectrum & Daily News, Daily Herald, Standard Examiner, The Park Record and Living and Aging With Pride. Property taxes on the dream home Darrell
- [Utah hunting guide faces felony charge for Donald Trump Jr.'s big game hunt](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-hunting-guide-faces-felony-charge-for-donald-trump-jr-s-big-game-hunt/) - By Eric S. Peterson The following story was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah hunting guide Wade Lemon faces five years in state prison for the death of a Carbon County bear killed during a guided hunt on May 18, 2018. But Lemon, a
- [Bills helping renters face uphill battle in Legislature dominated by real estate industry](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/bill-helping-renters-face-uphill-battle-in-legislature-dominated-by-real-estate-industry/) - The following story was supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Lacey Whyte knows all about the “scarlet E” that comes with having an eviction on your record and how difficult it makes it to get into
- [Your GRAMA could be featured in The Utah Reporters' Almanac](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/your-grama-could-be-featured-in-the-utah-reporters-almanac/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is excited to announce a very special project we have in the works, a resource guide especially for journalists we're calling The Utah Reporters' Almanac. It's going to be full of useful tips and articles on everything from searching databases to understanding recent laws affecting transparency and open access.
- [Some Utah landlords are putting up roadblocks for disabled renters and evicting them](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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
- [Three ways Utah could reinvent evictions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/three-way-utah-could-reinvent-evictions/) - The following story was supported by The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Every state that received its share of the $46.5 billion in federal Emergency Rental Relief has also designated a certain portion of funds that could be used for special
- [A year after Jan.6 protests, Utah law enforcement is still trying to navigate armed protests](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-year-after-jan-6-protests-utah-law-enforcement-is-still-trying-to-navigate-armed-protests/) - The following story was supported by The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. On Jan. 17, 2021, the Utah Capitol was ready for anything. A little over a week after the tumult of the insurrection at the nation’s
- [Learn how to follow the 2022 Legislative Session](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/learn-how-to-follow-the-2022-legislative-session/) - The Utah legislative session is just around the corner and there will be a lot to keep track of. Thankfully we got you covered! The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists are hosting a virtual crash course on the 2022 legislative session, Friday Jan.
- [UIJP Wins Gold in National Journalism Contest](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/uijp-wins-gold-in-national-journalism-contest/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project brought home the gold from the National Association of Real Estate Editors 71st annual journalism competition. UIJP won for the competitive "Best Investigative Report or Investigative Series" category for our reporting on evictions that happened in 2020 despite moratoriums in place meant to stop the practice. The judges' comments noted
- [Did these Utah Multi-Level Marketing companies really need giant PPP Loans?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/did-these-utah-multi-level-marketing-companies-really-need-giant-ppp-loans/) - The following story was reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. While many U.S. industries have gone under or struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, many multilevel marketing businesses appear to be bounding through it without a scratch. On May 26, 2021, the Direct Selling Association, representing
- [Report: Utah disbursed 39% of federal rental assistance by fall deadline](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/report-utah-disbursed-39-of-federal-rental-assistance-by-fall-deadline/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson and supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah had some explaining to do about why it put just one fifth of the $150 million in federal emergency
- [Donate now for NewsMatch 2021!](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/donate-now-for-newsmatch-2021/) - Hello friends I’m very excited to announce that we have been accepted into the NewsMatch Program! From November 1 until December 31, NewsMatch will match individual donations up to $1,000 for a total cap of $10,000. But it gets better! We’ve also got another $10,000 challenge grant from the incredibly generous Jean Welch-Hill! That means
- [For Utah renters, a 3-day eviction notice often shows up before federally mandated 30-day notice](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/for-utah-renters-a-3-day-eviction-notice-often-shows-up-before-federally-mandated-30-day-notice/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson and Jennifer Greenlee and was supported by funding from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. In January 2020 Albert Stringer’s landlord started posting eviction notices against him — not for
- [Is Utah misusing federal funding intended to help renters by paying landlord legal fees?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/is-utah-misusing-federal-funding-intended-to-help-renters-by-paying-landlord-legal-fees/) - The following story was supported by The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Ashley Beamer was walking her dog outside her Holladay apartment one night last April when the light from her phone reflected off something strange in
- [A year after mass demonstrations sparked by George Floyd murder, protesters see double standard in prosecutions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-year-after-mass-demonstrations-sparked-by-george-floyd-murder-protesters-see-double-standard-in-prosecutions/) - The following story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Ty Bellamy is hoarse — not surprising given the amount of time she spends in Utah streets rallying for police reform.
- [How to protect yourself from fraud in Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/how-to-protect-yourself-from-fraud-in-utah/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Suppose you make friends with a new member of your ward, softball team, bocce club, etc. One day your new pal offers to get you in on the ground floor of an
- [Lawsuit alleges feud-inspired conspiracy by Garfield County sheriff](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/lawsuit-alleges-feud-inspired-conspiracy-by-garfield-county-sheriff/) - The following story was reported by Eric S. Peterson with The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Escalante business owners Stephen and Jeanne Seymour have had to deal with a problem many American families have wrestled with: a child struggling with drug addiction. Their son’s on-the-job misconduct forced the Seymours
- [While facing a historic drought, Utah officials don't have a handle on how much water slips through their fingers](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/while-facing-a-historic-drought-utah-officials-dont-have-a-handle-on-how-much-water-slips-through-their-fingers/) - The following story was supported with funding from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder and was reported by Eric S. Peterson and McKhelyn Jones of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with City Weekly, The Herald Journal, The Spectrum, The Daily Herald and the Standard Examiner. Bret Christensen heads a water
- [Patriots or paramilitary? Armed groups working with police raising questions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/patriots-or-paramilitary-armed-groups-working-with-police-raising-questions/) - The following story was funded by support from The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. It started with a call on social media to “back the blue” in the summer of 2020, urging Utahns to stand together in
- [Foothill: Residents outraged over proposed Lamplighter Square project of five-story apartment complex](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/foothill-residents-outraged-over-proposed-lamplighter-square-project-of-five-story-apartment-complex/) - The following story was reported by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. The East Bench Community Council’s November 2020 Zoom meeting was so packed that residents were doubling up on computers to allow others in. In the hot square in the middle was Mark Isaac, a representative of
- ["Political Pressure" comes to bear on Little Cottonwood Canyon transportation plans](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-doctors-complain-of-conclif-of-interest-in-intermountain-healthcares-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](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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 evicting domestic violence victims](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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'?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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
- [Renters can be haunted by past evictions or debt claims even if they never made it to court](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/renters-can-be-haunted-by-past-evictions-or-debt-claims-even-if-they-never-made-it-to-court/) - 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 partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. In hindsight it was the snakes that
- [Lawmakers again asked to stop surprise fees in rental agreements](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/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
- [Landlord group opposes translating renter information for minority tenants](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/landlord-group-opposes-translating-renter-information-for-minority-tenants/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Cathy McKitrick, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman 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
- [Critics see law firm's debt collection maneuver as an abuse of the court system](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-see-law-firms-debt-collection-maneuver-as-an-abuse-of-the-court-system/) - The following story was written and researched by Eric Peterson, McKhelyn Jones, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman and Cathy McKitrick of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. It was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. In 2020 the Law Offices of Kirk Cullimore filed 45% of
- [Lawmaker's firm squeezes thousands from renters months after evictions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/lawmakers-firm-squeezes-thousands-from-renters-months-after-evictions/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Ria Agarwal, Cathy McKitrick, Taylor Hartman 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
- [Air quality watchdogs struggle to track diesel emissions cheaters, despite a simple solution](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/air-quality-watchdogs-struggle-to-track-diesel-emissions-cheaters-despite-a-simple-solution/) - By Emma Penrod The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Daily Herald and The Standard Examiner. When a federal court judge ordered reality television stars from the Diesel Brothers to pay an $850,000 fine for hundreds of violations of the Clean Air Act, Utah environmentalists
- [Landlords evict hundreds of Utah renters each month despite a ban during the pandemic](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/landlords-evict-hundreds-of-utah-renters-each-month-despite-a-ban-during-the-pandemic/) - By Eric S. Peterson, Cathy McKitrick, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman and McKhelyn Jones. 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. Dan Knighton was holding onto everything he could but was
- [Donate Now to Double Your Impact](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/donate-now-to-double-your-impact/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is very excited to announce we've been accepted into NewsMatch 2020! Between Nov. 1-Dec 31 all donations will be matched up to $5,000 per individual. New monthly donors, or folks who increase an existing monthly donation will have that donation matched 12x Donate now by clicking HERE. This is an
- [A second look at Burgess Owens' Second Chance 4 Youth nonprofit](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/second-look-burgess-owens-second-chance-4-youth-nonprofit/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah congressional candidate Burgess Owens’ campaign is built largely on the foundation of his personal narrative: The descendant of a slave, he found fame and fortune as a professional football player only to later fall victim to
- [Dirty dialing in the contest for Utah governor and other election races](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/dirty-dialing-contest-utah-governor-election-races/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For someone being cold-called by a stranger for a “scientific survey,” the man was glad to talk about the upcoming election. He thoughtfully weighed his responses about his pick for governor in the
- [Let's Turn Over Some Rocks and See What Crawls Out](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/lets-turn-over-some-rocks-and-see-what-crawls-out/) - I am excited to introduce to you The Utah Investigative Journalism Project, the first of its kind in Utah—a nonprofit dedicated to producing, publishing and supporting in-depth, watchdog journalism. The kind of journalism most expensive for newsrooms to create, and perhaps most important for Utahns to see, hear and read about to be informed and
- [Utah lawmaker-lawyers have dual role: writing laws, fighting laws](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-lawmaker-lawyers-have-dual-role-writing-laws-fighting-laws/) - This story originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune, February 13, 2017. It was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune. Some Utah legislators write laws at the Capitol that they turn around and fight over in state courts. Like all of the state’s part-time lawmakers,
- [Death on the Job: Utah’s worker safety agency rejects ‘heavy-handed’ enforcement](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/death-on-the-job-utahs-worker-safety-agency-rejects-heavy-handed-enforcement/) - The following story originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune, March 7, 2017. It was researched and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune Hypoxia is a medical term for the condition of electrical failure in the brain’s cells from lack of oxygen. It’s a peril common to
- [Driving Development: Two Utah lawmakers could profit due to West Davis Corridor they've championed](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/driving-development-two-utah-lawmakers-could-profit-due-to-west-davis-corridor-theyve-championed/) - The following story first appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on May 8, 2017. It was researched and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. The West Davis Corridor, a roughly 20-mile stretch of planned new freeway in northern Utah, has been around for more than a
- [The Media Is Under Fire For Being Too Biased And Not Biased Enough](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/media-fire-biased-not-biased-enough/) - The following op-ed appeared in the Dec. 17, 2017 Salt Lake Tribune. As a journalist I hate to hear complaints of bias in the media. Bias exists, of course. Reporters are people like anyone else, full wells of unique and fervent beliefs, and when a reporter’s bias bleeds into their work it diminishes the news, and
- [FBI confirms ongoing investigation into former UTA boardmembers in order to protect records](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/fbi-confirms-ongoing-investigation-former-uta-boardmembers-order-protect-records/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project was denied access to a 2012 report on the actions of former Utah Transit Authority board members by a state panel Thursday. The report, compiled by Utah attorney general’s office investigators delved into allegations of insider dealings that have dogged former UTA board member and developer Terry Diehl since the
- [Donate to the 2018 Air Quality Investigation!](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/donate-2018-air-quality-investigation/) - Update April 3, 2018: The Air Quality Investigation fund drive is now closed. Please check back later for our reporting on this important topic and thanks again to all those who donated! The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is very excited to announce a special campaign for 2018, a long-term investigation into the grimy issue on
- [Empty Boxes: How Utah communities adapt when Amazon washes away brick-and-mortar retail](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/empty-boxes-utah-communities-adapt-amazon-washes-away-brick-mortar-retail/) - The following story was researched and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. On January 2, 2018, Amazon announced it had shipped 5-billion items through its Prime services alone in 2017. That year also saw many traditional retail stores washed away by the swift waters of change brought by online
- [Education leaders make progress to keep experienced educators on SLC's west side but easier work still draws teachers away](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/education-leaders-make-progress-keep-experienced-educators-slcs-west-side-easier-work-still-draws-teachers-away/) - The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with West View Media. Michael Clára, a former Salt Lake City School board member who used to represent the west side’s Precinct 2, will tell you and anyone that will listen that the east/west educational divide in Salt Lake City is a
- [While the principal made thousands marketing this Utah school, students’ grades were mediocre and state funds were used to buy treats and video games](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/principal-made-thousands-marketing-utah-school-students-grades-mediocre-state-funds-used-buy-treats-video-games/) - The following story was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. In 2015, Ken Grover, an administrator in the Salt Lake City School District, took the stage at the Salt Lake City TedX talk for his 15 minutes of education-themed inspiration. He didn’t exactly have a
- [Own Your Democracy](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/own-your-democracy/) - There’s an old saying that “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on”—that was a saying true to the last century. Nowadays a lie has circled the globe dozens of times and been clicked, shared, liked, and re-shared again millions of times while the truth is
- ["Local News vs. Fake News" Panel Event at Made in Utah Festival](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/local-news-vs-fake-news-panel-event-made-utah-festival/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is excited to announce that it will be hosting a panel discussion on how local journalism will survive and fight through the scourge of misinformation and manipulation that abounds in our current "fake news" era. The discussion, to be part of The Made in Utah Festival will focus on
- [The Eviction Boom: Hot housing market brings evictions to SLC's west side](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/eviction-boom-hot-housing-market-brings-evictions-slcs-west-side/) - The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with West View Media. Preston Lange had just embarked on the pilgrimage many a plucky young 20s-something will make, heading out of his hometown to chase his dream and make a living on his own terms. But he had only
- [The "Smart Home"? Vivint home tech patents raise privacy concerns](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/smart-home-vivint-home-tech-patents-raise-privacy-concerns/) - The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Life is going to be easy in your techno-fabulous Vivint Smart Home of the not too-distant future. Why? Because your smart home will act like a sophisticated security guard/nanny/third parent. You can come home, kick back, and
- [A special kind of crisis: Civil rights complaints allege neglect of special needs students in Utah schools](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/special-kind-crisis-civil-rights-complaints-allege-neglect-special-needs-students-utah-schools/) - The following was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune Stacy Bankhead has gathered over a dozen thick binders full of documents — report cards, educational assessments, police reports and more — that she says chronicle a decade of the Provo School District’s neglect of the
- [Knights of the Crystal Blade: Cultists used social media to spread doomsday revelations](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/knights-crystal-blade-cultists-used-social-media-spread-doomsday-revelations/) - The following was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Spectrum & Daily News. Eugene Richardson is a Mormon fundamentalist who lives on a very lonely patch of desert about 45 minutes west of Cedar City. He lives in a small trailer on 80 acres of sand and sagebrush
- [Compete against local journalists Ben Winslow and Robert Gehrke at our Trivia Night Fundraiser!](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/compete-local-journalists-ben-winslow-robert-gehrke-trivia-night-fundraiser/) - Have you been keeping up with legislative shenanigans on Utah's capitol? Been watching bill files the way some people check sports scores? Do you toss and turn over fiscal notes? Have you also been horrified/obsessed with national news out of D.C.-- from keeping up with the fast moving inaction of congress to battles over border
- [A culinary program is back in line seeking state money despite a highly critical audit and declining student participation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/culinary-program-back-line-seeking-state-money-despite-highly-critical-audit-declining-student-participation/) - The following was written and researched by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Seven months after it was called out in a critical legislative audit for questionable spending of public dollars, the Utah Restaurant Association is back asking state lawmakers for more than $400,000 in appropriations.
- [Trainings Now Available for Non Media Groups](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/trainings-now-available-non-media-groups/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is excited to now offer our training sessions as a paid service to non-media organizations. After hearing from multiple local businesses and community groups interested in receiving investigative training, we've decided to offer training sessions as a paid service to non-media groups. If you represent a business, nonprofit, or community
- [Utah Investigative Journalism Project Awarded Top Honors at State Journalism Competition](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-investigative-journalism-project-awarded-top-honors-state-journalism-competition/) - The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded The Utah Investigative Journalism Project several awards for 2018 reporting, including the state's top investigative reporting prize at its annual banquet last night. Project founder and reporter Eric Peterson was awarded the Don Baker Investigative Reporting Award for the two part-series "Who Killed
- [Donate $2 and become an honorary Muckraker!](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/donate-2-become-honorary-muckraker/) - This month we're holding a summer membership drive and we're looking to recruit 500 new "muckrakers" who will commit to a $2 monthly donation to The Utah Investigative Journalism Project. Of course larger monthly donations are also welcome, and can easily be arranged by the click of a button through the PayPal link on our
- [Asleep at the wheel: How a secret study on Utah's roads could be putting drivers at risk](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/asleep-wheel-secret-study-utahs-roads-putting-drivers-risk/) - The following story was written and reported by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — On June 28, 2018, a Tesla Model S was cruising through the desert west of Salt Lake City as part of an unusual, and potentially dangerous, experiment. Heading
- [Beer and Loathing Trivia Fundraiser at Made in Utah Festival Aug. 24](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/beer-loathing-trivia-fundraiser-made-utah-festival-aug-24/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is excited again to take part in The Made in Utah Festival. This month we'll be hosting another bar trivia fundraiser focused on local and national election trivia. Our Beer and Loathing on the Campaign Trail Trivia will be held at the festival on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 2-4 p.m. The festival
- [Big MLM Trouble in Big China](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/big-mlm-trouble-big-china/) - The following story was written by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and published in partnership with Utah Stories. Multi-level marketing is as American as apple pie and as Utahn as green jello. But in recent years, some of the biggest MLMs have realized that real growth and expansion means digging the base
- [Prosecutor covering two counties is stretched thin--raising questions about the quality of justice in Wayne County](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/prosecutor-covering-two-counties-stretched-thin-raising-questions-quality-justice-wayne-county/) - The following story was written and reported by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune and The Insider newspaper in Wayne and Garfield counties. Loa • On July 31, 2018, a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy pulled up on an ugly scene: A woman stood in the driveway
- [Higher Voltage and Lower Home Values: Rocky Mountain Power and Marathon Refinery benefit most from transmission project](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/higher-voltage-lower-home-values-rocky-mountain-power-marathon-refinery-benefit-form-transmission-project/) - The following story was written and reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The West View . In April, west-side residents awoke to flyers on their doors letting them know that for the sake of cleaner air and more reliable power, their doorsteps would be darkened by modified
- [Utah universities fail to follow law meant to help students pick school and major](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-universities-fail-follow-law-meant-help-students-pick-school-major/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson, McKhelyn Jones, and Tori Waltz in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune , The UVU Review and The Signpost. You can always tell when a new school year has started at Utah’s public universities and colleges by the apprehensive, sometimes confused looks on the faces of students wandering
- [Former Utah deaf school aide charged with multiple counts of child rape](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/former-utah-deaf-school-aide-charged-multiple-counts-child-rape/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and published in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Prosecutors filed 10 felony charges Wednesday against Tyler Agustin Jex, a former teaching aide for deaf children in Utah, alleging he raped and sexually assaulted multiple students. It has been a
- [Zions Bank accused of facilitating fraud in California Ponzi scheme](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/zions-bank-accused-facillitating-fraud-california-ponzi-scheme/) - The following story was written and reported by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Before he pled guilty to running a $125 million fraud and being labeled a “scammer extraordinaire” by the FBI, Deepal Wannakuwatte was known as a charming entrepreneur who owned his own tennis team.
- [Investigative report shines new light into dark corners of a controversial Draper train station development](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/1188-2/) - The following was written and reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. The FBI has shut down its yearslong investigation into the murky, conflict-riddled deals involving a Utah Transit Authority commuter train station and related development in Draper. No charges resulted aside from the
- [Cash Canyon: Former Lawmaker’s Bill to Allow Canyon Tolling Could Benefit His Development Project](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/cash-canyon-former-lawmakers-bill-allow-canyon-tolling-benefit-development-project/) - The following story was written and reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. In the 2018 Legislature, then-Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, one of the most powerful legislators on the hill, presented a bill in a committee to pave the way for toll roads to be established
- [A Utah senator who has had run-ins with judge has a bill to allow switching courts](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-senator-run-ins-judge-bill-allow-switching-courts/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. The website for the law offices of Kirk A. Cullimore proudly touts decades worth of experience in evictions and debt collections, not just arguing the law — but even making it. “Our firm’s work
- [$1 billion-plus Uinta Basin oil train could hinge on tax break](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/1258-2/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Last June, Utah’s Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) doled out $21 million from the state’s share of federal mining royalties toward a rail line proposed to connect the oil of the Uinta Basin to
- [Slippery Sales: Utah's MLM companies push high volumes of "immunity boosting" essential oils during pandemic scare despite lack of scientific support](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/slippery-sales-utahs-mlm-companies-push-high-volumes-immunity-boosting-essential-oils-pandemic-scare-despite-lack-scientific-support/) - The following story was written by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. “Hi! I just need some advice please!,” read a panicky post made to the Facebook page of “DT Essential Oils – Best Recipes & Remedies” on March 24. The woman wrote that her husband was
- [The Essential Facts: An expert reveals the slippery science behind essential oils](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/essential-facts-expert-reveals-slippery-science-behind-essential-oils/) - The following was written by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. A recent Utah Stories article quoted from a public health expert with both expertise in essential oils and epidemiology to unpack some of the murky science around the health benefits of essential oil products. Below is a
- [Utah Investigative Journalism Project Wins Top Honors in Regional Contest](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-investigative-journalism-project-wins-top-honors-regional-contest/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project took home top honors in the Society of Professional Journalists "Top of the Rockies" regional contest, competing against media outlets in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah. We took First Place in the "Investigative/Enterprise Reporting" category for our expose on the student-teacher aide who had been sexually abusing underage deaf
- [President's program to bring business to poor communities skips over west side SLC neighborhoods](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/1332-2/) - The following story was written by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the West View Media. There’s an old gambler’s expression that “Scared money don’t make no money.” Translation: you can’t win, if you don’t play. In 2017 President Trump created the “opportunity zone” program meant to encourage wealthy
- [Join us for a virtual reading of "Citizen Reporters" co-hosted with King's English](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/join-us-virtual-reading-citizen-reporters-co-hosted-kings-english/) - Join us for a virtual reading and meet author Stephanie Gorton in conversation with former LA Times national/foreign correspondent and UIJP board member Rone Tempest. The virtual event hosted by King's English Bookshop will be Thursday July 9, at 6 p.m. and you can sign up here. The book is a stirring tale of the
- [Utah Investigative Journalism Project Claims Special Prize in State Contest](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/utah-investigative-journalism-project-claims-special-prize-state-contest/) - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project took home top honors in the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists statewide competition. We won the special Roy B. Gibson Freedom of Information Award for our report on a previously undisclosed $350,000 loan and plane tickets given to Greg Hughes by influential developer Terry Diehl even
- [By the book: How Utah police manuals can give law enforcement the upper hand in use-of-force investigations](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/book-utah-police-manuals-can-give-law-enforcement-upper-hand-use-force-investigations/) - The following story was written and researched by Eric S. Peterson and Ria Agarwal of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — On TV there seems to be two kinds of cops — the rogue cop who plays by his own rules and the “by the book”
- [Should SLC police have power to veto recording initial reports after shooting someone?](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/slc-police-power-veto-recording-initial-reports-shooting-someone/) - The following story was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — Put yourself in the place of a police officer. You’re responding to a report of a person with a weapon, tensions are high, and as you move in to help you see

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- [utah county jail](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-county-jail/)
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- [Utah POST](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-post/)
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- [Daybreak](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/daybreak/)
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- [coercive control](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/coercive-control/)
- [Monticello High School](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/monticello-high-school/)
- [COPD](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/copd/)
- [LaMarr Walker](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/lamarr-walker/)
- [San Juan](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/san-juan/)
- [Big Cottonwood Canyon](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/big-cottonwood-canyon/)
- [excessive force](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/excessive-force/)
- [Kamal Bewar](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/kamal-bewar/)
- [Storm Mountain Picnic Area](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/storm-mountain-picnic-area/)
- [utah solar](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-solar/)
- [Lumio](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/lumio/)
- [Vivint Solar](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/vivint-solar/)
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- [solar complaints](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/solar-complaints/)
- [solar scam](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/solar-scam/)
- [DWR](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/dwr/)
- [Utah wildlife](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-wildlife/)
- [Wade Heaton](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/wade-heaton/)
- [Color Country Outfitters](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/color-country-outfitters/)
- [Alton CWMU](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/alton-cwmu/)
- [Alton](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/alton/)
- [Kane Creek development](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/kane-creek-development/)
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- [derek brown](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/derek-brown/)
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- [Arches](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/arches/)
- [SB 258](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/sb-258/)
- [us magnesium](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/us-magnesium/)
- [rowley facility](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/rowley-facility/)
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- [workers](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/workers/)
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- [Immigration](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/immigration/)
- [Angela Romero](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/angela-romero/)
- [Luz Robles](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/luz-robles/)
- [Latino Townhall](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/latino-townhall/)
- [Utah Open Data Portal](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-open-data-portal/)
- [Drew Mingl](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/drew-mingl/)
- [Chris Williamson](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/chris-williamson/)
- [Utah Division of Technology Services](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-division-of-technology-services/)
- [open meetings](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/open-meetings/)
- [ed carter](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/ed-carter/)
- [utah government](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-government/)
- [utha public meetings](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utha-public-meetings/)
- [Big Game Forever](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/big-game-forever/)
- [Utah Lake Restoration Solutions](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-lake-restoration-solutions/)
- [Ryan Benson](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/ryan-benson/)
- [Don Peay](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/don-peay/)
- [healthcare](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/healthcare/)
- [utah health](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-health/)
- [salud](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/salud/)
- [vamos health](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/vamos-health/)
- [Utah hunting](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-hunting/)
- [CWMU](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/cwmu/)
- [Deseret CWMU](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/deseret-cwmu/)
- [Utah DWR](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-dwr/)
- [Utah Division of Wildlife](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-division-of-wildlife/)
- [freedom of information](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/freedom-of-information/)
- [wandering officer](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/wandering-officer/)
- [miguel deras](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/miguel-deras/)
- [Lauren McCluskey](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/lauren-mccluskey/)
- [bus bench](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/bus-bench/)
- [Rose Park](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/rose-park/)
- [public transportation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/public-transportation/)
- [Wade Lemon](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/wade-lemon/)
- [canned hunt](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/canned-hunt/)
- [big game](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/big-game/)
- [navajo nation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/navajo-nation/)
- [dcfs](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/dcfs/)
- [child abuse](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/child-abuse/)
- [Larry H. Miller](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/larry-h-miller/)
- [major league baseball](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/major-league-baseball/)
- [Steve Starks](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/steve-starks/)
- [Owen Fuller](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/owen-fuller/)
- [Lucid](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/lucid/)
- [Lex Bell](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/lex-bell/)
- [Moab police](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/moab-police/)
- [misconduct](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/misconduct/)
- [Housing](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/housing/)
- [section 8](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/section-8/)
- [housing choice voucher](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/housing-choice-voucher/)
- [211](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/211/)
- [affordable housing](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/affordable-housing/)
- [utah section 8](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-section-8/)
- [utah water](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-water/)
- [Las Vegas](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/las-vegas/)
- [water conservation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/water-conservation/)
- [how do i follow the utah legislature](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/how-do-i-follow-the-utah-legislature/)
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- [utah lawmakers](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-lawmakers/)
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- [utah housing corporation](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-housing-corporation/)
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- [CROWN](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/crown/)
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- [Amendment D](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/amendment-d/)
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- [SB277](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/sb277/)
- [Senator McKell](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/senator-mckell/)
- [transparency](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/transparency/)
- [Sen. McKell](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/sen-mckell/)
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- [utah opioids](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-opioids/)
- [opioid epidemic](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/opioid-epidemic/)
- [Utah Harm Reduction](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-harm-reduction/)
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- [Nuclear power](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/nuclear-power/)
- [small modular reactor](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/small-modular-reactor/)
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- [nuclear consortium](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/nuclear-consortium/)
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- [stalking](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/stalking/)
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- [opioid settlement](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/opioid-settlement/)
- [opioid crisis](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/opioid-crisis/)
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- [war on drugs](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/war-on-drugs/)
- [Transparent Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/transparent-utah/)
- [webinar](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/webinar/)
- [free training](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/free-training/)
- [Utah Reporters Almanac](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-reporters-almanac/)
- [state records committee](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/state-records-committee/)
- [Carlos Trujillo](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/carlos-trujillo/)
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- [upper limit](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/upper-limit/)
- [Medicaid](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/medicaid/)
- [Beaver City](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/beaver-city/)
- [Beaver Valley Hospital](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/beaver-valley-hospital/)
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- [Iron County Sheriff](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/iron-county-sheriff/)
- [Washington County](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/washington-county/)
- [Ryan Shaum](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/ryan-shaum/)
- [HB 430](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/hb-430/)
- [Bromine](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/bromine/)
- [HEAL Utah](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/heal-utah/)
- [storm water](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/storm-water/)
- [pollution](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/pollution/)
- [runoff](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/runoff/)
- [Utah Stormwater Coalition](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-stormwater-coalition/)
- [Bear River](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/bear-river/)
- [Jordan River](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/jordan-river/)
- [Kingston family](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/kingston-family/)
- [American Chemical](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/american-chemical/)
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- [water quality](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/water-quality/)
- [David Remley](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/david-remley/)
- [David gene Remley](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/david-gene-remley/)
- [SLC rentals](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/slc-rentals/)
- [Utah housing](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-housing/)
- [low income housing](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/low-income-housing/)
- [affordable development](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/affordable-development/)
- [valar atomics](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/valar-atomics/)
- [utah nuclear](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/utah-nuclear/)
- [nuclear energy](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/nuclear-energy/)
- [small modular reactors](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/small-modular-reactors/)
- [Kip Mock](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/kip-mock/)
- [San Rafael Energy Research Center](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/san-rafael-energy-research-center/)
- [Kerry Arbon](https://www.utahinvestigative.org/tag/kerry-arbon/)
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