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Megan Banta

Megan Banta

Data Enterprise Reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune

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    Recent Articles

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    In construction fraud crackdown, Utah issues $38,000 in fines

    Utah licensing officials said the number of citations it issued last month indicates “persistent compliance issues" with construction licensing laws.
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    Why a former SLC office building is being called a national model f...

    Arbor 515 sits at the eastern edge of downtown and, once fully converted, will boast 96 housing units ranging from studios to four bedrooms, many of which will serve moderate and low-income families.
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    No food stamps? Why federal shutdown will lead to more empty shelve...

    SNAP, also known as food stamps, is fully funded by the federal government and helps about 86,000 Utah households buy food each month, the state said. With the continual government shutdown, that aid will cease.
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    Utah may be 235k homes short in 30 years. So lawmakers look to cons...

    “This is not prescriptive,” said Kamron Dalton, the managing director of operations at the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. “It is where we are headed if we do not change anything.”
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    Thousands of Utahns could face a hard choice if ‘enhanced’ Affordab...

    Democrats want to keep "enhanced" help for people who have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act — and they're trying to demand it in debates over funding and reopening the federal government. Here's the impact on Utah if the subsidy expires.
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    Utah’s new HOA ombudsman coming in with a blank slate

    The Salt Lake Tribune sat down with Erin Rider, Utah's new HOA ombudsman, to talk about the office she's leading.
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    See how many toxic chemicals were released in your Utah neighborhoo...

    See which facilities in Utah are releasing toxic chemicals near where you live, based on newly released data for 2024.
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    How projectors in a Lehi warehouse may help Utahns save on housing

    This new tech business with a massive warehouse in Lehi lets home builders and future home owners walk through their blueprints. Here's why it's saving people money.
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    How the Fed cutting interest rates may impact Utah’s housing market

    The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week. Will that help or hurt Utah's housing market?
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    Gov. Cox provides update on Charlie Kirk shooting investigation, in...

    Gov. Cox confirmed during a Sunday morning interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that Tyler James Robinson’s roommate was a “romantic partner, a male transitioning to female.” The governor also stressed that Robinson’s partner is cooperating with law enforcement.
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    Investors are buying housing less often in Utah — except in Salt La...

    Few investors are looking to Utah's housing market to build wealth — except around Salt Lake City.
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    Utah’s massive open-pit copper mine wants to expand. Here’s a look ...

    The Bingham Canyon Mine won't get any deeper, but it might get wider than the current 2.5-mile span of the giant hole Rio Tinto Kennecott has been digging for decades in the Oquirrh Mountains.
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    As federal housing efforts face cuts, states — including Utah — are...

    A Utah program is among 15 "tried and tested" solutions in the State and Local Housing Action Plan that Gov. Spencer Cox helped create.
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    Housing crisis: Why these Utahns are OK with their daily commutes

    “I would love to own, but I’m not going to leave my neighborhood to do it,” one respondent told The Salt Lake Tribune. “And therefore, I rent.”
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    Utah is facing an ‘alarming’ new threat to affordable housing. It’s...

    Utahns have faced what the state’s Division of Consumer Protection calls a “staggering” amount of losses — $32 million in the past three years — to construction fraud.
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    Why Park City is more expensive than Honolulu, Cape Cod and the Ham...

    Tourists looking to buy a home in Park City would see better prices in nearly every other vacation destination, but real estate agents say there are unique draws for the Utah ski town.
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    How long is your commute? The Tribune wants to know.

    More than 250,000 Utahns travel more than 30 minutes to get to work, and more than 75,000 commute more than an hour. The Salt Lake Tribune wants to hear about how long it takes you to travel to work and why.
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    How a Utah congregation is using its former home to support housing

    First Congregational Church sold its building and is using half of the money to help with homelessness, housing and hunger.
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    Utah jumps two spots in chemical releases, EPA says. Here’s why.

    Utah jumped to second in a federal database of states’ total toxic chemical releases – a rise mostly attributable to the Bingham Canyon Mine, according to the EPA.
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    These five Utah cities grew the most last year. Did your hometown g...

    Use our searchable database to see if the place you call home grew or shrank between 2023 and 2024.
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    Can housing support in Utah be more efficient? State looks to strea...

    In Utah, housing programs are spread over at least eight different state agencies and boards, based on a headache-inducing flow chart the state's housing czar shared with lawmakers.