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Ben Winslow

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Government, Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy reporter for KSTU FOX 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Don’t yell at me for telling you the news, even when it sucks. Support your local news.

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A new study warns that if the West gets another dry winter like we just had? The whole Colorado River Basin is headed to “system crash” with depleted reservoirs and urban and rural communities impacted: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox announces two nominees for the Utah Supreme Court. One’s a federal prosecutor, the other a lawyer for the LDS Church: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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Governor Spencer Cox announces two nominees for the Utah Supreme Court. One’s a federal prosecutor, the other a lawyer for the LDS Church: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the CD-3 Republican primary debate between Celeste Maloy and Phil Lyman focused on a wide variety of issues impacting rural Utahns: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, data centers dominate the debate for CD-2 between Blake Moore and Karianne Lisonbee: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, data centers dominate the debate for CD-2 between Blake Moore and Karianne Lisonbee: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, because of declining water levels at the Great Salt Lake, dozens of boats are being pulled from the marina: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Gov. Cox issues executive order on data center development, directing state agencies to now prioritize protection of water resources, Great Salt Lake, utility ratepayers, air quality, wildlife impacts, and transparent public engagement: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, to keep Utah communities from going “dry,” the DABS has reworked liquor store contracts: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Democratic candidates in Utah’s First Congressional District race spar on topics from health care to data centers and the Great Salt Lake. Click the link here to watch the entire debate: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a phragmites burn near Antelope Island designed to help the Great Salt Lake dumped ash in neighborhoods as far away as Ogden: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, because of declining water levels at the Great Salt Lake, dozens of boats are being pulled from the marina: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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HAPPENING NOW: Because of the declining Great Salt Lake levels, sailboats are being lifted out of the marina by crane. #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Gov. Cox issues executive order on data center development, directing state agencies to now prioritize protection of water resources, Great Salt Lake, utility ratepayers, air quality, wildlife impacts, and transparent public engagement: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Gov. Cox issues an executive order on data center development directing state agencies to now prioritize protection of water resources, Great Salt Lake, utility ratepayers, air quality, wildlife impacts and transparent public engagement: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, to keep Utah communities from going “dry,” the DABS has reworked liquor store contracts: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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To keep Utah communities from going “dry,” the DABS has reworked liquor store contracts: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, it wasn’t an out-of-control wildfire. But a phragmites burn near Antelope Island designed to help the Great Salt Lake dumped ash in neighborhoods as far away as Ogden: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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Mercifully, it wasn’t an out-of-control wildfire. But a phragmites burn near Antelope Island designed to help the Great Salt Lake dumped ash in neighborhoods as far away as Ogden: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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HAPPENING NOW: A phragmites burn near Antelope Island is sending ash into neighborhoods as far away as Ogden. Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands says it’s nothing to panic about. The 1,500-acre prescribed burn is doing what it’s supposed to — helping the Great Salt Lake. #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah’s nuclear ambitions take a leap forward at Governor Spencer Cox’s “Operation Gigawatt Summit” with news that a company is close to testing its small-scale modular reactor: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, in the latest developments on the Box Elder County data center, Governor Spencer Cox promises that developers “don’t get to skip any steps:” www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox has issued an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, one water district estimates it has enough storage to last for a year. After that? There’s trouble. As Utah’s drought situation intensifies? Restrictions and fines may be coming: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature will conduct a study on the environmental impacts of data centers: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive Appropriations Committee has voted to approve a shift in funding on homelessness, that moves away from the “mega-shelter:” www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a judge has set a trial date in Utah’s lawsuit against Meta over addictive algorithms: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah’s nuclear ambitions take a leap forward at Governor Spencer Cox’s “Operation Gigawatt Summit” with news that a company is close to testing its small-scale modular reactor: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, in the latest developments on the Box Elder County data center, Governor Spencer Cox says developers “don’t get to skip any steps:” www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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Utah’s nuclear ambitions take a leap forward at Governor Spencer Cox’s “Operation Gigawatt Summit” with news that a company is close to testing its small-scale modular reactor: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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In the latest developments on the Box Elder County data center, Governor Spencer Cox promises that developers “don’t get to skip any steps:” www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox has issued an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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Governor Spencer Cox has issued an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature will conduct a study on the environmental impacts of data centers: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Gov. Cox is expected to make an emergency drought declaration today as conditions continue to get worse across the state: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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One water district estimates it has enough storage to last for a year. After that? There’s trouble. As Utah’s drought situation intensifies? Restrictions and fines may be coming: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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The Utah State Legislature has ordered a study on the environmental impacts of data centers: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive Appropriations Committee has voted to approve a shift in funding on homelessness, that moves away from the “mega-shelter:” www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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The Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive Appropriations Committee has voted to approve a shift in funding on homelessness, that moves away from the “mega-shelter:” www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a judge has set a trial date in Utah’s lawsuit against Meta over addictive algorithms: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November would require a 60% passage rate if a citizen initiative seeks to raise taxes: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, hundreds demonstrated on Utah’s Capitol Hill against a proposed data center in Box Elder County, calling on political leaders to reverse course: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a lawsuit challenging Utah’s book banning law gets its first hearing in federal court: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah’s chief negotiator over the Colorado River tells me the Trump administration may just have to make some short-term decisions for the states: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Great Salt Lake dust is a big concern for a lot of people. Scientists have been doing a lot of research on it. Here’s what we know, and what we still don’t know about it: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November would require a 60% passage rate if a citizen initiative seeks to raise taxes: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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A proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November would require a 60% passage rate if a citizen initiative seeks to raise taxes: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, hundreds demonstrated on Utah’s Capitol Hill against a proposed data center in Box Elder County, calling on political leaders to reverse course: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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Hundreds demonstrated on Utah’s Capitol Hill against a proposed data center in Box Elder County, calling on political leaders to reverse course: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a lawsuit challenging Utah’s book banning law gets its first hearing in federal court: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a lawsuit challenging Utah’s book banning law gets its first hearing in federal court: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah’s chief negotiator over the Colorado River tells me the Trump administration may just have to make some short-term decisions for the states: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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NEW: Utah’s chief negotiator over the Colorado River tells me the Trump administration may just have to make some short-term decisions for the states: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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Great Salt Lake dust is a big concern for a lot of people. Scientists have been doing a lot of research on it. Here’s what we know, and what we still don’t know about it: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns from the bench after GOP leaders on Capitol Hill demand an investigation into relationships with lawyers in the redistricting case: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, you may have noticed sprinklers running when they shouldn't. I've heard from A LOT of @fox13news.bsky.social viewers about it, saying they're conserving and they see others wasting. Did you know the state runs a website to report it? YOU DO NOW! www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a group of state and federal agencies have recommended to Governor Spencer Cox that he make an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns from the bench after GOP leaders on Capitol Hill demand an investigation into relationships with lawyers in the redistricting case: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned from the state's top court as she faced an investigation demanded by GOP leaders on Capitol Hill over relationships with lawyers in the redistricting case: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a group of state and federal agencies have recommended to Governor Spencer Cox that he make an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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A group of state and federal agencies have recommended to Governor Spencer Cox that he make an emergency drought declaration for Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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The latest on the backers of the Box Elder County data center withdrawing their water rights application — for now: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Utah State Engineer tells me she has begun reviewing the application — and a record number of public protests filed — over water for a massive data center proposed in Box Elder County. But she’s not the only one scrutinizing it: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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The Utah State Engineer tells me she has begun reviewing the application — and a record number of public protests filed — over water for a massive data center proposed in Box Elder County. But she’s not the only one scrutinizing it: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, you may have noticed sprinklers running when they shouldn't. I've heard from A LOT of @fox13news.bsky.social viewers about it, saying they're conserving and they see others wasting. Did you know the state runs a website to report it? YOU DO NOW! www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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So you may have noticed sprinklers running when they shouldn't. I've heard from A LOT of @fox13news.bsky.social viewers about it, saying they're conserving and they see others wasting. Did you know the state runs a website to report it? YOU DO NOW! www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Lower Basin states along the Colorado River have offered a deal for the water that provides life for more than 40 million people in the West. Here's what they're offering: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Great Salt Lake has peaked — a month early: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox says an emergency drought declaration is coming soon: www.fox13now.com/news/utah-dr... #Utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox tells me he believes the states along the Colorado River might be able to reach a short-term deal for water for more than 40 million people in the West: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, construction is under way on a project to connect thousands of miles of trails across Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, a copper mine is reopening in southeastern Utah to meet demands for critical minerals. It’s using robots and other autonomous devices: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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ICYMI, the Lower Basin states along the Colorado River have offered a deal for the water that provides life for more than 40 million people in the West. Here's what they're offering: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

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