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KUER Opponents of Utah’s planned inland port have started a petition calling on the governor to veto this year s inland port bill. This story and more in Thursday evening s news brief.
Thursday evening, March 11, 2021
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Gov. Spencer Cox Reflects On Year Defined By COVID-19
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reflected on the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference Thursday. He said March 11 marks the day when COVID-19 became real for many Utahns. That’s when Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, followed shortly by his teammate Donovan Mitchell. Utah wouldn’t implement a statewide mask mandate until eight months later in November. Now, that’s set to end next month. State health officials reported 646 new cases Thursday. Utah also surpassed 2,000 deaths related to COVID-19. Read the full story.
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A Utah Senate committee passed a bill Monday to distribute funds for the state’s inland port project. The main port will be located on the northwest side of Salt Lake County, but the port authority plans to create “satellite ports” throughout the state.
For the past three years, the Utah Legislature has made tweaks to the state’s inland port project.
This year’s bill, which passed a Senate committee Monday morning, creates a bank to distribute $75 million in loans for inland port infrastructure throughout the state. Utah’s Point of the Mountain and Military Installation Development Authorities could also use the money for their projects.