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In Dec. 2022 The Arkansas Women’s Commission released its report that analyzed the economic status of women in the workforce. According to Women’s Foundation of Arkansas CEO Anna Beth Gorman, this report is the first to be completed in almost 50 years. 

A man who worked as a security guard was sentenced to prison on Friday for shooting and killing a homeless man as the man was walking away in a case that began in 2018.

With the 2023 Legislative Session just days away, Utahns may be curious to know how the states lawmakers will tackle these concerns.

Middle-class standards in Wyoming continue to evolve in 2023. The average middle-class salary range from $49,018 to $191,628.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has acknowledged the extensions of SNAP benefits emergency funds through January 2023 in some states.

In the upcoming months, two assistance programs that provided food and rent support in Utah during the pandemic will be discontinued.

Utahns are open and welcoming to refugees, but to accept more, we need to solve the affordable housing crisis. How will we house all of the refugees entering Utah?

Middle-class standards in Wyoming continue to evolve in 2023. The average middle-class salary range from $49,018 to $191,628.

The Wyoming Division of Economic Analysis released statistics for the third quarter of 2022 which indicate that major economic drivers such as the mining and energy sectors have added jobs but still lag behind their pre-COVID figures. The leisure and hospitality and professional and business services sectors added some of the most jobs during that time. Despite gains over the last decade in diversifying its economy, the Cowboy State still ranks as one of the least economically diversified states...

Utah Department of Workforce Services is partnering with Silicon Slopes to host a free virtual job fair on Thursday, January 12 that will feature approximately 100 Utah employers.