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Planned Parenthood Keeps Medicaid Funding

A federal judge ruled that Planned Parenthood of Utah clinics can keep receiving Medicaid reimbursements while they fight a provision in Trump’s tax bill that would have cut off Medicaid funding to abortion providers. Without this funding, hundreds of clinics could close, and over a million patients could lose access to care like birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing. [ABC 4]

Big Budget Movie Films in Moab

The blockbuster “Zeus” will film in Moab, the only U.S. location for the production and one of the largest the city has ever seen. Its local economic impact is estimated at $2.5 million to $3.5 million. [Moab Times Independent]

Cams Capture Wasatch Wildlife

Since 2018, Sageland Collaborative and the University of Utah’s Wasatch Wildlife Watch have used trail cameras and hundreds of volunteers to capture over 1.2 million wildlife photos. The data has informed trail planning and conservation efforts along the Wasatch Front. [Sageland Collaborative]

• Know before you go: What to do if you encounter a mountain lion. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Utah’s Surprising Quality of Life Ranking

CNBC says it’s time to compare Utah and Vermont for quality of life — an 801 vs. 802 smackdown! But if so many people flock to the state for its quality of life, what’s changed? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]