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Ute Tribe Sues Over Tabby Mountain

An amended lawsuit by the Ute Indian Tribe alleges Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz led a behind-the-scenes effort to stop the tribe from buying back its ancestral Tabby Mountain land and later helped pass a law to block future purchases. The updated filing, backed by a whistleblower’s claims, also names 13 state officials who were complicit. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]

Utah Population Growth Slows

Utah’s population grew by 44,351 over the past year to 3.55 million, but the growth rate slowed, marking the second consecutive year of slower growth. And for the first time in over a decade, natural births (births minus deaths) became the primary drive of population growth, surpassing net migration. [FOX 13]

New Species Found in the GSL

Utah researchers have identified a previously unknown species in the Great Salt Lake: the nematode Diplolaimelloides woaabi. The discovery confirms the lake is home to at least two distinct roundworm species. [Utah News Dispatch]

Salt Lake’s Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster announced “slop” the 2025 word of the year. What’s the word of the year in SLC? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]