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City Approves Library Union

On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council approved a historic union contract for nearly 350 Salt Lake City Library workers, officially making it the first public library system in Utah to unionize. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]

Malört Fever Hits Utah

The liquor created to "cure ails" during Prohibition, Chicago’s own Malort, is now being distributed in Utah. We try to explain the frenzy, taste the stuff, and explore their marketing genius. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Who Will Control SLC Roads?

A local advocacy group, Sweet Streets, is warning that Utah’s proposed SB 242 would expand state oversight of Salt Lake City roads and threaten recently installed bus and bike lanes. Lawmakers say the bill is intended to review traffic impacts and enhance safety. [FOX 13]

Utah Considers Younger Drivers

Rep. Nicholeen Peck, R-Tooele, has introduced a bill that would lower Utah’s minimum driving age to 15 ½-years-old and the learner's permit age to 14 ½-years-old. It would also increase the required practice hours to 60 and allow parents to provide drivers education at home. [Deseret News]