Davis County's clerk detailed the chain-of-custody, signature checks and offline equipment that guard ballots, while clerks warned that national rhetoric is confusing voters.
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Democrat Jonny Larsen, Libertarian Taylor Wright and unaffiliated candidate Steven Burt answered questions on affordability and water, and Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy did not respond.
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A 405-townhome plat in Inverness, a 71-lot subdivision and a general plan change from residential to heavy commercial were among the items set for Tuesday.
Iron County's draft would cap water use at 50,000 gallons a day for big projects, and Box Elder officials say their rules will land on the restrictive end.
· From KUER: Politics & Government
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Salt Lake’s organizing committee ended the 2002 Games with a surplus that funded venue upkeep, but governments paid for security, transport and other services outside its books. Dated, scoped figures show why.
A $110 million federally guaranteed loan helped Geneva Steel emerge from bankruptcy in 2001. Within a year the Utah mill was idle and back in bankruptcy; the government paid $92.1 million on its guarantee, and the equipment was sold to a Chinese steelmaker for $40 million.
A Utah promoter sold plastic solar lenses for $3,500 each with the pitch that buyers could zero out their federal taxes. Courts found the technology never worked, upheld a $50 million disgorgement order and denied investors’ credits, and a receiver has spent years chasing the money.
SunFirst’s search for capital drew it into illegal online-poker processing. Its closure, a banker’s guilty plea and the receivership’s later termination show how payment access, bank solvency and customer protection intersected.
UIA has proposed up to $25 million in new bonds for the fiber network it shares with UTOPIA. This guide explains how the two agencies’ books differ, what the records show, and what remains unconfirmed.
First Security’s failed combination with Zions and its 2000 acquisition by Wells Fargo show how shareholder decisions and local competition shaped Utah banking consolidation.
Utah has built financial cushions and paid down bonds. A review of its state accounts also finds slower growth in budget balances, a sharp preliminary drop in corporate taxes and financial controls that auditors said needed repair.
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The FTC and the Utah and Nevada attorneys general sued Lens.com on October 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Their complaint alleges that advertised contact-lens prices omit substantial mandatory checkout fees and that AutoRefill charges, cancellation instructions and cancellation deadlines were not clearly disclosed.
Utah’s Department of Financial Institutions lists five industrial-bank applications as pending in a tracker last updated August 21. Four other industrial-bank proposals show state approval but remain opening pending.
The September 29 gathering in Salt Lake City put agentic AI in lending, servicing, customer experience and oversight on the same agenda. The practical question for banks is how to give software useful authority while retaining evidence, control and accountability.
Salt Lake City-based LoanPro announced a partnership to embed Spring Labs’ AI tools for complaint management and quality assurance in its lending platform beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026. Credit, transaction and fraud-dispute workflows are planned to follow in 2027.
The FinWise settlement materials listed September 29, 2026 for exclusions and objections, which has now passed, and the objection instructions conflicted: the notice gave an administrator postmark deadline, while the court order required court filing and mailing to counsel. Claims are due October 29; the court has scheduled a final approval hearing for December 10, 2026, and payment requires final approval.
MoonPay announced a definitive agreement on September 23, 2026 to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a Salt Lake City-based private-markets infrastructure provider. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Utah announced its participation in a Credit Acceptance settlement providing $694 million in cash restitution and canceled debt nationwide. The headline amount is not all cash. Utah's announcement identifies 124 affected consumers and approximately $1.9 million in state-related relief, including amounts paid directly to the state. The states alleged unaffordable lending and inadequate oversight of dealer add-on products; those allegations should remain attributed.
Utah Senator John Curtis announced his support for the bipartisan AI Whistleblower Protection Act. His office says the proposal would protect covered disclosures involving federal-law violations, national security or public safety, prohibit retaliation and prevent nondisclosure agreements from blocking protected reports.
California closed Irvine-based Nano Banc on September 25 and appointed the FDIC as receiver. Sandy, Utah-based Sunwest Bank agreed to assume substantially all deposits and purchase selected assets. Sunwest says customer access continues and the branch is scheduled to reopen under its name September 28.
The Utah Bankers Association lists the AI-Native Banking and Fintech Conference for September 29, 9 AM–6 PM Mountain Time, at the Ken Garff University Club at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Industrial banks, specialty lenders and fintech partnerships anchor Utah’s banking ecosystem. The ABA Annual Convention is scheduled for Salt Lake City, October 25–27.
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