On am whim, just now, I exited all my tabs/windows and cleared my taskbar of 1,000 PDFs and I have never felt more alive

ProPublica journalists go on strike partly over use of AI Newsrooms around the country have struggled to set rules for AI. At ProPublica, which specializes in investigative journalism, the issue is especially fraught.

After more than two years of stalled contract negotiations, ProPublica journalists went on strike Wednesday.

At the heart of the dispute: How much of ProPublica’s work can be off-loaded to AI.

SLC mayor shares details from meeting with ICE, including potential warehouse capacity Mayor Erin Mendenhall said she met with ICE officials last week.

AND NOW we have confirmed the 7,500 (up to 10,000) number: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03...

How ICE’s Salt Lake City warehouse could fit into Trump’s deportation machine Key questions about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s planned Salt Lake City detention center remain unanswered, but an internal memo offers a glimpse of what may be ahead.

Just fyi, I was working on older info when I cited the 7,500 number in the above post. That number is squishy. Here's more on how SLC could fit into the Trump administration's mass deportation plans:

ICE is now looking for office space in West Valley City. Here’s what we know. After purchasing a large Salt Lake City warehouse to convert into a detention center, ICE is considering leasing coworking space in West Valley City.

Recent ICE moves in/around Salt Lake City:

• January: Enters into a $10.4M contract w GEO Transport to transport detainees in SLC-area
• March 11: Spent $145.4M on huge warehouse to convert into a detention facility to hold 7,500 people
• March 30: Filed RFI for office space in West Valley City

ICE says its SLC detention center would be an economic boon. They won’t show their math — but we tried to check it anyway. ICE says its planned SLC detention center will bring in 9,893 jobs and add $1.1 billion to Utah’s GDP. But the agency won’t show how it calculated those figures, and local leaders and experts are skep...

Soon after news broke that ICE bought a huge SLC warehouse to convert into a detention center, the agency touted its economic benefits: 9,893 jobs, $1.1 billion to GDP and $238.7M in tax revenue.

I asked how they arrived at those figures. ICE never responded. Here, I tried to check their math:

Very interesting pitch this morning. I thought every month was stress awareness month????

This beloved Utah company was founded before statehood. It’s closing in a few weeks. After six generations and more than 160 years, Daynes Music — Utah’s longtime Steinway dealer and a hub for pianists across the state — is closing its doors. The family business helped shape Utah’s mu...

For six generations, the Daynes name has adorned Utah’s only Steinway piano shop. The family of England-born LDS converts arrived in Utah in 1862 with a small organ they hauled across the plains in a covered wagon. They’ve been sharing music with Utahns ever since.

That all ends soon. Here's why:

Utah’s gasoline prices surge 16%, and that may spill over into inflation elsewhere If gasoline and diesel costs stay high, analysts say, Utah consumers may see prices increase for many more goods.

Gasoline prices in Utah have risen about 45 cents per gallon since last week, and diesel jumped more than 65 cents.

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‘It’s not a mild virus, it’s a severe illness,’ Utah health officials warn as measles cases keep climbing Measles cases continue to climb across Utah, with more than 350 infections reported since June. Health officials say many underestimate how severe the virus can be.

Measles cases continue to climb across Utah, with more than 350 infections reported since June. Health officials say many underestimate how severe the virus can be.

You'd be right. I was pretty shocked at how low the numbers have gotten recently.

To retain their rights, unmarried fathers must sign up on Utah's Putative Father Registry. How many men would you guess appeared on the registry last year?

‘Your kid is gone’: How Utah adoption laws can cost fathers their parental rights He planned to be at the hospital when his daughter was born. Instead, he got an email saying she had been placed for adoption. His case sheds light on Utah’s strict — and largely unknown — putative fa...

A sweeping reform bill is sailing through #utleg right now and would significantly change Utah's adoption laws to thwart unethical cases of "adoption tourism" — which critics say Utah has become a haven for bc of its lax laws. The bill, however, doesn't address unmarried fathers' rights.

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8 signatures shy: Push to repeal Prop 4 appears in peril as final signatures are counted The Republican push to repeal Prop 4 and restore the Legislature's power to gerrymander political districts is on thin ice, but signature counting continues.

WILDEST finish to Prop 4 repeal!

GOP-led repeal group has met the statewide mark & qualified in 25 of 26 required Senate districts.

But they're 8 sigs shy in SD7.

Davis clerk says he has THREE packets left and "a pretty good bunch" of removal forms.

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‘I am truly sorry’: A Utah adoption agency closes suddenly A 10-year-old adoption agency has closed down, as Utah legislators appear inclined to approve a bill that would rein in some of the industry's most-criticized practices.

Brighter Adoptions closed today, as #utleg seems poised to pass a reform bill that would significantly alter Utah's adoption laws to curb "adoption tourism."

The director told families waiting for adoptions to go through: "I am truly sorry for the stress and financial impact this may cause you."

Squatty Potty creator arrested in Utah on charge of buying child sexual abuse material The 50-year-old Utah man, Robert "Bobby" Edwards, who co-founded Squatty Potty, has been indicted on a federal charge of receiving images depicting child sexual abuse.

The 50-year-old Utah man, Robert "Bobby" Edwards, who co-founded Squatty Potty, has been indicted on a federal charge of receiving images depicting child sexual abuse.

Utah’s largest employer is freezing pension contributions for more than 22,000 workers Intermountain Health will freeze its pension plan in 2026 and shift fully to 401(k)s, affecting more than 22,000 Utah caregivers.

For 50 years, Intermountain Health has sponsored pension plans, which provide retirees a guaranteed payout. That's an outlier in this (relatively) new world where 401(k)s have proliferated. After this year though, Intermountain's pensions are going away for good. I tried to explain why this matters:

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Utah has never had a plan to support Native American students—despite decades of data showing they are left behind.

In districts here w/ the most Indigenous students, only 1 in 10 are reading on grade level.

Now the state could be required to step up.

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Thinking about Braum's today

You’ll want to sit down for this: Changes are coming to Broadway Centre Cinemas Changes are coming to Broadway Centre Cinemas. The old blue chairs are being removed and will be replaced with such features as 'loveseat seating' and side tables for snacks

Say goodbye to the well-loved rows of blue chairs 👋

I'm always just asking you all for things. That's kinda rude :( What do you want from me?

How about any longtime Intermountain employees who have (somewhat) recently retired? Trying to talk to someone who retired *with* pension benefits so I can better understand what that looks like

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A 25-year-old man was working as a driver for people with disabilities when three men he had left alone in his vehicle were found dead — and he’s now been charged with murder.
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The prison expansion push is raising concerns among some advocates and attorneys — particularly given a push for spending cuts statewide. www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/02/10...

After 2026 Intermountain's pension plan will be canceled. It's the largest employer in Utah, and I'm looking to talk to people who are impacted by this — who were counting on pension benefits but won't get them in the way they thought they would. Is this you or someone you know?

Months of searching, mounting stress: Why Silicon Slopes hiring feels like it’s at a standstill, and why experts say there’s hope Artificial intelligence is a factor, but so is overhiring, higher interest rates and more cautious employers — all as displaced Utah tech workers grow frustrated and increasingly desperate.

We asked readers a few months ago about their experience looking for work. We heard from many frustrated people, and we saw a pattern: Tech workers are going a long time without work. I talked to some of them and experts to figure out what's going on.

Yes, AI is a factor, but it's not the only one:

Students walked out at Clayton Middle School as part of the day of anti-ICE demonstrations.
(Video courtesy of The Tribune’s @paighten.bsky.social)
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Same. You get it.

In Utah, here’s why experts say it took nearly 130 years for any bars to unionize Utah’s longest running gay bar made history again in November as the state’s first unionized bar. It happened in a state where organized labor has long struggled to gain a foothold in the service indu...

The journey for Utah's oldest gay bar to unionize and make history yet again was a long, arduous one. It didn't start in September, when its workers announced the union, but pre-statehood. Here's why the move was so significant and what it could mean for labor in the state going forward: