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Ogden, UT — The 2025 Utah Expungement Summit, organized by the SEG Foundation, the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, Clean Slate Utah, and Rasa Legal, is set to take place on January 22 at the Delta Center. The event, running from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., aims to assist Utah residents in clearing their criminal records at no cost. Now in its second year, the summit is expected to provide essential resources and expert legal support to individuals seeking to expunge their criminal records. Volunteers from Clean Slate Utah and Rasa Legal will be on hand to help attendees determine…

OGDEN, UT — Utah Republicans are gearing up to push for greater state control and less federal oversight in the 2025 legislative session, which begins next week. House Speaker Mike Schultz, speaking at a town hall gathering at Weber State University in Ogden, highlighted the party’s desire to collaborate with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce federal bureaucracy and keep more state revenue within Utah. Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, expressed hope that working with the Trump administration’s DOGE, which is led by figures like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, could help Utah retain more of…