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Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Climate
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Scattered snow showers taper off to close the workweek, drier weekend ahead
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy weekend, Utah! We had a wintry close to the workweek, and the northerly flow in place will allow for daytime highs to remain slightly below average Saturday. Expect temperatures to climb into the mid 40s along the Wasatch Front, with a range of 50s popping up in central and southern Utah. Highs rebound to average Sunday and high pressure allows for dry skies. High pressure will dominate the weather story through Monday and by the start of the workweek, southwest flow will increase, which will take highs to start the work week about ten degrees above average. Sen. Dan Thatcher leaves Republican party for Utah Forward party A few days of quiet conditions will come to an end though, with another area of low pressure moving through the Desert Southwest Monday into Tuesday, bringing the chance of isolated showers to parts of Utah, including the south. While we look unsettled for the mid-week, winds will uptick Wednesday ahead of another storm system. By Wednesday night, a more organized, potent trough looks to bring another round of abundant mountain snow and the potential for valley snow through Friday. We will see how this colder, stronger storm evolves so stay tuned for updates. We'll keep you posted on the latest information in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
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Sen. Dan Thatcher leaves Republican party for Utah Forward party
SALT LAKE CITY () — On the final day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Utah Senator Dan Thatcher announced he was switching parties – leaving the GOP for . Thatcher, who ran unopposed in 2022, has served in the state legislature since 2011. He currently represents District 11 which covers Tooele County and a portion of West Valley. His current term runs through 2026 when he is up for re-election. During a press conference, Thatcher explained that it was his frustrations with the disconnect between the public and legislators that led to his decision. He argued that the Utah legislature has 'gone away from the people.' 'You're not imagining it, you're not crazy – we don't listen to you. We don't have to listen to you because you don't elect us,' said Thatcher. 'The system in Utah is set up so that very very few people actually make that decision and it's probably not you. And I think that is the core of the disconnect between the actions of the legislature and the needs and the values of the public that we're supposed to represent.' He is now the only third-party lawmaker in both the Utah Senate and Utah House of Representatives. The Utah Forward Party is a local chapter founded of the national , founded by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Adam Teuscher, the Utah Forward Party State Chair, previously told ABC4 the party started its efforts in 2023 and put its first candidates on the ballot in 2024. According to , Utah Foward runs on 'doing, not dividing,' which they say means rejecting political extremes and working together to take 'real action.' 'We're not building a copy of the current parties, which are dragging our country backward,' the Utah Foward Party's website reads. 'We're moving American politics forward, with a party focused on innovative, collaborative, and common-sense solutions that work for the majority.' Their include environmental sustainability, preservation of the Great Salt Lake, housing availability, and addressing homelessness. The Utah Forward Party says it welcomes diverse thinking and new ideas and will approach colleagues with 'grace and tolerance.' This article is being updated… Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
