Around 95% of Utah voters use the ballot that arrives in their mailbox, but starting in 2029, voters will have to opt in to continue receiving a ballot ahead of an election. Utahns who want to avoid missing that deadline — and possibly their chance to vote — can opt in now.

I run a Utah girls-only Discord for 18+ women who wanna make friends, find people to game with, yap, play cozy games, horror games, FPS, literally whatever, and just have a cute little community of girls to hang out with ♡

We already have a good bunch of girls who hang out IRL too, so it’s not just an online friend group!! We’ve been doing little meetups and hanging out together, and we’re always trying to get more girls involved ♡

It’s 18+ + Utah only + girls only. If you identify as female, you’re welcome ♡

I’m not posting the Discord link publicly because I don’t want random men joining and ruining the girls only vibe lol. If you’re an Utah girl and wanna join, DM me and I’ll send you the invite privately!

Come make some girl friends and game with us pls ₊˚⊹♡ ps this post has been approved by mods!

Driving today and seeing Reagan billboards got me thinking. Who are the worst Utah companies? I mean dirty, slimy, shouldn’t do any business with or work for companies?

Just found out I’m pregnant with my second and I’m desperately trying to find a pro vbac OB. It’s really important to me to have someone who will push for it and not just “allow” it. I was hoping to go to the midwives at the U but they don’t take my insurance and the other midwife programs won’t deliver a Vbac. I’ve asked one a couple of FB group pages and have found no luck. Does anyone have any recommendations? I’m in Lehi but I’m willing to travel for the right provider.

Video shows pretty well why this is an issue. If you look at the thumbnail even you can see the freeway thinned out in front of the person impeding. It created congestion behind the driver in the left lane across the whole freeway.

Utah's state and local governments hand out business tax incentives to businesses wanting to build in the state. Digging through scattered data, I found at least 19 separate state-level programs that give up tax revenue to private companies. Nine are tax credits. Two are sales tax exemptions with no ceiling. Six are authorities the Legislature created that divert property or sales tax revenue inside a defined boundary.

Utah's main business recruitment tool is the Economic Development Tax Increment Financing credit, run by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. Since 2004 the state has signed 359 awards. Those contracts promised about 151,000 jobs and roughly $62 billion in capital investment. Against that, the state authorized about $2.6 billion in credits.

The credit is post-performance and refundable. A company that misses its benchmarks gets nothing.

2026 is running higher than any prior year, driven by one $172 million award to Creekstone Energy for AI data center and power infrastructure. That award is tied to 106 jobs. It works out to about $1.6 million in forgone state revenue per job. The median award across the whole program is about $7,900 per job.

64% of awards went to companies already operating in Utah, and those companies hold 77% of the authorized dollars.

Authorized is a different category than paid. 86 contracts were signed and never issued. Of the 237 the state reports on, 166 sit under 25% of their cap, meaning a lot of these deals don't end up paying out the full reimbursement. Why that is, I don't know. Utah publishes that data in 25-point buckets, so there is no public figure for how many dollars any individual company has actually received.

The 25 largest awards hold 58% of every authorized dollar. The average share of new state revenue rebated has climbed from 18.4% in 2018 to 33.0% across the 13 awards recorded so far in 2026.

Separately, Utah exempted data center equipment from sales tax in 2020 for facilities over 150,000 square feet. The exemption applies at the point of sale, so no agency records what it costs and the public is left without any data to evaluate the deal. A legislative policy memo requested by Sen. Nate Blouin in July 2026 confirmed that and gave lawmakers three options: repeal it, convert it to a refund so the cost is trackable, or tie it to performance.

The State of Utah commissioned a study reporting a 454% return for FY2019 through 2022. That figure counts all new state revenue from an incentivized project and credits it to the incentive. If the company would have built here anyway, it still is counted, which obviously isn't right. The calculation produces 454% either way.

What do you guys think of these business incentive deals? Do you think paying $1.6M per added job for a data center is worth it to the taxpayer? Are there other community benefits from data centers you've seen that usually get missed? Or are these lopsided 'sweetheart' deals for these businesses?

Full writeup with sources and the underlying award file in the comments!

Will visit Bentonite hills again. Long Dong Silver, Goblins… any other must see natural miracles? Especially ominous ones or extremely synchronized colors.

Thank you

Sauced Up Salsa is now number 1 salsa company in Utah, winning multiple awards one year after another.
Recently the workload is increasing and we need people to come help. THIS JOB IS LOCATED IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH.

We are looking for a

-Demo/Delivery Driver
You will be going to the stores and sampling our salsa to people. You will also be delivering our salsa around to stores and peoples homes.

-Chip Maker
Exactly how it sounds, you make chips. Bag and label and make sure we keep up with our chip supply. Clean up your area after. Really easy.

All of this is part time work and flexible. All training will be done during the day but after you are trained we don’t care when you go in.

Email us if interested!!
saucedupsalsa@yahoo.com

Most of the recommendations I see for cosmetic surgeons are for breast augmentations, tummy tucks, etc. Has anyone had a chin implant in Utah and have a surgeon they recommend? This is truly the only procedure I want done, so looking for someone who is both a trusted doctor but also won’t try to convince me that I need any other work done.

Additionally, what was the cost of the procedure if you’ve had a chin implant? I live in DC, but looking into getting it done at Christmas when I’m visiting family in Utah for a few weeks. Just prevalence of providers in the area I figure it’ll probably be cheaper/better overall to do it in Utah.

Thanks in advance for recommendations/advice

A photo en route from Sugar House Park to Hidden Hollow at the golden hour.

Hey everyone! I posted here a couple of months ago about seeking volunteer mentors for USU’s 4-H Mentoring program in Weber and Davis Counties, and I wanted to give a quick update.

Since then, we’ve had some really successful events where we’ve been able to meet and recruit more kids into the program. It’s been awesome to see the interest from families.

The downside is that we now have quite a few kids ready for a mentor, and we need a few more people willing to step up and be that person for them.

Mentoring is pretty simple. You’re matched with one kid and spend about an hour a week together. Maybe you grab some food, go for a hike, play basketball or video games, work on homework, or just hang out and talk.

You don’t need any special experience, and you definitely don’t need to have life figured out. These kids mostly need someone who will show up, listen to them, and take an interest in their lives.

That’s really what has stuck with me while doing this. An hour might not feel like much to us, but having an adult who chooses to spend that hour with you every week can mean a lot to a kid.

So if you’ve thought about mentoring before or want to volunteer in new ways for your community, we could really use you right now. And if it’s not something you can do personally, sharing this with someone you think would make a good mentor would help too.

I am happy to answer any questions about what it’s like, the time commitment, the screening process, or anything else. Feel free to comment or message me!

Hello, I’m looking for a new bank or credit union. Bonus points for early direct deposit, or bonuses for new accounts.
This is just for personal checking and savings, no business or large deposits and withdrawals.

I want to hear everyone’s good and bad experiences.

I used to be with AFCU for years and over time I just had a hard time with their customer service. I really enjoyed how easy their app was to navigate.
I’ve been with MACU now, and recently I can never get ahold of anyone. I also don’t like how their app is almost always down. The main thing I enjoy is that I’m paid 2 days early and that has saved me a lot of stress.

I heard the thunder and decided to time-lapse the latest storm. The phone is propped against my window screen, so that's why it starts to move when the wind picks up.

Hello,

With rising meat prices and the worry about local farmers due to importing foreign beef, my wife and I are considering buying a quarter/half of a beef. I have never ordered one before. We usually buy our meat from Harmons. Two of the places we have looked at online are Utah Natural Meats and Christiansens Family Farm. Utah Natural Meat is $9.90 a lb for packaged beef out the door. Christiansens is $6.30 a lb hanging weight. Do you guys have any recommendations between the two or helping determine which one is a better deal from someone who has done this process before? Much appreciated!

Hey there! I'm spending a week in boulder UT stargazing and can take my time getting there from Provo airport. Looking for some guidance for a route south as it looks like there are multiple options. I'll be in a 4*4 4runner and don't mind taking the time to get there but seems like there are three main options - 15 to the Nebo Loop byway to 89, 6 to 89 right out of Provo, and 89/6/191/10. This will be my first time doing this and trip is sept 9-16th if you have any suggestions for sights, 1-night stay possibilities on the way down, and anything else I might not be thinking of. Appreciate the help or links to ideas!

the only way to get kids to sit still and make a memory. Sunsets at knolls

So my 11 year old recently got diagnosed with level 2 and they did recommend ABA therapy for him. Problem is, I don’t know where to necessarily start looking even with the place where he got the diagnosis and his pediatrician recomdations. I know they’re recommended by those places but I’m a broke single mother and needing places to take my insurance(Select health, but even then they’re covering less and less)