Beehive State News

Utah small business' struggles highlight problems with federal aid programs

By April Bamburg | May 29, 2020

Utah company WolfTraders was one of the small businesses that applied for assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when COVID-19 hit, although it didn’t get quite what it needed.

Popular teen app TIkTok adds "Family Pairing" parental controls

By April Bamburg | May 9, 2020

Parents have more control over their children’s use of the TikTok app, after the company added a "Family Pairing" setting that links parents’ accounts to their teenagers’ accounts.

Utah governor urges EPA to issue waiver of renewable volume obligation

By April Bamburg | Apr 24, 2020

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, in an April 16 letter, joined three other governors in urging EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to put a rush on a waiver of the renewable volume obligation (RVO) under the federal renewable fuel standard as authorized by the Clean Air Act.