Utah

A memorial service for Turning Point USA founder and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after being shot in the neck during his speaking event at Utah Valley University.

Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado have some of the biggest gaps.

This could be because of rising home prices and, in some places, the decline of the mining industry.

The three mineral-rich western states agreed to make their grids more resilient, build transmission lines together, and boost university research and private investment in energy.

Utah lawmakers have given the state more voice in negotiations over the Colorado and Bear rivers. The move, however, has some environmentalists concerned about the sensitive multi-state agreements that govern the rivers.

Wyoming is the latest state to let electric companies off the hook if they create a wildfire mitigation plan. But homeowners can still sue if utilities fail to follow those plans.

Wyoming could be next to require adult sites verify age.

The resolution to hand over wide swaths of public land failed after a bumpy ride in the Senate.

Support from 34 states is needed to hold a convention around limiting federal powers. Nineteen have already signed on, with six more up in the air.