Leia Larsen

1 week ago | sltrib.com | Leia Larsen

The Utah State Auditor has dinged Vineyard City for obscuring its use of public funds and omitting hefty payments made to developers. After examining financial information from 2018 to 2024, the auditor's office found Vineyard's Redevelopment Agency had not submitted all its transactions to the Transparent Utah website as required by state law. The office outlined its concerns in a six-page limited review issued Thursday afternoon.

1 week ago | millardccp.com | Leia Larsen

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the June 11, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. A controversial pipeline meant for a water-strapped but rapidly growing Iron County community is back on the table. The Pine Valley Water Supply project had been placed on hold, at the local water district’s request, for two years. But the Bureau of […]

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Leia Larsen

Utah taxpayers have lobbed questions at Vineyard's redevelopment agency for months about its oversight of public funds. The city finally provided some answers last week in a memo, which was at least partly written using artificial intelligence, cites Utah court decisions that seemingly don't exist and is causing more confusion than clarity.

2 weeks ago | ironcountytoday.com | Leia Larsen

Iron County takes Pine Valley water pumping off pause. By Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune “This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aims to inform readers across the state.”A controversial pipeline meant for a water-strapped but rapidly growing Iron County community is back on the table. The Pine Valley Water Supply project had been placed on hold, at the local water district’s request, for two years.

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Leia Larsen

A controversial pipeline meant for a water-strapped but rapidly growing Iron County community is back on the table. The Pine Valley Water Supply project had been placed on hold, at the local water district's request, for two years. But the Bureau of Land Management quietly announced late last month that it was resuming an environmental review of the pipeline and its associated wells, solar farm and transmission lines.