SALT LAKE CITY -- New water supplies, including the Bear River, will be needed to quench the thirst of fast-growing suburbs around Salt Lake City in the coming decades, according to a state report released Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah House has rejected a bill that would have prevented school boards from paying teachers who miss work while performing certain union duties.

Lawmakers voted 34-25 against Senate Bill 77 Tuesday.

The bill was amended on the floor of the House to include a number of loopholes through which teachers could qualify for paid leave.

But those exceptions didn't satisfy the bill's critics, who called it a one-size-fits-all approach that wouldn't work when applied to a diverse body of school districts.

OGDEN -- The city council during a Tuesday night work session made some minor language changes to a proposed ordinance to limit the number of payday lenders that can operate in Ogden.