The West has been ground zero for the national housing market correction ever since the Federal Reserve’s fight with inflation sent mortgage rates soaring last year.

Utah's record 11.2 million national parks visits and 11.6 million state parks visits helped propel Utah's tourism to a record-setting $10.56 billion in spending, albeit also through the help of inflation, University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute noted in a report published Wednesday.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the average rent in the Salt Lake City metro area was $1,321 — up 7.5% from a year earlier, per economic research firm Moody's Analytics.

Utah's population increased by 61,242 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Kem C. Gardner Institute.

It's no secret that Utah is growing at a rapid pace and needs more affordable housing. Gov. Spencer Cox even touched on the issue during his State of the State Address.

A once boiling hot housing market that’s been shocked by higher mortgage interest rates is taking its toll on Utah’s housing market.

The proper size of government permeates public policy discussions about homelessness, poverty, and health care. The left and right debate varying degrees of government involvement, typically failing to act and often deteriorating into a state of policy paralysis.

Tribune journalists recently reported that Utah’s alfalfa and other types of hay account for 0.2% of the state’s gross domestic product each year and use 68% of our state’s available water.

SALT LAKE CITY — There's no doubt that the Beehive State is growing, and doing so at a rapid pace, but some population groups aren't growing nearly as fast as others.