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Late Tuesday night Utah Gov. Spencer Cox expressed hope that former President Donald Trump’s reelection victory would provide an opportunity to unify the Republican Party.

Cox, a longtime Trump skeptic, had extended his support to the Republican nominee for president days after July’s failed assassination attempt in a bid to encourage a more conciliatory approach to Trump’s politics.

“We will work hard to to unite the party over the next four years and to make sure that conservatives and the values that have made Utah so special for so long will continue to be the values of Utah,” Cox told the Deseret News.

Meanwhile, Utahns voted in Rep. John Curtis to replace Mitt Romney in the Senate.

Read more about how Cox plans to bridge divides and read more about how Utah's newest U.S. senator says he will be ‘tip of the spear’ on Social Security reform in the Senate.

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UDOT’s painful short-term work will help move traffic along in days ahead

With Utah the fastest growing state in the nation, the Wasatch Front Regional Council has been kept on its toes. There are construction projects from border to border.

Here are some of the big projects:

“We’re looking out for the next generation that will be living here and we have to coordinate and really look ahead in order to kind of maintain our quality of life,” said Johnnae Nardone, communications manager with the Wasatch Front Regional Council.

Read more about major projects and ongoing improvements The Utah Department of Transportation has going.

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The Nation and The World

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