The Capitol Preservation Board picked Sabin Howard’s Grand Liberty Arch for the Utah State Capitol, choosing it over proposals honoring the railroad and Utah women. The large bronze arch is being pitched as a 60-foot civic centerpiece and will proceed through the board’s formal placement and fundraising process.

A new visitors' center at Temple Square opens May 18 with a 30‑minute "Inside a Temple" tour, a Carrara marble "Come Unto Me" statue and a Salt Lake Temple model.

Navajo Nation and Utah Film Commission signed an MOU to keep filming within Monument Valley while training local crews and protecting sacred sites. The deal ties state incentives to tribal oversight and seeks to grow Indigenous storytelling on screen.