A Trump administration policy that is being described as “stupid” was reportedly based in part on a 2022 proposal from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.
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A business that had received $2 million closed its new facility — which Utah’s main economic development agency didn’t know until months later, an audit found. Oversight is improving under new leadership, an auditor said. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Gov. Spencer Cox has now appointed more justices to the bench than any governor in Utah history. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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The oversight is part of a larger issue, auditors said — the failure to have safeguards that catch errors effectively. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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President Donald Trump calls concerns about AI a "HOAX." But Gov. Spencer Cox has become the latest governor to call on Congress to establish a national framework for its development. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Donald Trump, who has long claimed without evidence that fraud is rampant in mail voting, was dealt a major blow by the Supreme Court this week. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Sen. Mike Lee is publicly siding with President Donald Trump’s Justice Department as it investigates his state’s elections chief, a fellow Republican. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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In Utah, the rate of immigration arrests from 2022 to this spring was higher than rates in New York and California, a new study shows. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Utah has allowed undocumented high school graduates who have applied for legal residency to pay in-state college rates since 2002, when Utah’s Republican-dominated Legislature passed a law allowing the tuition break. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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After first saying he didn't have a conflict of interest, Justice John Nielsen agreed to sit out Planned Parenthood's challenge to the Legislature's three-judge panels. The group had sought to have have Nielsen disqualified over his work for a pro-life ... sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Utah has agreed not to enforce a controversial law requiring age verification on adult content websites and to crack down on VPNs that seek to circumvent it. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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About 95% of Utah voters rely on the ballot automatically sent to them to vote. But if they don't opt in by 2029, those mail-in ballots will stop coming. Here’s how to make sure you receive one. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Utah's Capitol Preservation Board twice voted down a memorial for a Black man who was lynched at the Capitol. So Salt Lake City put up its own monument across the street. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Gov. Spencer Cox essentially finalized a makeover of the Utah Supreme Court on Friday, appointing Mike Menssen and Matthew Bell to fill two vacancies on the expanded high court. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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The National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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What issues — from data centers to immigration policy — are on your mind ahead of Utah's 2026 midterm elections? Help us pick which topics to ask candidates about. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Utah is expected to receive $212 million of the massive $12.2 billion settlement over the next ten years, the governor's office said. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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The four people threatened with defamation lawsuits by outgoing Senate President J. Stuart Adams have a clear message: We won’t be silenced. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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