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.

A Salt Lake Tribune analysis found that in the first federal election since Trump retook the White House, his ongoing attack on mail-in voting has had little influence on its popularity in Utah.

The Utah attorney general's office is conducting a "very robust" investigation of Rep. Trevor Lee, the lawmaker's former employer said, and that he's been interviewed for it.

Records show Utah Gov. Cox knew about a massive Box Elder data center proposal months before it was first approved and before he responded to backlash with an order "establishing higher standards for ...

Former Utah Congressman Chris Stewart's lobbying firm has made millions working for foreign countries and American defense companies. And Trump retaking office has fueled business.

Companies with business in front of Utah's Military Installation Development Authority — led by Senate President J. Stuart Adams — have given huge sums to campaign accounts Adams controls.

After a GOP proposal that would have added barriers to voting by mail failed, Utah lawmakers passed a last-minute bill to fund a study of mail-in voting “security."

After the Disability Law Center sued over a law passed by the lawmakers last year, the Legislature is now looking for ways strip the rights group of its federal funding.

Out-of-state efforts to shape Utah's laws feature some of the same activists President Donald Trump has relied on to shape his anti-transgender policies.

The Utah lawmaker most frequently tied to abortion restrictions now wants doctors to differentiate some abortions in medical records — a move opposed by the country’s largest OB-GYN group.

“They have no intention of actually using the data,” a Utah health provider treating transgender youth said.

A powerful legislative committee that oversees the rules created by Utah agencies and courts may get more Republican seats— and Democrats are on board.

“[Pam Bondi] pretty much slandered all of us,” said Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. “And to me, that’s problematic to publicly claim that secretaries of state are not doing our jobs and the federal government has to do it for us. Not OK.”

As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.

Less than a year after two of Utah’s Planned Parenthood clinics were forced to close because the Trump administration withheld the state’s family planning services money, the White House has delivered...

As immigrant arrests continue to surge under President Donald Trump, Utah National Guard troops are being asked to volunteer to help with a fall operation by DHS and ICE.

As Utah expands energy production, EnerguySolutions is buying lawmakers memberships to ALEC, a conservative group pushing policy in nuclear’s direction.

After Gov. Spencer Cox quashed two investigations into Utah's top military commander, the Army has now demoted the former two-star general to lieutenant colonel.

Months after Penna Powers won a $2.6 million contract to help GOP leaders influence public opinion on wresting public lands from the federal government, it donated $23,000 worth of services toward cel...

Gov. Spencer Cox wants to spend $1.8 million convincing Utahns that nuclear energy is a good idea for the state.

Four Utah companies have active contracts with ICE, according to a government database. And at least one has paid to lobby Congress for more money amid increasingly aggressive migrant crackdowns.

Deluged with criticism over social media posts that spread misinformation in the aftermath of the shootings of two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, Utah Sen. Mike Lee deleted a ...

Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.

The GOP Utah lawmaker who sponsored the bill banning pride flags at government buildings has set his sights on erasing another symbol of LGBTQ+ belonging: Harvey Milk Boulevard.

President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to crack down on Utah and around a dozen other states if they continue to provide health care for immigrant children without permanent, legal sta...

Utah Democrats have a long losing streak in statewide races. Front-runners to become the new party boss — one a recent gubernatorial hopeful and the other a young politico who oversaw two difficult De...

The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?

A Utah GOP delegate wanted the party to stand against a president's attempt to run for a third term — as Trump has floated — but Republican delegates voted against it.

With support from generous sponsors and donors, IRE was able to offer more than 60 IRE Conference fellowships.

GOP-led Utah will follow other red states in creating its own version of DOGE. But “Government Reform, Innovation & Transparency,” established by an executive order from Gov. Spencer Cox, will have so...

Between February and March, reports on transgender students’ mental health were quietly removed from Utah's Department of Health and Human Services website.

The idea for a three-digit crisis line started in Utah. Here's what the lawmakers behind it say about a leaked Trump administration budget proposal that would defund the 988 line's LGBTQ+ services.

Under a Trump administration directive to freeze some federal funds that subsidize reproductive health services like birth control and disease testing, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah will clos...

Over the first three months of 2025, Mike Lee's posts on X have reached new heights, pumping up Trump policies and building on his bromance with Elon Musk.

Amid a slew of controversial firings by President Donald Trump’s administration, Melissa Holyoak, Utah’s former solicitor general, is embroiled in a dispute over whether seemingly political terminatio...

After GOP lawmakers passed bills that align with RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda, the HHS secretary will visit Utah for a victory lap.

Utah Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis voted against a CFPB rule that would cap overdraft fees at $5, potentially costing consumers $5 billion annually in savings.

Recording reveals Utah Sen. Todd Weiler suggesting the legislature changed media credential rules to target a specific journalist, saying they were "showing who's the boss."

After President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender people from the military, the Utah National Guard has begun encouraging transgender service members to leave.

While pushing for an end to Utah’s universal vote-by-mail election system, state lawmakers have relied on The Heritage Foundation.

While pushing for an end to Utah’s universal vote-by-mail election system, state lawmakers have relied on The Heritage Foundation.

In the final minutes of their recently completed session, Utah lawmakers voted to disband the state’s Women in the Economy Commission, created to improve gender equality by making policy recommendatio...

The bill is part of a suite that came out of the work of the state’s Commission on Housing Affordability and has broad support from municipalities, developers, Realtors and the governor’s office.