The Utah Legislature launched its 2026 general session with top Republican leaders calling for lawmakers to reduce cost of living and taxes.

Immigration attorneys are warning their clients about arrests at a federal office in Utah that handles green card applications.

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A man marching in Salt Lake City's "No Kings" protest was shot and killed when peacekeepers fired at a man with a gun, police said.

Salt Lake City police are investigating a shooting that occurred during a "No Kings" protest Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salt Lake City police are investigating a shooting that occurred during a "No Kings" protest Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson urged the Trump administration to restore pages about women to Arlington National Cemetery's website.

A nuclear energy bill is one of Gov. SpencerCox's priorities. Disagreements between the House, Senate and local governments have delayed it.

A group of Utah teachers, police officers and other public employees want to overturn the Utah Legislature's union bill through a referendum.

The federal government has paused $50 million in funding meant for habitat restoration and securing more water to flow to Great Salt Lake.

A Utah bill would replace the citizen-led State Records Committee with a governor-appointed attorney who would hear GRAMA appeals.

Beehive State has one of the most robust public records laws in the country but state lawmakers chipped away at access over the years.

In a Friday night signing, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox adopted into law a ban on collective bargaining for unions backing public sector workers.

Utah lawmakers may dissolve the State Records Committee and replace it with a single decision-maker. Media warns it will lead to secrecy.

Dozens of students advocating for the health of Great Salt Lake made their voices heard and learned about the democratic process.

A Utah lawmaker has a bill that would require police departments to disclose when they use artificial intelligence.

The Utah Legislature passed bill restricting which dorms transgender college students can and can’t live in at public universities.

The Utah Legislature gave final approval to a bill banning collective bargaining for public unions, which represent teachers and firefighters.

A bill to ban collective bargaining for Utah's police, firefighter and teachers unions passed a Senate committee on Wednesday.

Protesters gathered at the Utah State Capitol in opposition to Utah's public land lawsuits over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.

A new daylight saving time bill would put Utah on Mountain Standard Time all year until Congress allows for Mountain Daylight Time year-round.

Vail Resorts and the Park City Mountain ski patrol union have resumed negotiations, but about 200 ski patrollers remain on strike.