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(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

LDS President Dallin Oaks’ views on Constitution and compromise win wide approval, even outside his church

By Robert Gehrke | September 24, 2026, 10:24 p.m.

(U.S. Department of Justice) Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter speaks during a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, announcing charges against a Utah postal worker accused of destroying ballots before they were mailed to voters during the June primary election.

A Utah postal worker allegedly threw ballots in a church dumpster. DOJ says it justifies a crackdown on mail voting.

By Emily Anderson Stern | September 22, 2026, 10:32 p.m.

Trump’s popularity in Utah takes a dive over economic issues, while Cox’s approval also plummets

Sen. Curtis calls for probe into Trump Jr., financial business dealings of presidential family members

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(Stephanie Strasburg | The New York Times) Beccah Williams, a stay-at-home mother, with her husband, Josh Williams; and their children, Isaiah, 6, left, and Madelyn, 4, on a family trip for ice cream in Edon, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2026. Some conservatives praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles. “I feel like it’s important to have one parent that stays at home,” she said. “It goes by so fast.”

White House plan to subsidize stay-at-home parents divides conservatives

Under the draft proposal, parents who stay home with their children could get a payment from an existing HHS fund set up to help low-income and working-class parents afford childcare.

By Coral Davenport | The New York Times | September 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during an event on Sept. 1, 2026. On Monday, Cox signed an executive order creating the Recovery Utah Initiative, aimed at making government more efficient when it comes to providing substance use and mental health treatment.

Utah is 1st state to join Trump’s addiction recovery program. Here’s what we know so far.

Flanked by Trump officials, Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order launching the Recovery Utah Initiative.

By Robert Gehrke | September 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cattle move through a pasture as cowboys gather them before a cattle drive through Richfield on June 7, 2025. A Utah Beef Producers facility in Richfield that received taxpayer support was touted as providing local meat processing for Utah ranchers and direct-to-consumer sales.

Utah gave millions to businesses without tracking how they used it, says audit critical of Governor’s Office of Economic Development

A legislative audit found the agency failed to consistently collect financial reports, verify how grants were spent or measure whether programs achieved their intended results.

By Megan Banta | September 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riley Beesley, chairman of the Utah College Republicans, chats with Rylie Barnes, vice president of the University of Utah's College Republicans club, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

University of Utah apologizes, drops doxxing allegations against 2 Republican students after ‘Kirkiversary’ cake photo

“I apologize for the inconvenience and emotional turmoil that this has caused you,” the U.’s dean of students wrote in an email dismissing the cases against the students.

By Samantha Moilanen | Courtney Tanner | September 18, 2026, 8:09 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The newly completed North Capitol Building is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

A Utah state agency made $677,000 in unnecessary payments after an employee’s contract fraud

The agency needs to increase internal and external oversight, an audit of the Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management concluded.

By Addy Baird | September 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michael Menssen with his family in the Senate Chamber as he's confirmed to the Utah Supreme Court, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

The Republican overhaul of Utah’s Supreme Court is complete, as senators fill final two seats on the bench

Nominees Michael Menssen and Judge Matthew Bell won near-unanimous approval; Gov. Cox has now appointed more justices to the bench than any governor in Utah history.

By Robert Gehrke | September 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. He and other Republican governors are joining their Democratic counterparts urging the federal government to put guardrails on AI development.

As Trump bashes AI guardrails, Utah governor calls for whistleblower protection, mandatory safety reports

Gov. Cox says humans need to steer the future of AI. Trump calls concerns a “HOAX” and says the only safeguard needed is a “high IQ” president.

By Robert Gehrke | September 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A voter drops off two ballots at a ballot drop box at the Davis Conference Center in Layton on Monday, June 22, 2026.

As Utah’s elections chief faces federal threats, auditors again find no signs of ‘significant fraud’ in voting

The report, however, identified possible deceased Utahns on voter rolls and one person who voted twice in the recent primary election.

By Emily Anderson Stern | September 16, 2026, 1:20 a.m.

FILE — Mail-in ballots are processed at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2022. As the Supreme Court weighs the legality of a Trump administration plan to change mail-in balloting, a second lower court judge ruled overnight on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, that the plan is likely illegal and should be blocked before the November election. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times)

Supreme Court blocks Trump administration plan to screen mail-in ballots

“That sound you hear is the collective sigh of relief from election officials around the country,” Deidre Henderson wrote on social media.

By Abbie VanSickle | The New York Times | September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

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