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(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the public attend a rally against a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the citizen initiative process at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

This question was pulled off your ballot in 2024. It’s not coming back — yet.

By Robert Gehrke | July 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, joins the celebration of Stadler completing an expansion of its west-side manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

What happens after Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams leaves the Legislature?

By Robert Gehrke | July 7, 2026, 5:34 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephanie Hollist canvassing in Farmington on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Utah voters have felt ignored for years. On Tuesday, lawmakers heard them at the polls.

By Robert Gehrke | Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | June 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate District 7 Republican primary candidate Stephanie Hollist, right, answers questions alongside Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, left, during a forum in Sunset on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Senate President J. Stuart Adams — burdened by data center fallout — ousted by voters

By Robert Gehrke | June 24, 2026, 5:16 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, speaks with delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

Utah GOP Rep. Trevor Lee, known for inflammatory posts, ousted in GOP primary

By Emily Anderson Stern | Robert Gehrke | June 24, 2026, 4:42 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Congressional District Democratic candidate Ben McAdams stands with his family on stage as he speaks during an election watch party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Ben McAdams wins primary race for Utah’s new blue-leaning 1st Congressional District

By Robert Gehrke | Samantha Moilanen | June 24, 2026, 5:15 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephanie Hollist, who is challenging J. Stuart Adams in this year's GOP primary for Senate District 7, knocks on doors in Farmington on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

After data center fallout, Utah’s Senate president faces first competitive election in years

By Robert Gehrke | June 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jordyn Woods plays in the fountain during the Juneteenth celebration at The Gateway on Friday, June 19, 2026.

Salt Lake City Juneteenth festival celebrates freedom through arts, food and honoring ancestral roots

By Robert Gehrke | June 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The ICE warehouse in Salt Lake City. The New York Times reports ICE intends to sell the building or hand it off to another federal agency.

ICE backing off plans for Utah detention center months after buying SLC warehouse, report says

By Robert Gehrke | June 19, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ben McAdams greets
the crowd as he walks in the Salt Lake Pride Parade on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Democrats trailing Ben McAdams in fundraising say he’s raising the wrong kind of cash

By Robert Gehrke | June 18, 2026, 5:43 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox, right, shakes hands with Stephen Dent, center, and Jay Jorgensen after announcing their nominations to the Utah Supreme Court at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Utah Supreme Court expands to seven justices after Senate confirms Dent and Jorgensen

By Robert Gehrke | June 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan and Sen. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove, in the Senate Chamber during a special session at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Judicial independence group fined for not disclosing money behind attacks against GOP lawmakers

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

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Congressional District Democratic candidate Liban Mohamed visits with concerned citizens after the Box Elder County Commission meeting at the county fairgrounds in Tremonton on Tuesday, May 4, 2026.

Black candidate says ‘racial profiling’ likely led Salt Lake County clerk’s office to accuse him of a crime

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2026.

All men and mostly BYU grads: A new commission makes its picks for new Utah Supreme Court justices

By Robert Gehrke | June 16, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

(Rick Egan, Francisco Kjolseth, and Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Center: The Other Side Academy's Armstrong Mansion. Clockwise from top left: Co-founder Joseph Grenny applauds the groundbreaking of The Other Side Prep School; a moving van for The Other Side Movers; construction for The Other Side Donuts' second location in Salt Lake City; and guests walk through the opening of The Other Side Village.

The Other Side Academy network keeps expanding, bolstered by Utah taxpayers and unpaid labor

By Jessica Schreifels | Jose Davila IV | Robert Gehrke | June 15, 2026, 3:26 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jay Jorgensen speaks to the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee during a hearing on two of Gov. Spencer Cox's nominees to the Supreme Court — Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Supreme Court pick who works for LDS Church says he wouldn’t need to recuse from all church-related cases

By Robert Gehrke | June 13, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign at the site of signature gathering to repeal Prop 4 at Linda Vista Park in Syracuse on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Out-of-state man pleads no contest in signature forgery case during GOP effort to repeal Prop 4

By Robert Gehrke | June 9, 2026, 5:24 p.m.

(Cheylynn Hayman) A pride flag sits on council member Cheylynn Hayman's desk on the Centerville City Council. The flag has drawn complaints to the Utah state auditor's office, citing a Utah law that bans such flags from government entities and schools.

This Utah city council member is taking heat over a pride flag. She says she’ll go to court to keep it.

By Robert Gehrke | June 8, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

City council member is challenging an incumbent senator in Utah County. Here’s where they stand.

By Robert Gehrke | June 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune; AP) Jordan Teuscher, left, and Scott Stephenson, candidates for the GOP nomination for House District 44.

Labor bill looms large in South Jordan House clash. Here’s where they are on other big issues.

By Robert Gehrke | June 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.