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

What big races are on Utahns’ ballots in the 2026 midterm elections?

By Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | Robert Gehrke | August 23, 2026, 1:47 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People protest the Stratos data center project at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, May 14, 2026.

Box Elder data center process was ‘not good,’ Gov. Cox says — and calls for MIDA reforms

By Addy Baird | Emily Anderson Stern | August 20, 2026, 9:43 p.m.

‘It wasn’t a little war’: John Curtis warns Iran war mistakes resemble Vietnam

Utah’s new public records chief is deciding cases twice as fast as the committee — but not everyone’s happy

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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The QTS data center in Eagle Mountain, pictured here under construction in December, has a planned capacity of 177 megawatts. A proposal would make it a large data center under state law.

What counts as a large data center? Utah wants to make it clear in state law.

“These smaller data centers don’t have the outsize impact that the 100-megawatt-plus data centers do,” said Rep. Paul Cutler.

By Megan Banta | Addy Baird | August 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, last month. After a primary election loss, Adams warns four critics, including Utah Auditor Tina Cannon, to retract their criticisms and "lies" — or he’ll sue.

After election loss, Utah Senate president threatens to sue four critics for alleged defamation

An attorney for Adams alleged that State Auditor Tina Cannon, two conservative podcasters and a political consultant made false and defamatory statements against Adams.

By Robert Gehrke | August 20, 2026, 7:02 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.

95% of voters used a mail-in ballot this year — but Utah’s elections are changing in 2029

Despite repeated attempts by some GOP lawmakers to dismantle Utah’s by-mail elections system, the vast majority of the state’s voters continue to rely on it.

By Emily Anderson Stern | August 18, 2026, 3:58 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A parking lot south of the Provo post office (visible at top center) on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Utah Sen. Curtis wants to use post office properties to help solve a major national crisis

Researchers and a national task force have championed the idea, which they say could provide hundreds of thousands of new housing units and much-needed revenue for USPS.

By Megan Banta | August 18, 2026, 4:37 p.m.

(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order modifying the Bears Ears National Monument in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington.

Donald Trump has financial stake in the nuclear industry he is championing

Trump has invested between $6.4 million and $19.45 million in U.S. nuclear technology and utility companies, NOTUS reports.

By Jade Lozada, NOTUS | August 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Aaron Agosto | The New York Times) The airstrip at Michael Boren’s Hell Roaring Ranch in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho, May 30, 2025.

Report: Trump appointee asked aircraft to fight 7-acre wildfire near his Idaho ranch as Utah burned

The Washington Post reported that Trump appointee Michael Boren repeatedly requested air support for a fire near his own property.

By Addy Baird | August 17, 2026, 4:46 p.m.

(Getty Images via The 19th) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents set up a checkpoint in Caldwell County, North Carolina, on the narrow road that was the only way in and out of the creek and swimming hole.

Will families keep visiting public lands after ICE sets ‘trap’ at a swimming hole?

Hispanics or Latinos made up about 8 percent of visitors to national forests, according to the most recent U.S. Forest Service data.

By Jenae Barnes, The 19th | August 13, 2026, 7:00 p.m.

(Susan Walsh | AP) Homeland Security Investigations deputy executive associate director Derek Benner speaks during a news conference in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2017.

‘Wholly unqualified’: Utah anti-trafficking group shouldn’t have received $244M legal services contract, critic says

A spokesperson for Our Rescue did not respond to questions about what, if any, legal work Our Rescue may have done in the past.

By Robert Gehrke | August 12, 2026, 9:04 p.m.

(Erin Hooley | AP) An ad for the prediction market app Kalshi is displayed on a mobile phone Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Chicago.

Buzz of the Week: Should Utah block Kalshi entirely?

The ruling cleared the state to enforce its own gambling laws, if it chooses to.

By The Salt Lake Tribune | August 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

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