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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A model of the Grand Liberty Arch designed by sculptor Sabin Howard is on display during a special event honoring the planned monument and America's 250th birthday at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on July 6, 2026.

A sculptor wants his ‘Grand’ Utah arch to unify Americans. The surprised neighborhood wants to stop it.

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jordan Miller | Carmen Nesbitt | July 9, 2026, 1:25 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A detail of a small-scale model of the Grand Liberty Arch planned for Salt Lake City is seen during a special event introducing the monument and celebrating America's 250th birthday at the Capitol on Monday, July 6, 2026.

Statue of tomahawk-wielding Indigenous man is a stereotype, Native nations and SLC community say

By Emily Anderson Stern | Carmen Nesbitt | July 9, 2026, 6:11 p.m.

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

Buzz of the Week: Should the U.S. end birthright citizenship?

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(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?

After Adams’ shocking GOP primary election defeat, Utah politicos contemplate his legacy — and who could replace the longtime lawmaker in leadership.

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

(Alex Goodlett | Special to The Tribune) U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, shown at a GOP convention in Orem in April, wants a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship.

After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship

“In today’s world,” the Utah Republican says, “unrestricted, automatic birthright citizenship is suicidal.”

By Addy Baird | July 3, 2026, 5:10 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign from Sandy Fire Department warning about a fireworks ban is seen across the street from a fireworks vendor. Law enforcement agencies have set up ways for residents to report illegal fireworks usage.

If you see or hear illegal fireworks — and you will — who you gonna call? Not 911. Report them here instead.

Law enforcement agencies are anticipating violations.

By Addy Baird | July 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Abigail Landwehr | The Salt Lake Tribune) A depiction of The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition, featuring two Spanish friars, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, is displayed on the ceiling of the Utah Capitol on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

7 decades before the Mormon pioneers, Spanish missionaries explored Utah. Here’s why.

While George Washington led a revolution in the colonies, Indigenous Americans helped missionaries navigate through what Utahns now call Spanish Fork Canyon.

By Addy Baird | Abigail Landwehr | July 3, 2026, 5:35 p.m.

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

Stuart Adams will be out of the Utah Senate — but is not necessarily done with MIDA

After a primary loss, the Senate president won’t necessarily lose a seat on the state development authority that played a central role in advancing the Box Elder County data center plan.

By Megan Banta | July 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rod Lamkey, Jr. | AP) Pastor Doug Wilson, shown in 2025, says in his "ideal" world all officeholders would be orthodox Christians. To him, that would leave out Latter-day Saints.

Pete Hegseth’s spiritual adviser longs for a day when Latter-day Saints can’t hold office or possibly even vote

So where do Latter-day Saints fit in Doug Wilson’s vision for a Christian America? Well, they don’t.

By Tamarra Kemsley | July 2, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-Salt Lake County, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

UPDATE: GOP lawmaker who owns fireworks business walks back urging Utahns to defy Gov. Cox’s pyro restrictions

Rep. Matt MacPherson said after this story was first published that he supports emergency fireworks restrictions, but he believes Cox has overstepped his legal authority.

By Emily Anderson Stern | July 2, 2026, 4:04 a.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, looks up at the Senate Chamber gallery at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Will Stuart Adams’ election loss stop the Box Elder data center? Here’s what Kevin O’Leary’s company says.

“From our perspective, it’s business as usual,” a spokesperson told The Salt Lake Tribune.

By Emily Anderson Stern | July 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, says a few words during a ceremonial bill signing to highlight landmark legislation that establishes Utah as a national leader in protecting kids online, in the Gold Room at the Capitol, on Friday, April 4, 2025.

‘I was duped’: Utah senator apologizes for sharing Kevin O’Leary’s ‘Chinese Communists’ claim

State Sen. Todd Weiler previously shared a six-post thread about opponents of the Box Elder data center allegedly being paid by China.

By Megan Banta | June 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.

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