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(Rick Bowmer | AP) A limited supplies sign is displayed on the baby formula shelf at a grocery store Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Parents across much of the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula after a combination of supply disruptions and safety recalls have swept many of the leading brands off store shelves. On Wednesday, May 18, Utah's four congressmen voted against $28 million in emergency funding to address the national baby formula shortage.

Why Utah’s congressmen voted against emergency funding to address the baby formula shortage

By Daedan Olander | May 20, 2022, 8:53 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Gov. Cox says free mass transit would help Utahns struggling with high gasoline prices. Lawmakers aren’t so sure.

By Bryan Schott | May 19, 2022, 9:40 p.m.

Why Utah lawmakers created a preliminary hearing reform working group

Rising inflation and a possible recession threaten Utah’s economy. Legislative leaders aren’t taking any chances.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Political sign ordinances violate Utahn’s free speech. Robert Gehrke explains why the local laws need to change.

By Robert Gehrke | May 18, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne prepares to take the stage at the WeCANact Liberty Conference, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Byrne told The Salt Lake Tribune that he met with Trump campaign lawyer John Eastman at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. the night of Jan. 6, 2020.

Exclusive: Patrick Byrne says he met with Trump lawyer John Eastman on Jan. 6, 2021

By Bryan Schott | May 18, 2022, 1:02 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Desiree Hennessy attends to her adopted son Hestevan in 2017. Hestevan died this year and was instrumental in the push for legalized marijuana in Utah.

How one young man changed Utahns’ minds on medical marijuana without saying a word. Robert Gehrke explains.

By Robert Gehrke | May 17, 2022, 1:13 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidates meet for a 2nd Congressional District debate between J. Robert Latham (L), Chris Stewart (R) and Kael Weston (D), at KSL Studio in Salt Lake City, on Monday, October 19, 2020. The Utah GOP is hosting debates independent from the Utah Debate Commission after their request to have input on topics and moderators were rebuffed.

Debate frustration: Utah GOP will host candidate debates independent of the Utah Debate Commission

By Bryan Schott | May 13, 2022, 10:25 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said he tested positive for COVID on Friday morning.

Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson tests positive for COVID

By Bryan Schott | May 13, 2022, 4:54 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at an event at a Kennecott facility on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. On May 12, Cox tested positive for COVID-19, his office said.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tests positive for COVID-19 on Thursday

By Jeff Parrott | May 12, 2022, 7:39 p.m.

(Susan Walsh | AP) John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2017.

New Eastman emails shed more light on postelection efforts to help Trump overturn his loss

By Bryan Schott | May 12, 2022, 5:13 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican Party chair Carson Jorgensen says the party should help select the questions and moderators for next month's televised primary election debates for Congress.

Utah GOP wants a say on topics and moderators for next month’s Republican primary debates

By Bryan Schott | May 11, 2022, 8:23 p.m.

(Laura Seitz | Pool) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during the PBS Utah governor's monthly news conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Cox said Tuesday, May 10, that Utah's current laws to restrict abortion would be sufficient if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utah’s trigger law

By Bryan Schott | May 11, 2022, 6:24 p.m.

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