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(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Sen. Mike Lee attacked a pro-gun control group for sending a fundraising email following a school shooting in Texas. Lee's campaign has used fear of gun control to fundraise on social media several times.

Mike Lee ripped a gun safety group for fundraising off of the Texas school shooting. Lee’s campaign has used fears about gun control to fundraise.

By Bryan Schott | May 27, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah GOP Chair Carson Jorgensen (center) will moderate two pre-primary congressional debates for Republican candidates.

Primary debate schedule set. Utah GOP to sponsor three events.

By Bryan Schott | May 26, 2022, 9:38 p.m.

Mitt Romney received $0 from the NRA during his 2018 senate campaign, not millions

Mike Lee, Becky Edwards and Ally Isom to debate on June 1 — but the Utah GOP will host the fray

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. John Johnson is one of 18 Utah legislators who have followed far-right groups on social media sites according to a new report. Johnson joined seven groups on social media, the most of any legislator.

Report says 18 Utah legislators have followed far-right groups on social media

By Bryan Schott | May 25, 2022, 12:54 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee questions federal public defender Charlotte Merrill, at the Utah Supreme Court Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Lee is retiring after 12 years on the bench and, as of May 20, 2022, there are seven nominees to replace him.

Here’s who Gov. Cox could pick to be the next Utah Supreme Court justice

By Bryan Schott | May 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(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.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A photo of Sen. Todd D. Weiler during the Utah Legislature's general session from Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. This spring, Weiler introduced a bill to reform preliminary hearings in Utah, but the bill never found traction during the final moments of the session. Lawmakers discussed reforms during their interim session on May 18, 2022.

Why Utah lawmakers created a preliminary hearing reform working group

By Daedan Olander | May 19, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah lawmakers are worried how rising inflation and a possible recession could impact the state's economy. They've set aside more than $1 billion in several rainy-day funds in anticipation of an economic downturn.

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

By Bryan Schott | May 19, 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.

(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.

(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.

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