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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson at a news conference related to COVID-19 at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson tests positive for COVID-19 again

By Kim Bojórquez | January 24, 2022, 3:44 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) A cat in the "Purradise City" cat room, at Ruff Haven pet shelter, on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.

Utah bill to protect pets from domestic abuse moves forward

By Bethany Rodgers | January 22, 2022, 12:23 a.m.

House leaders bullied two Salt Lake County Council Republicans to change their votes on the COVID mask mandate. They didn’t budge.

Two lawmakers in the Utah House have tested positive for COVID-19

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, drops the gavel for the start of the 2022 legislative session in the Senate chamber at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

Tax cuts and COVID: Utah lawmakers spin last year’s greatest hits during first week of 2022 general session

By Jeff Parrott | January 21, 2022, 3:49 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) SJR3 House sponsor Rep. Candace Pierucci, R-Riverton debates the bill during the Utah Legislative Session, Jan. 20, 2022 before passage of the bill. On a 45-29 vote, the House passed SJR3 and voted to end the mask mandate in Salt Lake and Summit Counties.

Legislature ends mask mandates in Salt Lake and Summit Counties immediately

By Bryan Schott | January 21, 2022, 11:14 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2022 State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Utah Capitol, Jan. 20, 2022.

Gov. Spencer Cox blasts ‘flat-out lies’ about elections, condemns efforts to restrict voter access

By Bethany Rodgers | January 21, 2022, 3:41 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, chats with Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City,, in the Senate, on Thursday, Feb.18, 2021.

Utah Democrat accuses Republican COVID-positive lawmakers of ignoring isolation and mask guidelines

By Kim Bojórquez | January 21, 2022, 12:01 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The state's water systems have been forced to contend with Utah's drought, which left reservoirs empty this summer. Pineview Reservoir, a popular recreation spot in Ogden Valley is now a quarter full as seen on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.

Bill proposing fees on public water systems needs more work, House Tax Committee decides

By Daedan Olander | January 20, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign encourages face masks at City Creek shopping center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

How email campaigns targeting Utah House Republicans could sway votes on Salt Lake County’s mask mandate

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 3:21 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) School nurse Karen Thelin tests a student for COVID-19 at American Preparatory Academy in Draper on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

Utah House quickly passes bill suspending Test to Stay in public schools

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 12:07 a.m.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) The start of the 2022 legislative session kicks off at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City onTuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

Move to overturn Salt Lake County mask mandate faces uncertainty in Utah House

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 2:00 a.m.

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

Utah’s omicron response is a failure with plenty of blame to go around, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | January 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

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