Politics

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Millcreek is considering a deal with Reagan Outdoor Advertising to remove traditional billboards and replace them with three digital billboards that would be at entry points to the new city center currently under construction. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.

Millcreek fighting over plan to add digital billboards to the new city center

By Matt Canham | September 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

‘The Rundown’: Liz Cheney to fundraise for Blake Moore

By Bryan Schott | September 24, 2021, 12:53 p.m.

Kane County would be foolish to use tax dollars to pay for a golf pipe dream. Robert Gehrke explains why.

‘Utah Politics’ podcast: We’re done with COVID but it’s not done with us

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Merchant unexpectedly announced his resignation on Thursday evening. He is stepping down for personal health reasons.

Utah Democratic Party Chair Jeff Merchant resigns

By Bryan Schott | September 24, 2021, 1:39 a.m.

Robert Gehrke explains why Mike Lee misses the point when he compares ballots and bars

By Robert Gehrke | September 24, 2021, 12:32 a.m.

‘The Rundown’: Why didn’t Mike Lee say something in January?

By Bryan Schott | September 23, 2021, 1:01 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lindsay Brown prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru event organized by the Utah County Health Department in Spanish Fork on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Utah leaders want to block Biden’s vaccine plan. Can they?

By Bryan Schott | September 23, 2021, 10:29 p.m.

‘The Rundown’: Election audit confusion in Utah County

By Bryan Schott | September 22, 2021, 12:44 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, is pushing a bill to regulate how social media moderates content, but those companies were refusing to negotiate with him.

Utah lawmakers use tax threats to force social media companies to the negotiating table

By Bryan Schott | September 21, 2021, 11:32 p.m.

Legislature

After Utah Supreme Court ruling, lawmakers must now decide how to define sex on birth certificates

By Becky Jacobs | September 15, 2021, 9:39 p.m.

Redistricting meeting in Rose Park hears comment from public on district lines

Salt Lake City Council members back Mayor Mendenhall on masks, but have a big fear: the Legislature

Here’s why beer has been banned at new ax-throwing venues in Utah

Liquor store employees in Utah just got a raise. Here’s what they get paid.

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Federal Politics

In speech at BYU, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney names 3 biggest issues U.S. is ignoring

By Matt Canham | September 18, 2021, 3:45 p.m.

Utah lawmakers criticize Biden’s new vaccine mandate

‘Please do more,’ says Utahn seeking to get his family out of Afghanistan

Utah congressman wants Biden to answer for what went wrong in Afghanistan

Should women have to register for the draft? Utah’s Mike Lee says this is a man’s job.

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Local Politics

Millcreek fighting over plan to add digital billboards to the new city center

By Matt Canham | September 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Utah leaders encourage acts of service for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Here’s how to volunteer.

20 mph is fast enough. Group wants that to be Salt Lake City’s default speed limit.

Could a tiny Utah town’s expansion dreams get snuffed out by its own residents?

Here’s how millions in federal funds will benefit Utah’s rural counties after the pandemic ends.

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