Politics

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan, Rep. Dan Johnson, R-Logan, Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, Rep. Karen Peterson, R-Clinton, and Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, from left, hold a news conference at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, to discuss school safety legislation.

How Republicans aim to make Utah’s schools safer for students and teachers

By Bryan Schott | February 3, 2023, 12:41 p.m.

(Mariam Zuhaib | AP) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, and Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, speak during a news conference on spending, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee has been removed from his seat on the powerful Senate Commerce Committee.

Sen. Mike Lee booted from powerful Senate Commerce Committee

By Bryan Schott | February 3, 2023, 2:05 a.m.

Utah won’t ban cellphones in classrooms. Here’s why.

FTX execs spent thousands on Utah elections. These GOP politicians and Democrats returned the cash.

Legislature

Here’s what the Utah Legislature may change in the state’s liquor laws

By Sean P. Means | Bryan Schott | February 3, 2023, 11:32 p.m.

How Republicans aim to make Utah’s schools safer for students and teachers

Utah won’t ban cellphones in classrooms. Here’s why.

A Utah woman wants condom ‘stealthing’ to be a crime. Robert Gehrke explains why.

‘Our kids cannot handle this’: Does social media need government regulation?

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Federal Politics

Mike Lee’s campaign’s early access to 2022 Senate debate tickets was an ‘unfortunate miscommunication,’ audit finds

By Bryan Schott | January 10, 2023, 7:29 p.m.

How Utah Sen. Mike Lee tried to make the scheme to overturn Trump’s election loss fit the Constitution

Utah’s GOP delegation supports Kevin McCarthy in House speaker turmoil

Overstock founder flew Proud Boys to rally supporting Trump in days after 2020 election, Jan. 6 committee finds

Utah’s four GOP congressmen vote ‘nay,’ as House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid

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Local Politics

Here’s the latest on that big hospital coming to WVC — and why it differs from other U. centers

By Alixel Cabrera | February 1, 2023, 5:02 p.m.

A life-altering I-15 project wasn’t in Grandma Molly’s retirement plan — not for a second time

SLC mayor’s 2023 plans include putting billions of gallons of water back in the Great Salt Lake. Here’s what else is on her to-do list.

West-siders: Join us and share your experiences with air quality

Read S.L. County Mayor Jenny Wilson’s full speech outlining her vision for 2023 and beyond

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