Politics

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton talks about rejecting mandatory vaccines at the Utah Republican Party's Central Committee meeting, Sept. 18, 2021 at Layton High School.

Utah Republican leaders rage about proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate

By Bryan Schott | September 19, 2021, 8:35 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at a recent news conference. The mayor joined with the City Council in issuing a letter raising a series of concerns about millions in debt the Inland Port Authority intends to issue in order to some large but vague infrastructure projects within the capital city's boundaries.

SLC elected leaders call on inland port to provide more transparency as it plans to take on millions in public debt

By Leia Larsen | September 18, 2021, 5:57 p.m.

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

Utahns lag behind in voter turnout, new study shows

‘The Rundown’: Utah Republicans planning how to oppose Biden’s vaccine orders

By Bryan Schott | September 17, 2021, 1:04 p.m.

Utah Politics with Bryan Schott

‘Utah Politics’ podcast: Why it’s important to hold public officials accountable

By Bryan Schott | September 17, 2021, 12:01 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks with delegates attending the Utah Republican Party’s 2021 Organizing Convention at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Saturday, May 1, 2021, as they return to an in-person format after the pandemic forced the nominating convention to go online last year.

Utah Attorney General Reyes says Biden’s proposed COVID vaccine mandate would be ‘unconstitutional’

By Jeff Parrott | September 17, 2021, 12:04 a.m.

Alpine School District emails COVID draft guidelines that say teachers and staff can stay quiet about possible exposure

By Bryan Schott | September 16, 2021, 8:23 p.m.

‘The Rundown’: Utah House Republicans terrorized by technology

By Bryan Schott | September 16, 2021, 12:51 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, said Wednesday it was "fearmongering" to lay the blame for overflowing ICUs in the state solely on unvaccinated Utahns.

Intermountain Healthcare is overstating ICU capacity problems, Utah lawmaker says

By Bryan Schott | September 16, 2021, 1:21 a.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

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

By Bethany Rodgers | Kaitlyn Bancroft | September 10, 2021, 1:05 p.m.

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.

One day before convention, more controversy emerges in Salt Lake County Republican Party

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