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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-Salt Lake County, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

UPDATE: GOP lawmaker who owns fireworks business walks back urging Utahns to defy Gov. Cox’s pyro restrictions

By Emily Anderson Stern | July 2, 2026, 4:04 a.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, looks up at the Senate Chamber gallery at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Will Stuart Adams’ election loss stop the Box Elder data center? Here’s what Kevin O’Leary’s company says.

By Emily Anderson Stern | July 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox, joined by state public safety and fire officials, provides an update on current wildfire conditions across the state during a news conference above the Salt Lake Valley on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

As Utah burns, Gov. Spencer Cox orders firework restrictions ahead of July Fourth

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 26, 2026, 4:50 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephanie Hollist canvassing in Farmington on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Utah voters have felt ignored for years. On Tuesday, lawmakers heard them at the polls.

By Robert Gehrke | Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | June 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Poll Manager Luke Todd hands an "I voted" sticker to Sherri Stringham at the Centerville Library, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Some Utah primary races have been called, but results aren’t yet official. Here’s why.

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, speaks with delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

Utah GOP Rep. Trevor Lee, known for inflammatory posts, ousted in GOP primary

By Emily Anderson Stern | Robert Gehrke | June 24, 2026, 4:42 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President J. Stuart Adams lost his GOP primary.

Utah lawmakers Stuart Adams, Dan McCay and Trevor Lee all bounced in GOP primary

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 24, 2026, 6:04 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Congressional District Democratic candidate Ben McAdams speaks with supporters after his speech during an election watch party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Live election updates: Catch up on all the primary results and news

By Emily Anderson Stern | Sydney Jezik | Addy Baird | Colton Lochhead | Samantha Moilanen | June 24, 2026, 7:00 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Senate meets during floor time in the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

These 3 Democrats want to replace Nate Blouin in the Utah Senate

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People begin to gather at the Utah Capitol for the march down State Street as part of the Rainbow March and Rally in downtown Salt Lake City for Utah Pride Week on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Dubbing June ‘Fidelity Month,’ Gov. Cox continues rightward shift away from being first to recognize Pride

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, as the Senate discusses HB267, a bill aimed at banning collective bargaining for public labor unions in Utah, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

Stephanie Hollist is ‘willing to call out boondoggles’ in GOP challenge to Utah Senate president

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Senate meets during floor time in the Utah House of Representatives in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Longtime Utah Sen. Ann Millner is retiring. These two Democrats would like to flip the GOP seat.

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidates Karianne Lisonbee and Blake Moore participate in the 2nd Congressional District GOP primary debate in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Blake Moore, Karianne Lisonbee split on Trump’s promise to send $1B to the Great Salt Lake

By Emily Anderson Stern | June 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox, after signing an executive order establishing a statewide framework to guide the evaluation and development of large data center projects in Utah, participates in a service project near the Great Salt Lake on Friday, May 29, 2026.

How early did Utah’s governor know about the Box Elder data center plan?

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man drops his ballot in the drop box at Salt Lake County Government Center, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

Utah postal workers are fed up with attacks on mail-in ballots. Here’s how they’re pushing back.

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson discusses the results of the audit on the citizenship status of people on Utah's voter roles on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Utah’s top election official checked for noncitizens on state’s voter rolls. Here’s what she found.

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 27, 2026, 7:44 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Stewart says a few words at the Utah Aerospace and Industry event at the Delta Hanger at the Salt Lake International Airport, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

How a former Utah congressman is profiting from Trump’s Iran war

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 27, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks during a groundbreaking for a nuclear reactor in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Zeldin attended the Operation Gigawatt Summit in Park City on Friday.

Trump’s EPA head, visiting Utah, abstains from taking a stance on Box Elder data center

By Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | May 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, on the Senate floor at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.

Utah’s top lawmaker has received huge sums from companies, lobbyists with MIDA projects

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City, is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

Sculptor behind a Washington war memorial will bring a monument to Utah’s Capitol

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m.