Robert Gehrke

News columnist

Robert has spent more than 20 years primarily covering government and politics in Utah and the West, including seven years in Washington, D.C.

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Robert Gehrke: This is how Utah should decide who gets the coronavirus vaccine next

By Robert Gehrke | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Sullivan, who formed the group Insurgence USA, stages a Solo Armed Stance to protest the federal detaining of protesters in Portland, at the State Capitol grounds. Sullivan showed up at 8 a.m. for his solo protest, by 10, more than 20 armed counterprotesters showed up on the grounds of the Capitol, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Robert Gehrke: What we know about John Sullivan, charged with rioting at the U.S. Capitol

By Robert Gehrke | January 18, 2021, 5:44 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: Now is the time for these major police reforms in Utah

By Robert Gehrke | January 17, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: Companies withholding cash from Utah’s Chris Stewart is a start, but we’ll see if it matters

By Robert Gehrke | January 15, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: How an election in Georgia put Utah in a spot it hasn’t been in 100 years

By Robert Gehrke | January 11, 2021, 2:34 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: What Spencer Cox’s Cabinet picks tell us about how he plans to govern

By Robert Gehrke | January 10, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Robert Gehrke: Republicans must take a stand for democracy and not for Trump

By Robert Gehrke | January 6, 2021, 11:44 p.m.

(Photo courtesy the Christensen family) Joan Yvonne Christensen and her husband Ronald met just out of high school, were married for more than 60 years and died of COVID-19 within hours of each other in December 2020.

Robert Gehrke: This Utah couple was married for 60 years and died of COVID-19 hours apart

By Robert Gehrke | January 3, 2021, 3:11 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: Trump wiped Weldon Angelos’ record clean, but a bigger problem needs to be addressed

By Robert Gehrke | December 31, 2020, 3:10 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: My 2021 predictions for Utah, including some worst-case scenarios

By Robert Gehrke | December 30, 2020, 2:00 p.m.