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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Cox is eager for a nuclear future. Utahns should tell him why we’re not, says Robert Gehrke

By Robert Gehrke | June 14, 2021, 6:08 p.m.

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The critical race theory battle is coming to your school district, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | June 7, 2021, 1:16 p.m.

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Does LDS faith drive fringe views? Not as much as you might think.

By Robert Gehrke | June 5, 2021, 12:09 a.m.

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When some Utah Jazz fans sink low, the Jazz raise their expectations, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | June 1, 2021, 8:32 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ron Gibson is a sixth generation dairy farmer and president of the Utah Farm Bureau. Gibson was photographed at his Ogden farm, Green Acres Dairy, Wednesday, August, 1, 2018.

‘One day closer to the next rainstorm.’ Drought hits Utah farmers more than city dwellers, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | May 28, 2021, 3:08 p.m.

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Utah should invest in child care so more families can afford their housing, Robert Gehrke says

By Robert Gehrke | May 24, 2021, 4:20 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Mark Rapaport speaks at the dedication and launch of Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI), formerly University Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI), on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

What puts Utah on the verge of being a leader in mental health care? Robert Gehrke explains.

By Robert Gehrke | May 22, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

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Robert Gehrke: The hysteria has taken hold, as Utah lawmakers will vote to oppose ‘critical race theory’ — which isn’t even taught in schools

By Robert Gehrke | May 19, 2021, 1:08 p.m.

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What should Mike Lee do with campaign cash raised alongside a congressman under investigation for sex trafficking? Here’s what Robert Gehrke thinks.

By Robert Gehrke | May 17, 2021, 1:16 p.m.

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Why kids may be the losers in Cox’s gamble on masks, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | May 15, 2021, 11:44 a.m.