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An Indigenous author felt compelled to cancel her Utah appearance after this university gave her a list of banned DEI words

By Courtney Tanner | Dec. 4, 2025, 3:56 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news conference on the 2027 fiscal budget at Kearns Library in Kearns on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

‘We must ... keep building’: See what Gox. Cox wants for Utahns in his new budget proposal

By Addy Baird | Jeff Parrott | Dec. 4, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) First lady Abby Cox, left, and Gov. Spencer Cox speak with children following a news conference on the 2027 fiscal budget at Kearns Library in Kearns on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

Utah budget ‘tighter’ after Trump cuts, but still room for state employee raise, Gov. Cox says

By Addy Baird | Dec. 3, 2025, 8:13 p.m.

Grey and black smoke clouds billow above a forest of ponderosas and piñon-junipers.

Is the Forest Service falling behind on wildfire prevention?

By Anna Kramer | NOTUS | Dec. 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a panel during the 2025 AI Summit at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Utah will push for ‘pro-human’ AI, Gov. Cox announces, as Trump backs ban on state regulations

By Emily Anderson Stern | Dec. 2, 2025, 11:14 p.m.

The U.S. Capitol is seen on day 28 of the government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

After a record-breaking shutdown, a weary Congress stares down a busy December

By Riley Rogerson | NOTUS | Dec. 2, 2025, 7:18 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Bernie Sanders already backing a candidate for Utah’s new Democratic-leaning congressional district

By Emily Anderson Stern | Nov. 29, 2025, 12:12 a.m.

(CSPAN) U.S. Rep. Blake Moore makes the "6-7" hand gesture while presiding over the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Utah Rep. Blake Moore cracks ‘6-7’ joke on House floor ‘mostly so I could embarrass my kids’

By Addy Baird | Nov. 29, 2025, 12:09 a.m.

(Sean Higgins | KUER) University of Utah students Summer Anderson, left, and Riju Chawla. right, say political conversations on campus often end in shouting matches. Although the two have different political views, they’re still friends and approach their disagreements with dignity and respect.

Campus political talk feels more ‘aggressive’ post-Charlie Kirk, say Utah students

By Sean Higgins | KUER | Nov. 27, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Tess Crowley | Pool) Gov. Spencer Cox responds to a reporter’s question during the PBS Utah Governor’s Monthly News Conference held at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.

Gov. Cox says it’s ‘a good idea’ to add justices to the Utah Supreme Court — and it’s not court packing

By Robert Gehrke | Nov. 27, 2025, 7:17 a.m.