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(Robert Gehrke | The Salt Lake Tribune) Republican Party Chair Rob Axson and members of Utahns for Representative Government delivered hundreds of signature packets to Salt Lake County Clerk Lannie Chapman on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.

‘We have met the threshold’: GOP says they have enough signatures to send Prop 4 repeal to Utah voters

By Robert Gehrke | Feb. 16, 2026, 1:20 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The historic Supreme Court chamber at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.

Cox quickly signs Utah ‘constitutional court’ into law — but the Legislature isn’t done targeting the judiciary

By Robert Gehrke | Feb. 14, 2026, 8:22 p.m.

(Eric Lee | The New York Times) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, makes his way to a vote at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026.

Mike Lee’s Trump-backed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise eligible voters

By Adora Brown and Helen Huiskes | NOTUS | Feb. 15, 2026, 4:51 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign at the site of signature gathering to repeal Prop 4 at Linda Vista Park in Syracuse on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Prop 4: Fate of GOP bid to repeal Utah’s gerrymandering ban still unclear in final days

By Robert Gehrke | Feb. 13, 2026, 8:49 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference on efforts to protect Utah citizens, the agriculture community, and institutions from adversarial foreign influence at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

We’ll work it out, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says of brewing fight with Idaho over gas tax

By Robert Gehrke | Addy Baird | Feb. 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference on efforts to protect Utah citizens, the agriculture community, and institutions from adversarial foreign influence at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Here’s why a Chinese company was forced to sell land near a Utah military depot

By Addy Baird | Feb. 13, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George talks at the Capitol in this photo from Feb. 22, 2022. Brooks has updated his 2026 bill to prohibit open carry on Utah's college campuses.

In surprise reversal, Republican lawmaker moves to ban open carry on Utah college campuses

By Courtney Tanner | Feb. 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hundreds of people show up at the Utah State Capitol on Mar. 29, 2025, to fly the largest transgender pride flag in Utah. The unveiling of the flag was part of celebrations for Transgender Day of Visibility, hosted by local nonprofits Utah Pride Center and The Glitter Foundation.

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How the activists shaping Trump’s anti-transgender policies are influencing Utah’s laws, too

By Emily Anderson Stern | Feb. 14, 2026, 12:15 a.m.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, asks a question at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. The senator is opposing President Donald Trump's nominee to a top State Department role, likely sinking it.

Breaking with his party, Utah’s Sen. John Curtis is sinking a Trump State Department pick

By Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | Feb. 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The rooftop space at Spy Hop’s new headquarters in the Central Ninth neighborhood of Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

Utah arts education program sees Spy Hop-sized cut after lawmaker criticizes ‘Queer Prom’ event

By Robert Gehrke | Carmen Nesbitt | Feb. 12, 2026, 4:19 p.m.