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(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.

Trevor Lee under ‘very robust investigation’ by Utah attorney general’s office, former boss says

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jul. 10, 2026, 9:48 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 rolls on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

‘Bizarre behavior’: Trump’s DOJ threatens criminal charge for Utah’s top elections official

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jul. 10, 2026, 5:43 p.m.

(Cheylynn Hayman) A Pride flag adorns council member Cheylynn Hayman's desk on the Centerville City Council — a protest, she said, against a Utah law that bans such flags from government entities and schools.

City Council member’s pride flag doesn’t violate Utah law, state auditor finds

By Megan Banta | Jul. 9, 2026, 8:24 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A model of the Grand Liberty Arch designed by sculptor Sabin Howard is on display during a special event honoring the planned monument and America's 250th birthday at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on July 6, 2026.

A sculptor wants his ‘Grand’ Utah arch to unify Americans. The surprised neighborhood wants to stop it.

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jordan Miller | Carmen Nesbitt

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A detail of a small-scale model of the Grand Liberty Arch planned for Salt Lake City is seen during a special event introducing the monument and celebrating America's 250th birthday at the Capitol on Monday, July 6, 2026.

Statue of tomahawk-wielding Indigenous man is a stereotype, Native nations and SLC community say

By Emily Anderson Stern | Carmen Nesbitt | Jul. 9, 2026, 6:11 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the public attend a rally against a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the citizen initiative process at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

This question was pulled off your ballot in 2024. It’s not coming back — yet.

By Robert Gehrke | Jul. 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vector Defense in Bluffdale on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Here’s why the nation’s next generation of defense companies keep choosing to build in Utah

By Paighten Harkins | Jul. 8, 2026, 8:52 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, joins the celebration of Stadler completing an expansion of its west-side manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

What happens after Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams leaves the Legislature?

By Robert Gehrke | Jul. 7, 2026, 5:34 p.m.

(Alex Goodlett | Special to The Tribune) U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, shown at a GOP convention in Orem in April, wants a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship.

After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship

By Addy Baird | Jul. 3, 2026, 5:10 p.m.

(Abigail Landwehr | The Salt Lake Tribune) A depiction of The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition, featuring two Spanish friars, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, is displayed on the ceiling of the Utah Capitol on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

7 decades before the Mormon pioneers, Spanish missionaries explored Utah. Here’s why.

By Addy Baird | Abigail Landwehr | Jul. 3, 2026, 5:35 p.m.