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Phil Lyman loses again: Judge tosses lawsuit over Utah's voter rolls
Prop. 4 repeal push scrambling for signatures
More than 2/3 of signers are Republicans
Utah bill moves to nuke daily fantasy sports apps operating in legal gray area
Deep pockets: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox raised $1.6M in 2025, mostly from big donors
Nearly half of Cox's 2025 fundraising total came from just 19 donors
Rep. Trevor Lee wants to strip local control away from Salt Lake City to own the libs
Rep. Trevor Lee, who represents Layton in the legislature, is sponsoring legislation to rename Harvey Milk Blvd. for Charlie Kirk.
Utah's 2026 midterm elections by the numbers
We crunched the numbers so you don't have to.
Davis County Commissioner Bob Stevenson challenges Rep. Trevor Lee for GOP nomination in HD16
The 'blanket fort situation room'
Lawmaker proposes term limits for Utah elected officials, but the clock won't start until 2027
HJR3 would impose 8-year limits on legislators and statewide officers but wouldn't count any years served before January 2027
Utah GOP lawmaker pushes 7% 'porn tax' to fund teen mental health services
SB73 targets adult sites and could rope in platforms like OnlyFans or Reddit
Reverse migration
Former Congressman Rob Bishop chases a Utah first
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Derek Kitchen makes his case for Congress
The Legislature plays Calvinball with redistricting rules
Ben McAdams is back
'People want fighters right now.' Sen. Nate Blouin on his congressional campaign
Will the maps stand?
I feel like Dora the Explorer
Morning Memo
Reverse migration
Horse paste no more: Utah bill would let pharmacists hand out ivermectin
Utah lawmaker wants to loosen rules for carrying guns on college campuses
'Twas the year in Utah politics
Judge signals trouble for Legislature's redistricting appeal
Legislature to judge: Finalize gerrymandering rulings so we can appeal
Mike Lee shares video from antisemitic podcaster who blamed Israel for Charlie Kirk shooting
Utah lawmakers try to 'Michael Scott' their way out of gerrymandering mess
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