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Is Utah's House Speaker using taxpayer money to target judge in gerrymandering case?

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 8 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 85 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 27 Oct 2025

Is Utah's House Speaker using taxpayer money to target judge in gerrymandering case?

Utah GOP shifts gears after anti-gerrymandering repeal strategy hits constitutional wall

The Utah GOP abandoned their plan to repeal the state’s anti-gerrymandering law because Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson warned them earlier this week that she would reject the measure on

By Bryan Schott

/ 25 Oct 2025

Utah AG backs Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship

Embed from Getty Images Utah Attorney General Derek Brown signed onto a Supreme Court brief Friday arguing that children born in the United States don't automatically deserve citizenship–

By Bryan Schott

/ 24 Oct 2025

Utah AG backs Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship

Saturday is likely your only chance to weigh in on GOP plan to repeal anti-gerrymandering law

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 11 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 88 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 24 Oct 2025

Saturday is likely your only chance to weigh in on GOP plan to repeal anti-gerrymandering law

Expand or extinct: Democrats' 2030 redistricting crisis

Run for Something's Amanda Litman explains why Democrats must invest in red states now—or face permanent minority status after 2030 redistricting. Independent Journalism Can't Be

By Bryan Schott

/ 23 Oct 2025

Expand or extinct: Democrats' 2030 redistricting crisis

How toxic is the Democratic brand in Utah?

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 12 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 89 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 23 Oct 2025

Utah's Forward Party wagers 60,000 voters can choose better than 150 party insiders

When a seat opens up mid-term in the Utah Legislature, party delegates typically gather in a room and pick the replacement themselves. Fewer than 1% of voters in the district

By Bryan Schott

/ 22 Oct 2025

Utah's Forward Party wagers 60,000 voters can choose better than 150 party insiders

Who gets to replace a party switcher? Utah's about to find out

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 13 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 90 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 22 Oct 2025

Who gets to replace a party switcher? Utah's about to find out

Sen. Daniel Thatcher announces resignation; 2,400-member Utah Forward Party to pick his replacement

Sen. Daniel Thatcher announced on social media Tuesday that he plans to resign before the 2026 legislative session. His resignation hands the Utah Forward Party—which has just 2,400

By Bryan Schott

/ 21 Oct 2025

Sen. Daniel Thatcher announces resignation; 2,400-member Utah Forward Party to pick his replacement

Utah AG supports Trump's military strikes on suspected drug boats

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 14 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 91 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 21 Oct 2025

Utah AG supports Trump's military strikes on suspected drug boats

Utah's congressional Republicans silent after Trump posts video of himself dropping poop on protesters

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video to social media on Saturday depicting himself piloting a fighter jet and dumping a sludge of liquified excrement on “No Kings” protesters. Utah’

By Bryan Schott

/ 20 Oct 2025

Utah's congressional Republicans silent after Trump posts video of himself dropping poop on protesters

Maloy backs congressional honor for Trump after Nobel Prize snub

Get up to speed before you head out the door

By Bryan Schott

/ 20 Oct 2025