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The Prop. 4 repeal effort gets a bump from Trump, but the math is still brutal

President Donald Trump’s endorsement looks to be giving Utah’s Prop. 4 repeal effort a much-needed jolt. The campaign logged its strongest single-day haul on Thursday with 2,729

By Bryan Schott

/ 29 Jan 2026

The Prop. 4 repeal effort gets a bump from Trump, but the math is still brutal

Utah's part-time legislature is set for a pay bump next year, unless they vote it down

Commission recommends 5% raise to $316/day; leadership stipends stay flat; automatic start Jan. 1, 2027 unless lawmakers reject it.

By Bryan Schott

/ 29 Jan 2026

Utah's part-time legislature is set for a pay bump next year, unless they vote it down

Prop. 4 repeal update: Momentum up, path to ballot down

Utahns for Representative Government—the group behind the campaign to repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law, Prop. 4—logged its best single-day signature total in a week on Wednesday. It’s

By Bryan Schott

/ 28 Jan 2026

Prop. 4 repeal update: Momentum up, path to ballot down

The paranoid style in American politics: Utah edition

Utah’s GOP-controlled legislature is once again elevating fringe conspiracy fodder into state policy, peddling the paranoid “Great Reset” myth under a “state sovereignty” label. ⏰ Tick Tock 18 days -

By Bryan Schott

/ 28 Jan 2026

The paranoid style in American politics: Utah edition

Utah bill would create a special 'Constitutional Court' to hear challenges to state laws

Utah lawmakers are weighing a new court that would grab every lawsuit arguing a state law is unconstitutional—and keep those fights in one handpicked venue. HB392, from Rep. Matt

By Bryan Schott

/ 27 Jan 2026

Utah bill would create a special 'Constitutional Court' to hear challenges to state laws

Tick Tock: Utah Prop. 4 repeal campaign running out of math - and time

With less than three weeks remaining, the Prop. 4 repeal campaign is facing a mathematical double bind: it must exceed its best historical performance by about 2.1% to reach

By Bryan Schott

/ 27 Jan 2026

Tick Tock: Utah Prop. 4 repeal campaign running out of math - and time

Utah Supreme Court packing bill takes a curious detour

On Monday, the Republican-sponsored bill to pack the Utah Supreme Court by expanding it from five justices to seven moved to the House after being passed by the Senate, but

By Bryan Schott

/ 27 Jan 2026

Utah Supreme Court packing bill takes a curious detour

Utah Prop 4 repeal update: Campaign slips more; Trump bump TBD

Utah Republicans’ bid to repeal Prop 4—the voter-approved anti-gerrymandering law—slipped again Monday, with new signature totals showing the campaign falling further behind the pace needed to make the

By Bryan Schott

/ 26 Jan 2026

Utah Prop 4 repeal update: Campaign slips more; Trump bump TBD

New Utah bill padlocks party-switch vacancies after Forward Party flip

SB194 would prevent party flipping and, for unaffiliated seats, hand the shortlist to the GOP majority

By Bryan Schott

/ 26 Jan 2026

New Utah bill padlocks party-switch vacancies after Forward Party flip

Utah Prop. 4 repeal drive slows as signature pace drops 24%

After two brisk days, the push to repeal Utah’s Prop. 4—the voter‑approved anti‑gerrymandering law—slowed significantly on Friday. New verified signatures fell nearly 24% from the

By Bryan Schott

/ 23 Jan 2026

Utah Prop. 4 repeal drive slows as signature pace drops 24%

Term limits or Pandora's box? Utah's Article V push sparks conservative backlash

Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, is pushing to get Utah behind an Article V “convention of states” for congressional term limits. His proposal is running straight into criticism from one of

By Bryan Schott

/ 23 Jan 2026

Term limits or Pandora's box? Utah's Article V push sparks conservative backlash

Prop. 4 repeal update: Ballot initiative qualifies in first Senate district; 25 more needed for ballot access

The Prop. 4 repeal campaign just notched its first qualified Senate district, a milestone that still leaves a steep climb: 25 more districts must hit the 8% threshold to make

By Bryan Schott

/ 22 Jan 2026

Prop. 4 repeal update: Ballot initiative qualifies in first Senate district; 25 more needed for ballot access