⏰ Tick Tock
Days until the court-mandated deadline for lawmakers to publish new congressional maps (9/25/2025) - 6
Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 46
Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 123
Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 410
Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,145
I hope you had a chance to join our livestream last night where we talked all about redistricting.
If you missed it you can watch a replay here or below.
Join us again tonight at approximately 6:30, where we will take your questions and discuss just what the heck is happening in Utah politics.
Speaking of redistricting...
The Utah Legislature gets down to work drawing new congressional maps on Monday.
The 10 members of the Legislative Redistricting Committee have been named. Just like in 2021, Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, is the Senate chair. Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, is the House chair, replacing former Rep. Paul Ray.
The committee is only 10 members, half the size it was in 2021, because there's only one map to draw instead of four. Republicans outnumber Democrats 8-2. In 2021, the ratio was 15-5 in favor of Republicans.
Along with Sandall and Pierucci, there are three other holdovers from the 2021 Redistricting Committee. Republican Sens. Lincoln Fillmore, Don Ipson and Mike McKell are the others.
The court-ordered timeline for drawing the new map is tight, with the whole process wrapping up just 52 days from now.
Sept. 25 - Legislature publishes proposed map.
Sept. 26 - Oct. 5 - Public comment period.
Oct. 6 - Legislature's final vote on the map and submission to the court. Plaintiff's deadline for submitting any proposed map to the court.
Oct. 17 - Deadline for parties to file briefs and materials in support and opposition to the map proposals.
Oct. 23-24 - Evidentiary hearing (if necessary).
Oct. 28 - Parties file final arguments with the court, if necessary.
Nov. 10 - Lt. Governor's deadline for new map to be in place in time for the 2026 election.
Get ready for a sprint to the finish.
What you need to know
Friday morning's top headlines:
House to vote on GOP bill to fund the government and avoid shutdown. [
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Utah's hate crimes law being used to prosecute Charlie Kirk's accused killer. [
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Emergency communication system review continues at UVU-even as Utah State prepares for Charlie Kirk event. [
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University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown. [
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Economic slowdown hits small Utah businesses with fewer customers, higher costs. [
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Utah joins FTC in lawsuit against Ticketmaster, Live Nation over "illegal" ticket resale practices. [
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Are there more measles cases in Utah than what's being reported? Wastewater data suggests yes, and here's where. [
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US weekly jobless claims reverse prior surge, labor market still softening. [
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