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Day 34: Tax cut math favors wealthy Utahns
A Utah labor leader called for teacher strike to fight anti-union law. Here's why it didn't happen.
'Stop the car': Sen. John Curtis defends Trump power grab
Podcast: Budgets and public records and punishing judges! Oh my!
Day 31: Expanding religious freedom
'Putin started the war': Utah Republican contradicts Trump's Ukraine claims
During a town hall meeting, Congressman Mike Kennedy called the war 'unwinnable' for Ukraine.
Day 30: Breaking up is easier to do
Day 29: Judicial independence at risk
Revenue projection miss could squeeze Utah school funding; tax cuts still on the table
Day 28: Don't believe the hype
From free school meals to gun control: The bills Utah lawmakers have rejected (so far)
A dozen bills have gone down to defeat, most of them sponsored by Democrats.
Podcasts
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
Schrödinger's election fraud
A pretzel of financial shenanigans
Expand or extinct: Democrats' 2030 redistricting crisis
Morning Memo
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
You snooze, you lose: Did Utah lawmakers miss their chance to appeal the gerrymandering ruling?
Another Spencer Cox for president trial balloon?
Post-Dobbs abortion rates are up-including in Utah
Utah earns an 'F' for its gun laws
Lawmakers want to fast-track election court cases, shift signature rules for 2026 election
Utah special session freezes out the public: No hearings, fast votes
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