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Utah Sen. Mike Lee parrots white nationalist 'Great Replacement' rhetoric
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The referendum to overturn the union-busting bill collected 5.4x as many signatures in a similar timeframe.
Prop. 4 repeal bid continues to stumble
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
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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.
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Davis County Commissioner Bob Stevenson challenges Rep. Trevor Lee for GOP nomination in HD16
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The Legislature plays Calvinball with redistricting rules
Ben McAdams is back
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'Show your papers' to vote in Utah?
Utah bill tells bosses: You can't punish workers for cooperating with police - or ICE
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
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