Utah legislative Republicans torpedo public employee unions
Talks between lawmakers and unions fell apart, leading to Thursday's vote
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Day 16: Republicans revive union busting bill
Day 15: Can Utah dam the flood of campaign cash?
Utah joins with other states to support Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
Did Utah election integrity champion fail to report voter fraud confession?
Utah Rep. Jefferson Burton, who wants to restrict mail-in voting, appears to have taken no action after voter admitted to casting ballots for missionary children
Day 14: Election bills on tap
Power grab or states' rights? Utah bill challenges federal supremacy
Rep. Ken Ivory's proposal would expand state authority - and his own influence along with it.
Podcast: Where in the world is Sean Reyes?
Day 11: Lawmakers back down
Former Utah AG Sean Reyes stonewalled legislative probe
Legislative audit reveals Sean Reyes ran official business from private barbershop and concealed details about his activities from investigators
Day 10: Gerrymandering lawsuit back in court
GOP lawmakers advance bill to save Utah from fictional global plot
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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