Utah Political Watch (Page 6)

'Under no circumstance': Sen. John Curtis says he won't vote to kill the filibuster

President Donald Trump wants Senate Republicans to kill the filibuster so they can jam through Sen. Mike Lee’s SAVE America Act, a budget, and the rest of his priorities.

By Bryan Schott

/ 30 Jul 2026

'Under no circumstance': Sen. John Curtis says he won't vote to kill the filibuster

Stuart Adams hauled in $120K in campaign donations after his election loss

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams lost his primary election in June, but the donations didn’t dry up. His campaign hauled in nearly $120,000 in the month after his

By Bryan Schott

/ 27 Jul 2026

Stuart Adams hauled in $120K in campaign donations after his election loss

$21,000 in missing donations and zero reported expenses: Davis County GOP's financial disclosures don't add up

The Davis County Republican Party (DCRP) is holding a special election to replace retiring County Surveyor Max Elliot, who is leaving after eight terms in office. To get on the

By Bryan Schott

/ 21 Jul 2026

$21,000 in missing donations and zero reported expenses: Davis County GOP's financial disclosures don't add up

The Davis County GOP wants $400 just to apply for a job most Republicans aren't even qualified to hold

It’ll cost $400 just to ask Davis County Republicans for a job most people can’t even apply for. With eight-term County Surveyor Max Elliot retiring in September,

By Bryan Schott

/ 20 Jul 2026

The Davis County GOP wants $400 just to apply for a job most Republicans aren't even qualified to hold

The Democratic primary in Utah's brand-new 1st Congressional District cost $6.1 million

Outside groups spent nearly $5.4 million on Utah's three congressional primary elections

By Bryan Schott

/ 16 Jul 2026

Utah lieutenant governor asks judge to toss Trump DOJ suit for voter data, citing 0–16 record

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson wants a federal judge to toss the Trump administration’s lawsuit demanding the state’s unredacted voter rolls, arguing the Justice Department’s legal theory

By Bryan Schott

/ 15 Jul 2026

Utah lieutenant governor asks judge to toss Trump DOJ suit for voter data, citing 0–16 record

Utah lawmakers hired a D.C. law firm to defend their repeal of Prop. 4. The tab: $1.86 million.

The legal fight over Prop. 4 has cost Utah taxpayers nearly $2 million and counting for a case the Legislature has lost at nearly every turn. On Wednesday, Republican leaders

By Bryan Schott

/ 9 Jul 2026

Utah lawmakers hired a D.C. law firm to defend their repeal of Prop. 4. The tab: $1.86 million.