Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

ballots...
Paul Nelson

Some ballots still on the way to SLCo voters

The Salt Lake County Clerk's Office says there was a problem with a Washington-based printing company that caused a delay in mailing out some ballots.
8 years ago
File photo showing the path to the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Matt York)...
Mark Oliver

Utah offers to pay public employees to fill their prescriptions in Mexico

PEHP's Pharmacy Tourism Program offers Utah's public employees $500 and free airfare if they get their prescriptions filled in Mexico.
8 years ago
political leanings at the heart of fake news presidential debate...
Peter Samore

Truth and Trust part 2: spotting fake news

This week, we go to the experts to learn how to fact-check and verify what you see online - so you can tell what's fake news and what's real.
8 years ago
People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of...
Dave Noriega

OPINION: Civility has to start with you and me

After a mail bomber and a shooting in a synagogue, our nation should be coming together. But civility won't return to the US unless we bring it back ourselves.
8 years ago
political text messages...
Mark Oliver

As political text messages gain popularity, is there any way to make them stop?

Political text messages may be annoying, but they're perfectly legal. All that might change, though, if a one man in Texas wins his lawsuit.
8 years ago
political giving...
Mary Richards

Study: Charitable giving decreases with political competition

A new study co-authored by a BYU professor finds that when political competition heats up, charitable giving goes down.
8 years ago
Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City...
Matthew Brooks

Dabakis marijuana stunt on uncertain legal ground

Dabakis could potentially face legal action for consuming a marijuana-based product in Nevada, though no Nevada officials have said they will pursue it.
8 years ago
FILE: Medical marijuana pharmacies (getty Images)...
Heather Kelly

Support for marijuana initiative may go up in smoke

Support for Proposition 2, the medical marijuana initiative on the ballot in November, has dropped significantly since a deal was announced to re-write legislation on the measure after Election Day. 
8 years ago
Another pipe bomb series is under investigation...
Becky Bruce

De Niro, Biden among newest pipe bomb addressees

Former Vice President Joe Biden and actor and activist Robert De Niro are among the latest prominent Democrats to whom someone has sent a string of pipe bomb packages through the mail.
8 years ago
facebook...
Peter Samore

Not fake news: how to sort out fact from fiction

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, political ads - and yes, fake news, too - are popping up on social media. But how do you know what's real, what's not, and who's behind it? 
8 years ago
municipal election 2019 vote...
Heather Kelly

Democrats outpace Republicans for new voter registration

According to state voter registration data, Republicans added 5.6 percent to its rolls over the 2016 election cycle. Democrat rolls increased 15 percent. But registered Republicans still outnumber Democrats in Utah by more than three to one. 
8 years ago
robocalls...
Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce

Democrats cry foul over political robocalls

At issue is a series of robocalls, pre-recorded, that ask specific polling questions ahead of the November election, but do not state who's paid for the calls.
8 years ago
Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City...
Mark Oliver

Senator films himself trying marijuana, says every legislator should try it

Sen. Jim Dabakis filmed himself taking marijuana edibles at a Nevada dispensary. He says that everyone in the Utah legislature should try it.
8 years ago
fake news...
Mark Oliver

Supreme Court case could allow citizens to sue social media websites that delete their posts

A Supreme Court case could pave the way for citizens to file First Amendment lawsuits against social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Google.
8 years ago
Mitch McConnell at lunch...
Dave Noriega

OPINION: Yelling at politicians while they eat isn’t going to change public policy

A video was released by TMZ on Saturday of a customer in a restaurant screaming into the face of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. Apparently, the man in the video disagreed with Mitch McConnell’s stances on healthcare and social security. And so he decided there was no better way to help McConnell see healthcare […]
8 years ago
sales tax...
Becky Bruce

The gas tax and education: a voter’s guide to Q1

Voters will choose in November whether to support a 10 cent gas tax increase aimed at boosting funding for public schools and local roads. Here's what you need to know.
8 years ago
Prop 2 would legalize medical marijuana, or cannabis, in Utah...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Go green? A voter’s guide to Prop 2

What are the legal specifics of Prop 2? What fiscal, medical and social impacts might passing Proposition 2 have on our state?
8 years ago
new poll priorities...
Peter Samore

New poll shows voter priorities two weeks ahead of election

A new poll shows 35% of Utahns support higher quality K-12 education, with many voters also prioritizing healthcare, clean air and reducing crime.
8 years ago
governor herbert and casey snider...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Governor fills Utah House vacancy with Snider appointment

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Governor Gary Herbert has appointed and sworn in Paradise farmer and former congressional aide Casey Snider to fill a Utah House vacancy created by the resignation of former Rep. Curt Webb, a fellow Republican. Herbert appointed Snider on Tuesday to serve the last few months of Webb’s term for a […]
8 years ago
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Peter Samore

Stewart proposes national park; Utah legislators propose state park

A Utah Congressman wants to create a sixth national park where a national monument once stood, but state lawmakers have other ideas.
8 years ago
rob bishop candidate...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Rob Bishop debates Democrat, United Utah Party candidate

A Democrat and a United Utah Party candidate squared off against Republican incumbent Rep. Rob Bishop at the Utah Debate Commission’s debate.
8 years ago
house race heats up...
Peter Samore

FEC: Love corrected fundraising records; Opponents: probe continues

The FEC says Rep. Mia Love needs no further corrective action for money she raised for a primary campaign she didn't run.
8 years ago
Mayor Ben McAdams (center) with his arm around Catherine Kanter (left). The Alliance for a Better U...
Mark Oliver

FEC complaint against Mia Love was filed by a group tied to Mayor Ben McAdams

The FEC investigation into Mia Love started with a letter from a group with close ties to her opponent, Mayor Ben McAdams, KSL has uncovered.
8 years ago
record...
Peter Samore

Utah could pay millions more to fully implement Real ID program

Utah is not meeting federal deadlines with the Real ID program, and the state could pay millions of dollars more to fully implement it.
8 years ago