Former Rep. Ben McAdams is on track to secure the Democratic nomination in Utah's 1st Congressional District while both Republican incumbent representatives beat back primary challengers, the Associated Press projects.
Multiple prominent Republicans in the Utah Legislature have lost their bids for reelection, including one of the most powerful politicians in the state.
The two Box Elder County commissioners on the ballot this cycle who voted for the controversial data center project in the county are trailing their primary challengers, according to unofficial and incomplete returns.
Environmental groups opposing the proposed Vesper Amphitheater project claim it violates the city's "Hillsides and Canyons Plan," but project owners say the proposal actually helps fulfill the plan's goals.
President Donald Trump accused Utah of moving toward a universal vote-by-mail election system in a post on Thursday, suggesting the Republican Party should stop it by passing Utah Sen. Mike Lee's SAVE America Act.
Sen. John Curtis introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to establish a federal framework regulating online chatbots, particularly as it relates to usage by teenagers and young children.
The Senate approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict that the administration launched on its own.
A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used.
Republicans in Utah's 1st Congressional District are seeing a chance to influence the Democratic primary. There's been a 415% increase in the number of Republicans and unaffiliated voters seeking Democratic ballots.
A study from Utah Valley University's Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy released Thursday found that deepfake media can sway public opinion just as effectively as real media, impacting elections at every scale.
A Missouri judge this week struck down a series of restrictions on abortion, finding they violated a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2024.
A proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires in California to counter federal cuts to healthcare for low-income people has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot, the state’s top elections official said.
WEST VALLEY CITY — Commemorative street signs in West Valley City honoring Cesar Chavez have been taken down, as in Ogden and Salt Lake City. The signs that had the commemorative name “were removed so all the signs show the official street name, 2320 South,” Sam Johnson, spokesman for West Valley City, said Wednesday. The […]
After backlash arose over the Utah County Clerk's Office hiring a 23-year-old conservative influencer to be the chief deputy clerk, County Clerk Aaron Davidson posted a job description with a revised title and role for the appointment.
The U.S. Department of Labor told states Wednesday to take immediate action to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs — and that they could have administrative funds withheld if they don’t comply. The letters, which went to the governors of every state, are the latest in a series of actions from President Donald Trump’s […]
Salt Lake City officials approved a 12.5% property tax increase with a nearly $500 million budget, which supports the general fund, covering public safety, parks and roads.
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk's companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.
A new state legislative audit sheds light on a cyberattack at Utah's largest airport a little more than a year ago, but state legislative auditors and Salt Lake City officials appear to be at odds on some of the report's findings.
