Hugo Rikard-Bell
Politics ReporterHugo is one of KUER’s politics reporters and comes to us from the ABC Northern Territory in Australia where he covered rural affairs and politics. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from the University of Adelaide and spent half a decade working as a ranch hand across Australia. He became a journalist to see the world a bit which landed him in Salt Lake City, Utah! When he’s not in the news room you can find him in his garage tinkering on one of his bikes.
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Even though the government shutdown is over, the health care subsidies at the heart of it are still in limbo. Now, prices could double for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Utahns. -
Provo is about to have a new mayor. While the race was close, challenger Marsha Judkins eventually came out ahead of two-term incumbent Michelle Kaufusi. Provo voters say Marsha Judkins ran a more tasteful campaign. -
Cuando el presidente Donald Trump anunció que reduciría los precios de la carne de res cuadruplicando las importaciones desde Argentina, el mercado ganadero se desplomó de inmediato. Pero los productores de Utah dicen que su idea no afectará los precios a largo plazo debido a un déficit ya grande en la cadena de suministro de Estados Unidos. -
When President Donald Trump announced he would lower beef prices by quadrupling imports from Argentina, the cattle market spiraled in the moment. But Utah producers say his idea won’t impact prices long-term due to an already large hole in the U.S. supply chain.
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An over 280-page complaint submitted to the Lt. Governor’s Office raised concerns about transparency in local elections and the complicated world of campaign finance. -
Several mayoral and city council candidates in Utah County have been endorsed by the county’s Republican Party. State elections director Ryan Cowley says these kinds of endorsements are above board. -
The night before ballots were mailed, the two candidates for Provo mayor — Mayor Michelle Kaufusi and Marsha Judkins — met residents and offered their takes on the future of the city. -
An analysis by the Utah Defense Attorney Association found that the Legislature passed 165 bills over the last five years to increase criminal penalties. Yet, crime statistics don’t seem to reflect lawmakers’ output. -
La Legislatura ha tomado una decisión sobre qué mapa quiere para representar los distritos congresionales de Utah. Ahora será enviado al juez Gibson como parte del proceso de redistribución de distritos ordenado por el tribunal en Utah. -
Native tribes across Utah are not feeling immediate impacts from the government shutdown, but state agencies and nonprofits are on standby. -
The Legislature has made its call on which map it wants to represent Utah’s congressional districts. It will now be sent to Judge Gibson as part of Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process.
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The Legislature faces an Oct. 6 deadline to vote on a new congressional map in Utah’s court-ordered redistricting.
