Sonja Hutson
ReporterSonja Hutson is a politics and government reporter at KUER. She’s been reporting on politics ever since the 10th grade, when she went to so many school board meetings the district set up a press table for her. Before coming to Utah, Sonja spent four years at KQED in San Francisco where she covered everything from wildfires to the tech industry. When she’s not working, you can find her skiing, camping, or deeply invested in a 1000 piece puzzle.
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Some Utah lawmakers want to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit, saying they trust law abiding citizens to act responsibly. But critics aren’t so sure that’s true across the board. -
Did you know Utah lawmakers technically have only ONE thing to do during the legislative session? And do you know what that thing is? Make the state’s budget! It takes the Legislature 45 days to hash it out (and that’s not counting all the staff time to prepare for the session!). But Sonja and Emily can explain how Utah’s budget works in just 15 minutes. Impressive, we know.
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Local health departments, hospitals and Community Nursing Services have administered more than 90% of their vaccines that they’ve had for longer than a week. But pharmacies that got their doses directly from the federal government have only used 17% of their first doses that are more than a week old.
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The Capitol building is closed to the public because of security concerns. But after it opens, some Utahns may not want to participate in the Legislative Session in person because of COVID-19. Here’s how you can still be involved from a distance.
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45 Days is back with a preview of the 2021 Utah Legislative Session. Spoiler alert: it’s going to be a little bit different this time around. But one of the things that hasn’t changed this year is the Republican supermajority in both chambers. Hosts Emily Means and Sonja Hutson talked with Senate President Stuart Adams and House Minority Leader Brian King about what they hope to get done during this session.
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In the past week, Utah has administered almost the same number of vaccines it did during the first roughly three weeks it was available.
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The Utah Legislature reconvenes Jan. 19. Here’s what House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, is focusing on this session.
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Utah lawmakers are hoping 2021 is the year that they can pass some gun-related bill that didn’t make it through last year’s legislative session.
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Just in time for Utah's 2021 legislative session, 45 Days is back. We have two new hosts to guide you through the twists and turns of this unprecedented moment: KUER political reporters Sonja Hutson and Emily Means. They'll dive deep into the biggest bills and issues each week. New episodes drop Friday mornings.You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
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Gov. Spencer Cox released his budget proposal Monday and focused it on Utah’s COVID-19 response, public education, and rural issues.
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Gov. Spencer Cox announced an executive order to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Utah so the state can qualify for more doses from the federal government.
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Cox said he has supported Trump because he is the leader of the Republican party, but has still criticized his actions.
