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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Sen. Deidre Henderson, R-Spanish Fork, and Democrat Karina Brown are running for Utah lieutenant governor. One of their main responsibilities if elected would be overseeing elections. -
Registering to vote for people with a Utah driver license can be done online, but there are a few more steps if you don’t have one. Here’s what to do.
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Nearly 1 in 5 voters in conservative Utah voted for a third-party candidate in 2016 rather than back Donald Trump. We'll find out who they're voting for this year.
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Rep. John Curtis, R-UT, and his democratic challenger Devin Thorpe both believe human-caused climate change is real and an important issue. But they differ on who would best address it.
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Utah’s 4th Congressional District is rated as a toss-up for November’s election. Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams and Republican Burgess Owens are running for the seat.
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Rep. John Curtis and Devin Thorpe are running to represent Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. Here’s where they stand on the federal COVID-19 response and healthcare reform.
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With a new COVID-19 transmission index, counties in Utah will automatically be moved to different levels — high, moderate or low — based on conditions such as infection rate and ICU capacity.
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Utah is transitioning to a new model of COVID-19 public health restrictions, using a standardized set of requirements for different levels of transmission.
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Rep. Ben McAdams, D- UT, and his challenger, former NFL Player Burgess Owens, debated their ideas for healthcare reform Monday evening, including a spirited back and forth about whether Owens supports rolling back the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare.
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Republican Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs is challenging Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson for her seat this November. Here’s where they stand on the county’s COVID-19 response, taxes, and the Olympia Hills development.
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Utah set a record for new daily cases of COVID-19 Thursday. During a press conference, an infectious disease doctor made an emotional appeal to Utahns to wear masks.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris debated a number of issues, including wildfires, climate change and a question from an eighth grader in Utah about civility.
