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Brian Albers / KUER/Lawmakers are expected to accept about $1.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act, but they’re only planning to spend about $575 million right now. -
artas/iStockphotoAt least 10 Utah counties have declared themselves a sanctuary for the Second Amendment, which means they won’t enforce gun restrictions.
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Gov. Spencer Cox has said Utah will likely sue if President Joe Biden enlarges Bears Ears National Monument. But experts say that could be a hard case to win. -
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT, and Rep. John Curtis, R-UT, introduced legislation Thursday to designate 289,000 acres of land in Illinois as federally protected wilderness. It’s an attempt to troll Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, who introduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Monday that would designate 8.4 million acres in Utah as federally-protected wilderness areas.
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The Utah Attorney General’s Office found police acted appropriately when they responded to a protest in Cottonwood Heights last summer. Some community members wonder how they came to that conclusion.
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The bill would require social media companies to notify users when their post is taken down or moderated. People could appeal the decision or make a complaint to the Utah Attorney General’s office.
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Utah cities and towns had until Monday to decide if they want to use ranked choice voting in this year’s local elections. Nearly two dozen have opted to participate.
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Some Washington County residents are looking to expand the number of seats on the commission, which they say will include more rural and diverse voices.
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Sen. Mitt Romney voted with former President Donald Trump 75% of the time, but some voters still call him a moderate or a liberal Republican.
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A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute details significant disparities in economic, education, health and housing outcomes for Utahns of different races, ethnicities and sex.
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Many tribal leaders are used to stretching every dollar that comes their way. Last year, they were faced with a different problem: millions in badly...
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Biden’s message to teachers and community health workers was simple: Thank you, your president has your back.
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To get a handle on growth, the Washington County Commission has placed a moratorium on short-term rental applications and permitting.
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The Office of Licensing is crafting new rules after legislators passed a bill that brings more state oversight for the first time in 15 years.
