Saige Miller
Politics ReporterSaige is a Politics & Government reporter, as well as a co-host of KUER's politics podcast State Street. A graduate of the University of Utah with two BA degrees, Saige was a reporter and producer for The Salt Lake Tribune’s Innovation Lab before coming to KUER. When she isn’t neck-deep in politics, you can find her in a concert moshpit, watching really bad reality TV or hyper-fixating on a 1,000-piece puzzle.
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In a hot housing market, the settlement could pave the way for Utahns to pay slightly less for a home.
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The Utah Legislature has the ability to overhaul zoning laws to pave the way for more affordable starter homes.
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Out of a record-breaking 591 bills passed in 2024 by lawmakers, Gov. Spencer Cox struck down seven and issued two line-item vetoes.
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Gov. Spencer Cox emphasized he has a “great relationship” with the Legislature and hopes both branches work together to be “more thoughtful” and allot “more time” to priority bills moving forward.
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There was little action from lawmakers on air quality this year, meaning it will be another year for any policy changes in how Utah deals with the problem.
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Utah municipalities involved in the program say interest has spiked since the extreme drought in 2020.
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The Utah Legislature honed in on small policy changes rather than a massive overhaul of water law.
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Utah has 890,637 active Republican voters. On Super Tuesday, the most recent tally shows only 84,942 votes cast in the caucus presidential poll.
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Utah Democrats participated in a state-run primary, where the AP declared President Joe Biden the winner at 8:05 p.m. MT. Results from the state party-run GOP presidential preference poll took longer. The AP called the race for Donald Trump at 1:39 a.m. Wednesday.
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Utah lawmakers passed a recording-breaking 591 bills during the 2024 legislative session. Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 21 to either sign or veto them. If he does neither, the laws automatically go into effect.
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The bill also outlines which Utah cities get access to state homelessness funding.
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More than 300,000 cases await expungement review by the Utah Department of Public Safety and more records are added every month.