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The candidates seeking Utah's governorship will face off on Sept. 11, 2024, at 6 p.m. in a debate organized by the Utah Debate Commission.

“Age, wisdom and spiritual authority go together," says one leadership expert as Nelson hits the century mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans a special broadcast to commemorate the occasion on Sept. 9, 2024, at 4 p.m. MT.

The recommendations were required as a part of a 2022 law mandating ethnic studies be incorporated into Utah’s K-12 core standards.

Gov. Spencer Cox has carefully cultivated a brand of politics that centers on unity and respect, in contrast to Trump's brash style. After this past week, he's become ensnarled in a controversy involving a Trump event at Arlington National Cemetery.

Cox’s campaign on Wednesday has apologized for using the photo and politicizing the graveside ceremony, which honored Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover of Utah who was one of 13 who died in Afghanistan three years ago.

Utah state lawmakers are looking to pass a universal ban on cellphones during school hours. However, individual school districts could set more permissive policies.

Legal and historical experts say Utah will have to overcome centuries of precedent if the state is to be successful in claiming 18.5 million acres of land controlled by the federal government.

Lawmakers called a special session following a Utah Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the ability of voter-approved ballot initiatives to reform the government without interference.

Fights over public lands aren’t unusual in the West. But Utah is now going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to wrest control of 18.5 million acres of federal land.

Lyman has made quite the splash in the last week in Utah politics. In an interview with KUER, he said he has “loyal grassroots followers” who are “passionate” about pushing a write-in campaign for governor.