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Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson, flanked by Gov. Spencer Cox at a housing development in South Jordan, addresses reporters about the critical need for strong mental health resources across Utah, Dec. 9, 2022.

Gov. Cox’s $28B budget has water conservation, affordable housing and labor on its mind

The $28.4 billion proposed budget tackles some of the biggest issues facing Utah.

Gov. Spencer Cox announces the education funding and tax cuts in his proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year while standing in front of teachers at Centennial Jr. High School in Kaysville, Utah, Dec. 8, 2022.

Gov. Cox wants to make it ‘the year of the teacher’ with a $6K compensation increase

Cox is drawing special emphasis on both a boost in teacher pay and statewide tax relief before the release of his full budget.

The Institute of Land, Water and Air at Utah State University presented its annual report to Gov. Spencer Cox at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Dec. 1, 2022.

Utah’s population boom could further strain its limited water

A report from Utah State University shows that since 1950, Utah has experienced a decline in precipitation, higher temperatures and it saw more rain instead of snow.

Rows of homes, in suburban Salt Lake City, April 13, 2019

Fast-growing Utah continues to be a migration magnet

New data shows residents are flocking to areas of Utah outside of Salt Lake County.

The Davis County administrative office in Farmington, Utah, Aug. 20, 2022

County clerks say community outreach helped Utah run a successful midterm election

Election results were certified across Utah this week and the 2022 midterms are officially over.

Cars line up for fuel at the Costco gas station at the Valley Fair mall in West Valley City, Utah, March 23, 2022.

Why are Utah gas prices so high? Blame the West Coast and our growing population

The Utah Office of Energy Development released a report explaining why Utahns are paying more for gas.

Evan McMullin, a Utah independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, and his wife Emily, shake hands and talk to supporters at his headquarters at Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center in Taylorsville on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Do independent and third-party candidates have a place in Utah politics?

Utah candidates outside of the dominant Republican Party, or the Democratic Party, hope to carry the momentum started by Evan McMullin’s Senate campaign to future election wins.

The Utah House of Representatives during the 2022 legislative session, Jan. 25, 2022.

If former Rep. Joel Ferry resigns again, what happens to his Utah Legislature seat?

Utah Democrats argue Ferry cannot hold positions in both the executive and legislative branches.

Copper Hills High School social studies teacher Kyle Jensen addresses the Utah Ethnic Studies Commission in this screencap of the commission meeting from Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

Lawmakers and educators still struggle to define how Utah should teach ethnic studies

A law passed earlier this year requires Utah’s public schools to start teaching ethnic studies by the 2024-2025 school year.

The finalized design that the state task force agreed to send to the Utah Legislature for a vote in 2023. Two of the public's favorite designs, along with a reworked 8-pointed star, were merged into the final design.

Here is the finalist for a new Utah state flag

The finalist got unanimous backing from the state flag task force. The design will now go to the Utah Legislature for a vote.

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