Artificial Intelligence

Using public tools and an “old student-owned laptop,” the UVU Center for National Security Studies stumped the majority of its study test subjects.

The Utah State Board of Education has entered a data privacy agreement and is partnering with Google to offer a version of its AI model to schools statewide.

The concession was in response to demands from Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, who, along with other state leaders, has seen significant blowback about the project.

Political newcomer Liban Mohamed was the surprise winner of April’s Utah Democratic Nominating Convention. Can he ride that momentum all the way to Washington, D.C.? Utah’s primary election is June 23, 2026.

Ben McAdams was the last Democrat to represent Utah in D.C., and he wants the voters of the new 1st Congressional District to send him back. Utah’s primary election is June 23, 2026.

Michael Farrell was a relative unknown before he collected the 7,000 signatures to get on Utah’s 1st Congressional District primary ballot for the Democrats. He’s leaning in on his outsider experience. Utah’s primary election is June 23, 2026.

Blouin has touted himself as Utah’s progressive for some time now. He’s leaning on endorsements and his pugnaciousness in the Legislature to solidify that rep with voters. Utah’s primary election is June 23, 2026.

The framework is designed to protect the environment and Utah’s economic growth.

Box Elder County rejected two referendum applications seeking to put the commissioners’ decision on the massive Stratos Project data center to a vote. Opponents have vowed to appeal.

Former congressman Ben McAdams, State Sen. Nate Blouin, and newcomers Liban Mohamed and Michael Farrell are vying for the Democratic nomination in Utah’s new left-leaning congressional district.

After voting yes on a hyperscale data center to be built in Box Elder County, hundreds of protestors booed the county commissioners out of the building. But as Commissioner Lee Perry explains, their vote wouldn’t have stopped the project.

Opponents are filing grievances with the Division of Water Rights. The state engineer will consider those and might hold a hearing before deciding whether to approve the water right’s change of use.