Deidre Henderson

Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered in Salt Lake City to honor her life and legacy after she died of brain cancer in March at age 49. Love was the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress.

Love, whose political career included serving Saratoga Springs and Utah’s 4th Congressional District, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer, in 2022.

“We have done the hard things, never shying away from the heavy lifts,” Gov. Spencer Cox told the crowd. “Time and again, Utah has punched above its weight over these last four years.”

Each year since Gov. Spencer Cox took office there has been an uptick in the total money pitched for the state budget. This year’s ask is $30.6 billion.

Despite bipartisan support, Utah’s initial version of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act failed to pass in 2023. Now, it’s returning for the 2025 legislative session.

America has spoken: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. But what happened in Utah? We learned a few things about the future of state politics.

Donald Trump improved his election 2024 margins nationwide from 2020, but not in Utah. It could be a sign that the Republican president-elect has hit his ceiling in the Beehive State.

Although some races might be pretty clear soon after the polls close, results in Utah are not official until the statewide canvass on Nov. 25.

Despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Utah or elsewhere, state election officials continue to push back against claims that the state’s process is compromised.

The audit looked at signatures gathered by Gov. Spencer Cox, Congressman John Curtis and Attorney General candidate Derek Brown. All three lost at the party’s nominating convention but eventually won the GOP primary election.

The court rejected Jenkins' suit that asked justices to count a batch of ballots with late postmarks after Rep. Celeste Maloy won a recount by fewer than 200 votes. That makes Maloy the winner of the June Republican primary.

A small shift in votes didn’t change Maloy’s primary win over Jenkins. Tooele and Washington counties, however, both hit a snag with the machines tabulating adjudicated ballots.