Mike Lee

Over 2,600 Utah Republican delegates gathered at Utah Valley university to elect new party leadership ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

Over 200 volunteers flew to the capitol to help sew quilts together and deliver them to Congress. Mormon Women for Ethical Government and Women Building Peace delivered around 60 quilts.

Mormon Women for Ethical Government jump-started an effort in Utah to create quilts with personalized messages from women about protecting democracy. They will be hand- delivered to Utah’s congressional delegation in May.

Utah becoming more politically competitive won’t happen overnight. But Colorado at one time defied the odds and some think Utah could, too.

Utahns in Congress and the Biden administration both have proposals that could open up acres of public land to housing development.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee broke the news to the delegates on the floor at the National Republican Convention in Milwaukee.

The June 10 expiration deadline for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is fast approaching. Utah members of the downwinder community say a “last ditch effort” is underway to save the program.

After nearly 17 hours, the Utah GOP nominating convention concluded with some surprises along the way.

Observers are closely watching whether the eventual replacement for Romney ends up being a moderate Republican or someone who leans farther right.

The 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire in June. Now, Congress — and Utah’s delegation — is grappling over whether to expand or merely extend the program.

Over the weekend, Gov. Spencer Cox and 13 other red-state governors joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the border to publicly apply pressure on the Biden administration.

The Utah native and descendant of Hyrum Smith had served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 1985.