political civility

"I will leave this chamber with a sense of achievement," Romney said. "But in truth, I also will leave with the recognition that I did not achieve everything I had hoped."

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.

"I consider it almost a sacred civic responsibility of teaching someone about the importance of elections,” said West Jordan Middle School teacher William Shields.

Despite making up over 25% of Utah’s voting-age population, only 12% of the state’s voters were under 30 in 2022.

As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over religious voters in Arizona and Nevada, Dallin H. Oaks encouraged congregants at the faith’s twice-annual general conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities one month out from the Nov. 5 election.

The third annual Conservative Climate Summit preached a simple message: No matter where you stand on climate change, what we’re doing now is not working.

Cox has reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump even as the former president has continued to spread insults and inflammatory statements on the campaign trail.

Between a contentious legislative session and the heat of an election season, Utah has had a politically polarizing year.

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.

Utah Republicans and Democrats alike agreed violence is no answer for political disagreement. But in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park Saturday night, voters felt pessimistic about what it means for the rest of the 2024 election year.

Utah’s governor wants to fix political polarization and his latest stop was the TED2024 stage in Canada. But his message likely won’t resonate on a national level this election season.

This year's Emerson fellows include an oral historian in Montana, a civic designer in Los Angeles and political unity campaigner from Utah. Pyfer is co-creator of The Dignity Index.