Spencer Cox

Colorado, like Outdoor Retailer before, has lured away another Utah institution. The film festival has called Utah home since 1978.

Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, who dispensed parenting advice to millions of people online.

It was a tense session between Utah’s legislative and judicial branches, even so, Gov. Spencer Cox says he does not want more power over who leads the highest court in the state.

“For all these reasons — public trust; accounting and legal challenges; protection of education funding; and the message to our educators — I’m vetoing the bill,” Gov. Spencer Cox wrote to lawmakers.

The Sundance Film Festival has always called Utah home, but it could pack up and move out of state after 2027.

The Utah Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven young people who say the state’s energy policies fuel climate change and harm their lives. But plaintiffs can still amend their case and try again.

According to the National Home Builders Association, tariffs could push the price of constructing a new single family home up as much as $10,000.

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

The bill that creates a new Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University quickly moved through the Legislature, leaving the school with “a non-ideal timeline” to be involved in it.

On the season nine finale of State Street, we explain why it wasn’t hunky-dory between the House and Senate. They had beef and that played out over the 45 days.

As the end of the session draws near, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, House Speaker Mike Schultz and Senate President Stuart Adams announced a wage increase of $278 million for teachers, support staff and district staff.

Utah’s governor said he was disappointed “the process did not ultimately deliver the compromise” that was on the table. The state’s largest teachers union said lawmakers have “ignored thousands of voices.”