US Senate

Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs delivers his State of the City address on Feb. 8, 2023.

Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announces Senate challenge to Mitt Romney

Saige Miller

Utah’s 2024 U.S. Senate race is still in the “posturing” phase as Romney has yet to announce if he’ll run for reelection.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, and Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, speak during a news conference on spending, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Politics & Government

As June’s debt ceiling deadline approaches, here’s where Lee and Romney stand

Sean Higgins

Utah’s two senators say they want spending cuts to be a part of any deal to raise the federal debt ceiling ahead of a June 1 deadline.

News Briefs

AM Brief: Olympics site visit, avian flu in Cache County & fatal plane crash near Cedar City

KUER News

The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 22, 2022

Education

U.S. House, Senate Set to Replace No Child Left Behind

Whittney Evans

Both the U-S House and Senate have now passed versions of a bill to replace the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.Utah Republican…

Business & Economy

Utah Mayors Call for Immigration Reform

Andrea Smardon

A bipartisan group of Utah mayors have sent a letter to Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, urging them to immediately pass immigration reform…

Politics & Government

Scott Howell Says Orrin Hatch’s Campaign Money is a Problem for Utah

Andrea Smardon

Senator Orrin Hatch won the Utah Republican primary, and spent 10 million dollars in the process. Now, Democratic challenger Scott Howell aims to turn…