Utah Legislature

The Utah Legislature has asked the Utah Supreme Court to block a recent lower court ruling that threw out the state’s current congressional map. Plaintiffs in the case called the petition “jarring irony.”

State lawmakers have to publish their new proposed congressional boundaries by Sept. 25. Then, the public will have 10 days to weigh in.

Following budget cuts spurred by the Legislature’s higher ed reinvestment plan, Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center has been put on the chopping block.

In rejecting the state's argument, Salt Lake County District Judge Dianna Gibson pointed to partisan redistricting in Texas and California for 2026 as evidence that redistricting can indeed be done in Utah in coming weeks.

Utah Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson held a two-hour status hearing, mainly focused on timeline, after ruling that the state’s congressional maps had to be thrown out and replaced.

Senate President Stuart Adams and Speaker of the House Mike Schultz called it a “misguided court ruling” and groused about the “arbitrary” timeline, but said they will ultimately redraw the maps.

“The people have spoken. The courts have spoken,” said Emma Petty Addams, co-executive director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. “Now is time to move forward with cooperation and respect for the rule of law.”

There was one dissenting vote on the recommendation from the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. The higher ed budget reinvestments were mandated by the Legislature.

The small panels, known as plug-in or balcony solar, are already popular in Europe. They could become more attractive to U.S. buyers now that residential rooftop solar credits are being scrapped under the GOP tax bill.

7-OH is a compound found in the kratom plant. But the distinction between Utah-legal kratom and its synthetic byproducts that experts call addictive and dangerous can get confusing.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city has improved ”the pieces of the system that we control,” and the Legislature now needs to take action to help.

Right now, air traffic controllers in LA watch the skies over St. George. By the summer of 2027, that work will be done locally.