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Romney: Trump’s political sway will continue after election

Romney: Trump’s political sway will continue after election

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s most vocal GOP critic said Tuesday that Trump will likely continue to have influence in Republican politics, even after the presidential election was called for Democrat Joe Biden. U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney said Trump’s significant presence on social media and his ability […]

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Utah’s attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign

Utah’s attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s newly reelected attorney general says he is taking personal leave time to help support President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to election procedures. Trump has claimed without evidence that the vote is unfair and rigged. Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes says he’ll be helping support […]

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President Donald Trump wins Utah again

President Donald Trump wins Utah again

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump won Utah again, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in the deeply conservative state. Utah hasn’t elected a non-Republican presidential candidate since 1964. State voters also elected Republican Spencer Cox as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday. U.S. House races […]

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GOP’s Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump

GOP’s Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says he’s voted in the Nov. 3 election but not for President Donald Trump. However, the Utah senator wouldn’t say Wednesday whom he did vote for. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee is a longtime Trump critic and was the lone Republican to vote […]

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Utah governor says postponing election would be ‘foolish’

Utah governor says postponing election would be ‘foolish’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says the state has no intention of delaying the November election following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would result in fraud. Herbert characterized postponing the election as “foolish.” Meanwhile, the state hit […]

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Utah judge who criticized Trump, championed Asians has died

Utah judge who criticized Trump, championed Asians has died

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 58-year-old Utah municipal judge known for his advocacy for Asian Americans and criticism of President Donald Trump has died. Taylorsville Justice Court Michael Kwan was found unresponsive at his home Tuesday. Family friend and spokeswoman Emily Bingham says his death was sudden and unexpected. […]

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Fillmore Man Jailed After Pulling Gun On People With Trump Flags

Fillmore Man Jailed After Pulling Gun On People With Trump Flags

FILLMORE, Utah-Saturday, a Fillmore man was jailed after reportedly threatening a group of people with a gun. 40-year-old Omar Johnson Levi was charged in Fourth District Court with the following counts: -11 counts of aggravated assault, a third-degree felony -Six counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony […]

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Scott Sommerdorf  |  The Salt Lake Tribune             
After midnight, Utah Governor Gary Herbert thanks the Representatives for their work as the Legidlators ended the 2012 session in the Utah House of Representatives, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

Utah Democrats cross party lines to have political impact

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — They support police reform, LGBTQ rights and Medicaid expansion. But in heavily conservative Utah, thousands of liberal-leaning voters are registering as Republicans. It’s a step they say is the only way for them to have a political voice in a key election next week. The […]

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Romney says he’ll ‘stay quiet’ on his 2020 presidential vote

Romney says he’ll ‘stay quiet’ on his 2020 presidential vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is the latest prominent Republican to cast doubt on his support for President Donald Trump’s reelection. The Utah senator and 2012 GOP presidential nominee said Monday that he would “stay quiet” about whether he’ll back another candidate. His open acknowledgment of hesitance in supporting Trump […]

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Trump sticky note vandalism in Monroe

Trump sticky note vandalism in Monroe

In the afternoon on May 9 a Sevier County deputy was dispatched to a vandalism in Monroe. According to the deputy the reporting party said that he had come out to his car that morning to see that someone had stuck between 200 and 300 post it notes on his […]

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