(Salt Lake City, UT) — The State Senate President admits that a bill designed to make it easier to split up Salt Lake County did not pass before a key deadline. The Senate was voting on HB212 late on Friday night – and a few ticks past midnight. Because voting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Republican lawmakers are appealing to the state Supreme Court to overturn a congressional redistricting map. The map was approved earlier this month by a third-district court judge. Senate President Stuart Adams called it the most gerrymandered map in the state’s history. A special legislative […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is defending Utah Senate President Stuart Adams amid a personal connection to a controversial bill. Adams is accused of using his position and proposed legislation to help a relative receive a lighter sentence in a child sexual abuse case. Cox said he […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has vetoed SB-37, a bill that would have moved property tax revenues into the state’s general fund before being redistributed to schools. Cox argued it could confuse taxpayers and potentially divert funds from education. Senate President Stuart Adams disagreed, saying the bill […]
(Salt Lake City, CA) — Alliance for a Better Utah filed a complaint, alleging Senate President Stuart Adams failed to properly disclose campaign expenses. The group claims over 400-thousand-dollars in expenditures were reported under financial institutions instead of the actual recipients. Adams denied the claims, stating he has followed disclosure […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Critics of Utah’s proposed Constitutional Amendment D on citizen-led ballot initiatives say the wording of the question that will be on the ballots this fall is misleading. The text was provided by Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz and Senate President Stuart Adams. That wording was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns are reacting with shock to the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump this past Saturday. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on his official X account says the attack was “sickening and horrifying.” Cox added that he and his wife Abby joined with Americans praying […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah political leaders are looking for someone to help guide efforts to save the Great Salt Lake. Governor Cox, House Speaker Brad Wilson and Senate President J. Stuart Adams interviewed several candidates for the position of Great Salt Lake Commissioner yesterday. Wilson tells that he […]
(Kyiv, Ukraine) — The president of the Utah Senate is getting a first-hand look at what’s happening in Ukraine. State Senator J. Stuart Adams is leading a mission to the Eastern European country to provide humanitarian aid and explore possible avenues for future economic development. The mission is being sponsored […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining a six-state proposal to dramatically reduce water use in the Colorado River Basin. On Monday, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposing deeper water cuts and new rules to consider water […]
