(Salt Lake City, UT) — People attending Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s speech at the Utah Republican State Convention later this month will be allowed to bring in guns if they have a concealed carry permit. The Utah GOP said on Tuesday that magnetometers will be used for the April 22nd […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A potential candidate for President of the United States will be coming to Utah to address Republicans next month. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will give the keynote address at the party’s organizing convention at Utah Valley University. The head of the Utah Republican Party says […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Republican Party Chair Carson Jorgensen is bowing out. Jorgensen said earlier this month he won’t run for a second term as leader of the state’s dominant political party when his term is up next month. The sheep rancher from Sanpete County said it’s time […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party Chair will not run for re-election next month. Carson Jorgensen tells the Deseret News that he decided to wait until the Utah Legislature adjourned before announcing his decision to leave the post. Jorgensen has served as party chair since 2021. He […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republicans in the Utah Senate want to increase pay for teachers around the state. The Senate Majority Caucus released a list of their priorities for the upcoming legislative session earlier this week. At the top of the list is increasing teacher pay, followed by water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A group of Republican state lawmakers has sent cease-and-desist orders to some abortion providers and funders in Utah. The letters state a voluntary abortion is still a criminal offense despite a preliminary injunction that’s blocking the street from filing criminal prosecutions under Utah’s trigger ban. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party wants the state to ban gender-affirming surgery and the use of hormones for transgender youth. The resolution adopted by the party’s central committee last weekend calls the procedures harmful and irreversible. The resolution was co-sponsored by Utah Senate President Stuart Adams […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party says it will hold party-sponsored debates for its congressional and U.S. Senate candidates. The chairman of the Utah GOP says the party is currently working on scheduling the debates ahead of the June 28th primary. The move comes after the state […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party is seriously considering a move to set up its own debates for primary candidates. The independent Utah Debate Commission traditionally organizes debates for primary and general elections, selecting topics and moderators. Utah GOP Chair Carson Jorgensen tells he believes the party […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Republican Party has defended Sen. Mitt Romney after an online motion accused him of misrepresenting himself as a Republican and embarrassing the state by voting against former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trials. Over 140,000 people have signed the document that says […]
