(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House of Representatives voted 67-to-3 to censure a district court judge in Grand County over comments he made about a child pornography case. The judge twice noted that the defendant came from a background of “privilege” before refusing to sentence him to any […]
(Farr West, UT) — State Representative Matthew Gwynn announces he will not run for a fourth term in the Utah House. The republican, who serves Farr West, says he is choosing to focus on his family as his daughter continues recovering from a serious accident. Gwynn plans to serve through […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Ben McAdams is seeking to once again represent Utah as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. He announced his latest campaign yesterday, after a Utah judge redrew congressional maps to add a Democratic-leaning district. Republicans in the state legislature had previously drawn a map […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House of Representatives has declined to impeach Utah School Board Member Natalie Cline, and the Utah State Board of Education has formally censured her instead. Calls for her impeachment and resignation came after Cline made a social media post suggesting a female high […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House Representative Quinn Kotter is resigning. Kotter made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, telling the Speaker of the House that he will resign from the District 26 seat on September ninth. The Republican said “life circumstances” have impacted his ability to “devote [his] full […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two more seats in the Utah House will be open for the 2022 election. Republicans Merrill Nelson of Grantsville and Mike Winder of West Valley City announced they will not run for re-election. The announcement means five House seats will be open. Republican Lowry Snow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah state lawmaker has launched a campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee for his U.S. Senate seat next year. Becky Edwards is the first candidate to formally announce she will challenge Lee in the 2022 election. She served in the Utah House […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say an explosion under the car of a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives was caused by a vehicular malfunction and not an explosive device. Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion happened as the car was backed out of his family’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A candidate for the Utah House of Representatives has filed a police statement saying he and his wife found an explosive device underneath their car. KUTV-TV reported Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion went off as they left their garage and moved into […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — A bill targeting a new Salt Lake County rule to require gun show vendors in county facilities to run background checks on customers has passed the Utah House of Representatives. The Deseret News reported the bill that passed without debate aims to clarify state […]
