(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers voted against a bill that would have prevented counting mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day, following a controversy in the June Republican primary. The proposal aimed to address concerns raised by Colby Jenkins, who narrowly lost the 2nd Congressional District race, alleging late […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are backing President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks. U.S. Senator Mike Lee says Trump’s nominees deserve to be put in place and he looks forward to quickly voting to confirm them. Trump has floated the idea of nominating his picks while the Senate is in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Starting in the new year, the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles will implement several updates to improve efficiency and modernize the process of license plate distribution. The changes, passed during the 2024 legislative session, include centralized distribution from a single location, with plates mailed directly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers will take another run at a proposed law to crack down on ritualistic sexual abuse. The legislature’s Interim Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the plans yesterday. State Rep. Ken Ivory tried to move the proposal earlier this year, but failed to get much […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court will decide what’s next for Amendment D. The court on Friday agreed to take the case. A lower court judge last week said Amendment D would stay on the November ballot, but votes for and against the amendment wouldn’t be counted […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has blocked Utah’s proposed constitutional Amendment D from going on or being valid for the upcoming November ballot. Judge Dianna Gibson released her ruling yesterday after a hearing was held this week to consider the question. She has granted a preliminary injunction supporting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The deadline is this week for the state to know if a proposed Amendment D will be on the ballot in November. The amendment, if passed, would change the state constitution by granting the legislature authority to repeal or amend any ballot initiative. A legal […]
(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) — Utah lawmakers plan to ask voters in November to approve giving legislators the power to revise voter-led ballot initiatives. In a special session yesterday, Republican leaders in the legislature said the proposal is meant to check the power of special interest groups from using ballot […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Democratic Utah senator Karen Mayne has died at age 78. She began her 15-year career in the state senate in 2008, and resigned last January citing health concerns. Senate President J. Stuart Adams says that Utah has lost an extraordinary stateswoman, calling Mayne a […]
