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The campaign is a part of the national Contest Every Race initiative working to recruit more Democratic candidates in areas where Republicans often run uncontested.
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has issued a temporary stay that will keep the “union buster” bill passed by the State Legislature from becoming law.
At its 2025 organizing convention, Utah’s Republican Party will consider revoking the party membership of any GOP candidates who gather signatures to get on a Primary election ballot.
Four states show improvement on the latest Election Integrity Scorecard update: Arkansas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson and Gov. Spencer Cox sign a ceremonial bill at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on April 4. Two months after the Utah legislative session ended, many new laws are taking effect this week. (Isaac Hale/Deseret News)
Four of Summit County’s six mayors want voters to elect a new council once they finish drawing voter districts.
The two candidates for the Chair of the state republican party faced off in a largely cordial debate over several party issues in a debate organized by Washington County Republican Women.
As lawmakers await a May special session to tweak certain bills passed in the 2025 legislative session, the state’s top Republican leaders have announced there will be no veto override session this year.
Cardinals electing the next pope begin processing into the Sistine Chapel to open the conclave.
Election officials have verified more than 146,000 signatures for the referendum to overturn a Utah bill restricting bargaining rights for public unions.
As the world watches to see who becomes the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, one minister at the Grace Episcopal Church in St. George offered insights into the