Katie McKellar

Republican lawmakers elected new leadership in the Utah Senate, while keeping the status quo in the House

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox — a Republican who up until recently refused to vote for President-elect Donald Trump and wrestled with his brash style — said

The Utah Legislature’s Republican majority met in closed caucus meetings Thursday night to elect their next set of legislative leaders — bringing a bit of a shakeup in the Senate but the same set of faces in the House. Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, will remain the Senate’s top Republican. But Senate Republicans elected a […]

Results aren't official yet, but Salt Lake County voters have likely rejected a proposed property tax hike to increase jail capacity.

A wave of independent candidates this year wanted to “make history” and maybe even “reshape the state's political landscape” by winning several seats in Utah's long Republican-dominated Legislature.

State leaders at the helm of Utah’s homeless system haven’t yet confronted one of the biggest and hardest decisions that they’ll face in coming months: where to site a new 1,200-bed homeless shelter and 30-acre “centralized campus” somewhere along the Wasatch Front. The Utah Homeless Services Board met for about two hours behind closed doors […]

Filing comes same day Utah's top Republican leaders urged university to act

State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services launches new round up donation program — estimated to bring in roughly $2.5 million in ongoing funding for homeless programs

Interim legislative committee advances draft legislation for consideration in 2025 session; Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson dismisses it as ‘doing the bidding' of senator he's feuding with

Utah lawmakers have a new bill to offer cities a new way to increase density for small single family homes, duplexes and more.