Legislative audit calls for overhaul in candidate signature verification, citing lack of transparency
Audit finds gaps in signature verification process…
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Tuesday morning News Fix
Utah early voting begins today. Bizarre scene as Trump sways to music for 39 minutes. Utah House speaker wants colleges to slash budgets.…
Monday morning News Fix
Divisions among Utah GOP lawmakers on display. Experts say inflation and deficits under Trump will be higher. Armed militias threaten FEMA workers.…
Friday Morning News Fix
U.S. Senate candidates debate. Natural disasters eat up FEMA's budget. Utah and TikTok clash over internal data. Park City home prices boost surrounding cities.…
Utah Republican AG candidate Derek Brown outraises opponents by 6 to 1
Most of the nearly $900,000 raised by Republican Derek Brown's campaign has come from corporations and political action committees.…
Thursday morning News Fix
Inflation cools. Amendment A voided. King within 'striking distance' of Cox. Trump's small-dollar donations plummet.…
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Utah Senate stalls re-appointments, halting work of State Records Committee
Gov. Spencer Cox re-appointed three committee members to a second term in September, but the Senate has not considered those nominations.…
Wednesday morning News Fix
U.S. deficit hits $1.8 trillion. Trump reaches out to Latter-day Saint voters. Romney still opposes Trump but won't endorse Harris. 1st congressional district debate.…
Tuesday morning News Fix
Trump secretly sent Putin COVID tests. Mike Lee lists his requirements for the next Senate leader. Donald Trump Jr. visits Utah.…
Is Sen. John Johnson using his podcast to skirt campaign finance law?
Campaign ads for Utah State Sen. John Johnson are frequently featured on his podcast but absent from his campaign finance disclosures.…
Monday morning News Fix
Guns, transgender rights and porn on Supreme Court docket. Utah Republicans pardon Trump's climate skepticism. Utah's college-age population on the decline.…
How gerrymandered is the Utah Legislature?
Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans and independents in just three of Utah's 104 legislative districts.…
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