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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.…
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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.…
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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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Big donors dominate: Cox's campaign fueled by PAC and corporate money
Most of Phil Lyman's campaign cash has come from a shadowy company with connections to the Lyman family…
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Information war: How lawmakers changed the rules on what voters are told about constitutional changes
Only the Utah Legislature can amend Utah's Constitution and place the issue on the ballot. How an amendment…
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Salt Lake County GOP ousts State Central Committee member over homophobic slur
Casey Gale, who was paid $20,000 by Phil Lyman's gubernatorial campaign, was removed from his position on the Utah Republican State Central Committee…
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Sen. Mike Lee's anti-immigrant push falters as Utah delegation splits on stopgap funding bill
Utah Reps. Blake Moore, Burgess Owens and Celeste Maloy vote in favor of funding bill while Rep. John Curtis was a 'no.'…
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Will Mitt Romney endorse Kamala Harris? Don't bet on it.
Online betting markets say there's a slim chance Romney will endorse Kamala Harris before the November election.…
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Teachers union sues over education funding amendment, claims ballot language is misleading
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Nothing to see here: Utah GOP lawmakers quash hearing on chaotic caucus presidential vote
'They (lawmakers) said screw you, we don't care'…
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Amendment D ruling preserves an important check on legislative power
Three co-equal branches of government are basic civics. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch implements them, and…
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Amendment D-nied
A Utah judge ruled a proposed constitutional amendment to give lawmakers near total power to repeal ballot initiatives was void, but it remains on the ballot.…