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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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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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New maps, new game: How Utah's political landscape could shift after Amendment D ruling
On Wednesday, the Utah Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling voiding Amendment D from the ballot. The proposed constitutional…
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Utah court blocks election deniers' request for 2020 voting machine data
Jen Orten and Sophie Anderson, who have close ties to several Utah elected officials, sought voting machine data from the 2020 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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Utah lawmaker wants to make it legal to openly carry loaded weapons in public
Utah House Majority Leader Karianne Lisonbee has proposed a sweeping expansion of gun rights, allowing anyone over 18 to openly carry a loaded firearm in most public places without a permit.…
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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.…
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Federal judge blocks Utah's social media regulations
On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked Utah's social media regulations, ruling that they likely violate the First Amendment.…