Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Utah elected leaders have delegated much of their land use and taxing authority to the non-elected Military Installation Development Authority — the powerful independent state body that went from obscurity to infamy this summer after it gave an initial green light to the highly controversial Stratos data center project in […]
A couple of sections of Utah code mandating electric utilities to procure 20% of their energy portfolio in renewables expired in 2025. Lawmakers want to ensure the requirement is scratched for good.  St. George Republican Rep. Colin Jack is drafting a bill ahead of the 2027 legislative session that would repeal a carbon emission reduction […]
While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year. Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind […]
License plate cameras are under scrutiny as questions on misuse and surveillance emerge throughout the country. In Utah, a political action committee is sounding the alarm, after having found that the vast majority of the camera records searches in one county originated outside the state. The records of 10 license plate cameras from the Flock […]
For a fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Utah the No. 1 overall state in the nation, citing high performance in multiple categories including economy, fiscal stability and infrastructure. However, Utah ranked low, No. 48, in one category — natural environment — due to air pollution and industrial toxin […]
The end of an era is coming for the Utah Senate — and it’s up to the Republican supermajority caucus to decide what direction they go next. After eight years of being one of Utah’s most powerful state leaders as the top Republican in the Legislature’s upper chamber, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, unexpectedly lost […]
After eight years as serving as one of Utah’s most powerful Republican state leaders, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams unexpectedly lost his primary. After the upcoming November election, Utah Senate Republicans will hold a closed-door caucus meeting to vote on who will take Adams’ place. In a recent interview with Utah News Dispatch, Adams reflected […]
