The second time is the charm for Republican Mia Love, who clinched the 4th Congressional seat Tuesday. Utah’s senior senator will become the GOP’s senior senator, meaning Sen. Orrin Hatch will take on the title of Senate president pro tempore. The Republican wave may have surprised those on the national stage, but locally it’s business as usual, with the GOP…
Test scores show Utah students are lagging in math, science and language arts. A BYU poll shows the race between Republican Mia Love and Democrat Doug Owens tightening. And an autopsy confirms police shot a Saratoga man in the back while eyewitness accounts say he swung a sword at officers. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Jessica Miller,…
Salt Lake City Councilmembers want answers on officer-involved shootings and rape kits. The governor’s agreement with the feds on his Medicaid alternative is a done deal. And the LDS Church lays out more details on its polygamous past. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune reporters Peggy Fletcher Stack, Lee Davidson and Christopher Smart, and education and health editor Rebecca Walsh…
Threats to feminist video game critic Anita Sarkeesian spark questions about campus security and free speech at Utah State University. Candidates in the 4th Congressional District spar on student loans and immigration. State auditors ding the Governor’s Office of Economic Development on oversight of an incentive program to draw business to the state. And former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff wants…
Same-sex marriage once again becomes a legal reality in Utah. The state was within its rights to adopt Common Core standards, a legal review finds. And the major party candidates in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District mix it up over executive power. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune columnist Paul Rolly and reporters Matt Canham, Marissa Lang and Benjamin Wood…
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says the officer-involved shooting of Dillon Taylor was justified. Incumbent Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Democrat Charles Stormont tussle over the state’s defense of Amendment 3. Dozens of witnesses could be called in the trials of former AG Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow. Critics decry the state’s…
Election 2014 debates kick off with matches between Donna McAleer and Rep. Rob Bishop, Luz Robles and Rep. Chris Stewart, and Mia Love and Doug Owens, sort of. Vail announces a plan to create the nation’s largest ski resort. And a key figure in Utah liquor laws regrets not making the so-called Zion Curtain universal.…
Five people are charged for illegally riding ATVs through Recapture Canyon. Gov. Herbert says the feds won’t designate a new national monument while the public lands process continues. Utah Transit Authority tells lawmakers they will enact reforms recommended in a state audit. And lawmakers review Herbert’s Medicaid substitute. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune editorial writer George Pyle and reporters Lee…
The U.S. Supreme Court announces it will review same-sex marriage cases involving five states, including Utah. Vail buys Park City Mountain Resort, ending a three years of litigation. Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff asks the FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety for tapes, documents and all other information gathered on him. And a former Salt Lake City School District lunchroom…
Ski resorts Park City Mountain Resort and Vail face another deadline in their legal fight. The school where FLDS leader Warren Jeffs was accused of assaulting children is being torn down. And black Mormon feminists make racism a priority over gaining the priesthood. On Friday at 9 a.m., Tribune editorial writer George Pyle and reporters Peggy Fletcher Stack, Nate…
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