Utah News Dispatch

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The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured at dusk on the last night of the legislative session, Friday, March 1, 2024.

Politics

Utah lawmakers look to dissolve, replace State Records Committee

Utah News Dispatch 9 hours ago

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrests criminal fugitives as part of Operation Cross Check.

Politics

Utah lawmakers look to reverse 2019 law, making it easier to deport people for misdemeanors

Utah News Dispatch Feb 6, 2025

Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the first day of the legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Politics

‘It’s a shock’: Utah leaders brace for Trump’s federal funds freeze, but don’t yet know full impact

Utah News Dispatch Jan 30, 2025

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Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley called for swift action from Navajo tribal leaders to address the concern over ICE raids that have impacted Navajo people living in urban areas.

Politics

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders

Utah News Dispatch Jan 29, 2025

Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain (left) and Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson sit before the House Government Operations Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Politics

Utah lawmakers advance bill to ban clerks from looking up voting records for political reasons

Utah News Dispatch Jan 23, 2025

Fentanyl pills seized by Utah law enforcement and handed over to the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Health

Fentanyl is the most common drug found in overdose deaths in Utah

Utah News Dispatch Jan 18, 2025

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People rally in opposition of Utah’s lawsuit attempting to take control of federal lands at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

News

Protesters gather in opposition to Utah’s public land lawsuits

Utah News Dispatch Jan 13, 2025

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (left) and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (right) speak to reporters during their inauguration at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 8. 2025.

Politics

A newly inaugurated Gov. Cox lays out his policy vision for the next four years

Utah News Dispatch Jan 9, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump was interviewed for the edition of NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” that aired on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

Politics

Despite doubts on legality, Trump pledges to sign order revoking birthright citizenship

Utah News Dispatch Dec 11, 2024

The Price River near Kyune, Utah, where the proposed Uinta Basin Railway would meet the existing Union Pacific line, is pictured from an Amtrak passenger train on June 5, 2023.

Environment

Supreme Court showdown over Uinta Basin Railway puts environmental law in the crosshairs

Utah News Dispatch Dec 10, 2024

A billboard along I-80 in South Salt Lake promotes Utah’s lawsuit trying to claim control of federally managed land on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

Politics

How much is Utah’s public lands lawsuit and PR campaign costing taxpayers?

Utah News Dispatch Dec 3, 2024

Gov. Spencer Cox at his monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 19, 2024.

News

Utah governor gets behind Trump administration’s plan to ramp up deportations

Utah News Dispatch Nov 28, 2024

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