Utah News Dispatch

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Lawmakers work in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the final night of the legislative session, Friday, March 6, 2026.

‘Blue tsunami’ hits Utah: House Republicans on pace to lose 17 seats, breaking supermajority

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Nov 5, 2026

Signs direct people to a voting location at the Main Library in Salt Lake City on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

It’s Election Day: Here’s why 12 election monitors are in Utah

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Nov 3, 2026

Bears rummage through garbage at a dumpster in Whitefish, Montana. Wildlife officials nationwide have received a record number of calls about human-bear conflicts this year.

Bear killings skyrocket as garbage, bird feeders draw them into conflict

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Oct 21, 2026

Davis County Clerk Brian McKenzie poses for a photo in a ballot processing center at the Davis County Administrative Building in Farmington on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

In a time of distrust, how do we know Utah’s elections are secure? Clerks show us

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Oct 12, 2026

Crew members work a controlled fire to get rid of invasive phragmites around the Great Salt Lake.

Utah’s strategy to fight invasive reeds at the Great Salt Lake? Play the long game and look upstream

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Oct 3, 2026

Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, is pictured on the House floor at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the final night of the legislative session, Friday, March 6, 2026.

Trevor Lee resigns from Utah House as AG charges him with fraud

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 29, 2026

Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states are federally protected as a threatened species. A new memo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik says that endangered animals may be killed as long as the action was not “intentionally directed at a particular animal or animals.”

Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 28, 2026

New homes are under construction in Heber Valley on Sept. 19, 2026.

‘Threat’ to block state funds from Wasatch County stirs anger over ‘top down’ development pressure

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 21, 2026

A Motorola automatic license plate reader in Summit County.

Utah lawmakers are eyeing new Flock camera regulations amid misuse controversies

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 17, 2026

Meta will pay up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement

Meta to pay $17.1B, institute new protections on apps in landmark child safety settlement

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 28, 2026

The Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City.

Utah lawmakers move to set higher bar for ballot initiatives — but voters will have a say in 2026

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 27, 2026

Community members protest ahead of a special Box Elder County Commission meeting to discuss the Stratos project, a massive data center proposed for an unincorporated area in Box Elder County, Utah, on May 4, 2026.

After data center debacle, Gov. Cox says MIDA has had ‘mission creep’ and needs ‘major reform’

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 21, 2026

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