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Pending litigation between Summit County and a Salt Lake-based developer has been delayed again, while the two parties negotiate behind closed doors.

The Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, passed in late January, set up a process for the Legislature to challenge federal laws it believes to be overreach.

The Utah Republican Party held its state nominating convention this past weekend to selected the Republican nominated candidates for multiple state positions and Utah’s seats in the U.S. Senate and

Ducks Unlimited is on an admirable mission to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for millions of North Americas waterfowl. From the Great Salt Lake in Utah to floodplains...

The controversial bill in the Utah Legislature survived scrutiny and debate. Read more

“This is a moment,” committee chair Rep. Calvin Musselman, R-West Haven, said, his face lighting up. “We try hard at the Pieruccis,” responded third-term Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman, while simultaneously rocking her bow-adorned baby, balancing a bottle and reaching for her 4-year-old son, who had also joined her at the Utah Capitol during the hectic final week of the legislative session. Pierucci, like a large and growing group of Utah legislators, is navigati...

What Utah legislators have young children? How does having children impact views on public policy?

Smiles broke through the humdrum of a government operations hearing on Monday when committee members saw a fellow state lawmaker approach the mic with her 6-month-old baby.

This year’s legislative session has not seen as many major bills focused on the Great Salt Lake as in the previous two sessions, but it still has seen a flurry of smaller bills. With less than a week remaining in this legislative session, here are the most important actions currently in consideration at the Utah Capitol. The Legislature still needs to pass the most important bill for the lake proposed this session, HB453.

The Legislature still needs to pass the most important bill for the Great Salt Lake proposed this session. Read more.