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| Updated: March 31, 2021, 3:55 p.m. The Tribune heard back from 33 lawmakers, which is a little less than a third of total members. Seventeen Democrats and 16 Republicans, or 16 women and 17 men, filled out the survey. [ For more Utah political news, sign up for The Rundown:https://www.sltrib.com/the-rundown/] If your representative or senator is not included in this list, it means they have not responded. The Tribune will continue to update this reporting online. Here is what the 33 lawmakers said they have been working on. Their answers have been condensed and edited for clarity. Rep. Che...

A new bill would ensure statewide election winners have support from a majority of voters through ranked choice voting.

HB152 would only allow political candidates to use their legal names or initials as well as common nicknames or ones that they can show that they have been known by for five years. The goal is to keep slogans and vulgarities off ballots.

The day after falling short of a majority vote, the House reconsidered a bill that will limit nicknames on election ballots.

Utah’s legislative session continues this week. Here’s what to watch Holly Richardson © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Utah National Guard troops are stationed at the Capitol in Salt Lake City during the first day of the Utah Legislature’s 2021 general session on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. There’s a cadence to the annual legislative session on Utah’s Capitol Hill. It starts slow and crescendos to frenetic by the end. Unlike the federal government and some states, the Utah Legislature does not meet all year. Instead, the lawmakers meet for 45 days and have a hard stop a...