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GOP delegates force Mitt Romney into a June primary against Mike Kennedy. Rep. John Curtis will face Chris Herrod in a primary in CD3 [Utah Policy].
Utah GOP delegates fight over party rules for more than three hours before pushing a decision over internal party battles to next year's convention [Utah Policy].
Bob Bernick says Saturday's GOP convention showed once again Utah GOP delegates are not representative of the Republican mainstream [Utah Policy].
Rep. Dan McCay wins a three-way contest for the GOP nomination in SD11. The win means Rep. LaVar Christensen will not be back in the legislature next year. San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman wins the GOP nomination in the race to replace Rep. Mike Noel [Utah Policy].
The medical marijuana initiative has crossed the threshold for qualifying for the ballot in November. Count My Vote is closing in on a ballot spot, too [Utah Policy].
Our "Political Insiders" weigh in on the effect the LDS Church's opposition may have on the medical marijuana ballot initiative [Utah Policy].
| GOP delegates once again prove they're out of step with mainstream Utah Republicans By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor I don't know why I can't learn this lesson.... |
| Medical marijuana ballot initiative meets ballot requirements By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The ballot initiative to legalize medical cannabis has reached the requirement for inclusion on the 2018 ballot in November.... |
| 'Political Insiders' split on how LDS Church opposition will affect medical cannabis proposal By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Utah looks like a lock to make November's ballot. Recently the LDS Church signaled their opposition to the proposal. Our "Political Insiders" are not sure how much of an effect that opposition will have on the initiative in Novem... |
| Utah GOP Convention: Kennedy beats Romney to force a U.S. Senate primary; Herrod narrowly advances to primary against Curtis By Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott For a second time in five months but by very different numbers in party delegate support the 3rd Congressional District GOP nomination will go to a primary election.... |
| Republican party brawl takes over Utah GOP convention By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor After more than three hours of sometimes frustrating debate with "yeahs" and "boos" shouted from the delegates and onlookers joining in a majority of the 3,600 or so state Republican delegates voting in convention Saturday decided not to intervene in the ongoing ... |
| McCay knocks off Christensen, Tonks for GOP nomination By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, lives to fight another day while Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper,` will be absent from Utah's Capitol Hill come January.... |
| UtahPolicy.com wins eight awards in 'Top of the Rockies' contest By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor UtahPolicy.com won eight awards in the 2018 "Top of the Rockies" journalism contest.... |
| 2018 Utah candidate tracker - Congress By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor There's a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2018 as well as all four U.S. House seats. Here's the list of candidates ahead of the Republican and Democratic state conventions.... |
| 2018 Utah candidate tracker - Utah Senate By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor 2018 means another election cycle is upon us. Half of the Utah Senate seats are up for election this year. Here's the list of candidates are either headed to a primary or secured a spot in the general election.... |
| 2018 Utah candidate tracker - Utah House By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor All 75 Utah House seats are up for election this year. Here's our running list of who has clinched the nomination, and who is in a primary election.... |
| Utah's employment summary: March 2018 By Press Release Utah's nonfarm payroll employment for March 2018 grew by an estimated 3.3 percent, adding 48,000 jobs to the economy since March 2017.... |
| Utah companies awarded for international exporting success At the Cache Valley Business Summit on April 19, two Utah companies received the Vanguard in International Business Award, presented by World Trade Center Utah in partnership with the Department of Workforce Services.... |
| Ivory Homes announces initiative to plant 30,000 trees in Utah Ivory Homes announced in conjunction with the celebration of Earth Day 2018 the planting of 30,000 trees throughout Utah to celebrate 30 years of excellence as Utah's number one homebuilder.... |
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Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: There is a place for medical marijuana. But do it the right way.
Op-ed: Real heath care reform will have to come from the states
Tribune Editorial: Treat all roads like Cottonwood Canyon
Toxic heavy metals in soils may pose risk to recreation in American Fork Canyon, new report finds
San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman clinches GOP nomination to replace retiring Rep. Mike Noel
Deseret News
Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Issues of the day: 'Insider baseball,' or should Utahns care?
Op-ed: Utah Sportsmen's Caucus is vital to local conservation efforts
Boyd Matheson: Five takeaways from the state Republican convention
Ralph Becker: When it comes to volunteering, Utah wins by a long shot
Op-ed: Utah's workforce and welfare programs are an example to the nation
Editorial: Environmental stewardship relies on individual character
Utah top in country for job growth, report says
Utah election reform law aims to remove barriers to voting, boost turnout
Once mediocre Regent Street now a downtown destination
U.S. 'paying attention' to Utah's Medicaid initiative, Obama-era health official says
Utah GOP delegates force primary elections for Mitt Romney, John Curtis
About Utah: Meet the author of Utah's free-range parenting bill
Other
The story behind the Orem man who filed as Abe Lincoln to run for Senate (Daily Herald)
Utah measure, backed by Weber Co. high-schooler, cuts primary voting age to 17 (Standard-Examiner)
1st District U.S. House race between Democrats Weiland, Castillo getting testy (Standard-Examiner)
Davis Co. review of Ogden PD probe not over, lawyer says Gibson not a target (Standard-Examiner)
Cache Democrats optimistic at convention (Logan Herald Journal)
Democrats are getting desperate as Mueller stalls (New York Post)
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan (Associated Press)
Four presidents come together to pay tribute to Barbara Bush (CNN)
Texas Boy Killed by Truck as His School Held a Walkout on Guns (New York Times)
Analysis: ZTE's Collapse Reveals China's Huge Dependence On U.S. Technologies (Forbes)
Amazon's Critics Get New Life With Trump's Attacks on the Company (New York Times)
Mark Zuckerberg survived Congress. Now he has to face Wall Street (CNNMoney)
Nature
"The mountains are calling and I must go." John Muir
Qualified?
"President Trump's new nominee to head NASA is a Republican congressman with no science background. Or as that's called in the Trump administration, "overqualified." Conan O'Brien
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