The Daily Utah Chronicle

  Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee members met Monday morning to discuss a substituted version of the "Unlawful Presence Criminal Enhancement Amendments." Per...

  On Thursday morning, reporters met with Governor Spencer Cox for a monthly press conference with PBS Utah. He discussed a variety of topics, including the wildfires in L.A, homelessness in Salt...

  The Utah House Majority Caucus hosted a press conference on Monday to discuss policy priorities for the upcoming 2025 legislative session. These priorities include education, the cost of living,...

  On Monday, Utah lawmakers convened to announce several bills addressing public safety in Utah and the southern border crisis. Legislators presented a total of 11 bills that will be introduced...

  The 2024 election is set to take place on Nov. 5, 2024. The current ballot for Salt Lake County hosts a number of candidates from the presidential race to local school board elections. Several...

  With the veto override of House Bill 11, I am discouraged and defeated. I found my voice within Utah politics, so it hurt to see the Legislature wield its power to hurt vulnerable youth. My...

  Within the first week of the session, the legislature repealed mask mandates in two Utah counties. The justification for the removal of mask mandates was that elected officials had a “better...

  18 Utah-based convictions have been overturned since 1990 with prison sentences ranging from two years to life, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. Utah has approximately 3,000...

  The Utah State Legislature gathers during the first three months of every year to pass legislation both helpful and harmful to the people of Utah. For 45 days, legislators debate changes to the...

  Last November, over 75% of all active, registered voters in Utah turned out to vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections. Tens of thousands of new voters were registered across the state, and hundreds...