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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Brad Wilson announcing he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney, who recently announced he wont run for reelection.(Photo by Vanessa Hudson | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

How Mitt Romney’s Empty Seat Has Shifted the Senate Race

By Jack McIntyre, News Writer October 6, 2023

  Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s announcement that he will not be seeking another term has incited a political scurry for the now empty seat, with candidates such as Tim Ballard, former Utah Speaker...

Governor Spencer Cox on March Jan. 18, 2022. (Courtesy of Flickr)

Gov. Cox Addresses Housing Crisis, COVID-19 in Press Conference

By Allison Stuart, News Writer September 22, 2023

  Gov. Spencer Cox's monthly press conference on Thursday began with him addressing his "top concern" for the year: housing in Utah. He also talked about the rise of COVID-19 cases and the need...

Sen. Mitt Romney speaking next to Rick Larsen during the Sutherland Institutes 2023 Congressional Series at Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sen. Mitt Romney Will Not Seek Another Senate Term

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor September 13, 2023

  In a statement released Wednesday morning, Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not seek a second senate term — likely marking the end of his political career. “Frankly, it’s time for...

Sen. Mike Lee speaking next to Rick Larsen during the Sutherland Institutes 2023 Congressional Series, held at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mike Lee Speaks at the Hinckley Institute in Congressional Series

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor August 22, 2023

  Sen. Mike Lee spoke at the Sutherland Institute’s 2023 Congressional Series Tuesday, just a day after Sen. Mitt Romney visited the U. Lee discussed the REINS Act, the value of higher education...

Sen. Mitt Romney speaking next to Rick Larsen during the Sutherland Institutes 2023 Congressional Series at Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mitt Romney Visits the U’s Hinckley Institute for Congressional Series

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor August 21, 2023

  Sen. Mitt Romney spoke at the Hinckley Institute Monday as part of the Sutherland Institute's 2023 Congressional Series. The talk was one of several visits this month by different members of...

The Utah State Capital in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: A Vote for McMullin is a Vote for the Utah Way

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 7, 2022

  This November, Utah will have the “strangest Senate race in America,” with independent challenger Evan McMullin taking on incumbent Sen. Mike Lee. McMullin, a former Republican turned independent,...

An estimated 8,000 people attended the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 at the Utah State Capitol. (Chronicle archives)

Utah State Legislators Discuss Gun Control

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor June 21, 2022

  Gun control legislation has been put in the spotlight in the wake of several mass shootings across the country, including those in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, prompting legislators to...

(Design by Brenda Payan Medina  | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lezaic: Gun Violence is a Symptom of White Supremacy and Capitalism

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer June 18, 2022

  Every day, we see reports of more mass shootings. Politicians offer thoughts and prayers with no action to back them up. Democrats and Republicans point fingers at each other as if their negligence...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Protestors March to State Capitol Advocating for Gun Legislation

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor June 12, 2022

  Natalie Reese was one of the student leaders of March for Our Lives Utah in 2018, which took to the streets after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida which killed 17 people. Four years later,...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Linnabary: It is Finally Infrastructure Week

By Ian Linnabary, Opinion Writer November 18, 2021

  Since the passing of The American Rescue plan, every week has been infrastructure week. Since the passage of the nearly $2 trillion stimulus package, the Biden administration has promised to...