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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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...

Two demonstrators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City before the hearing of H.B. 132 and S.B. 16 in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Both H.B. 132 and S.B. 16 restrict gender-affirming care for minors in Utah.

Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Utah Minors Passes, More Bills Impacting LGBTQ+ Youth Being Discussed

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor January 28, 2023

  Gov. Spencer Cox signed S.B. 16 on Saturday, Jan. 28, after this article was published.   On Friday, the Utah State legislature passed S.B. 16, banning gender-affirming care for Utah...

A ballot drop box for the 2018 midterm elections at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City on Oct. 23, 2018.

With Votes Finalized, Here are the Utah Midterm Results Students Should Know About

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor November 28, 2022

  Midterm election results in Utah were finalized on Tuesday, marking the end of a historic election season. The unprecedented and expensive Senate race was won by Republican incumbent Sen. Mike...

Senator Mike Lee

Mike Lee and Evan McMullin Clash at U.S. Senate Debate

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor October 18, 2022

  Sen. Mike Lee and independent challenger Evan McMullin took the stage in their first and only debate against each other for the open Senate seat. Heated exchanges between the opponents and a...

U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore | Courtesy Flickr)

The Utah Senate Race: Mike Lee vs. Evan McMullin

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host August 22, 2022

  On Nov. 8, the Senate election will be held with 34 of the 100 seats up for grabs this year. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has been in office since 2011, is running against Evan McMullin. McMullin...

Senator Mike Lee

Cowley: US Congress Members Need Term Limits

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor April 20, 2022

  Up until recently, Sen. Mike Lee vocally supported imposing term limits on senators. He even promised to co-sponsor legislation that would have put a two term limit on senators — that was,...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Brown: Abolishing the Filibuster Won’t Fix the Senate

By Jackson Brown, Opinion Writer July 23, 2021

  The United States Senate has a problem. Over the years, the Senate has passed fewer and fewer bills and with the current trajectory, it looks the downward trend will continue. Some people say...

U.S. House of Representatives chamber. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Sacrifice the Senate Filibuster to Save Democracy

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer March 18, 2021

  The Senate recently passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill along party lines. During the debate surrounding the bill, the Senate parliamentarian — an unelected government...

Department of Public Safety on Campus in Salt Lake City.

Campus Safety Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk After Lengthy Legislative Process 

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Jack O'Leary March 14, 2021

    On March 5, SB163 campus safety amendments passed in the House with 50 in support and 24 opposed with plans for it to take effect on July 1, 2021. Written by co-founders of UnsafeU,...

In the Sept. 3 ASUU meeting across the middle row, from left
to write, Senators Jess WOJCIECHOWSKI, Seodam Kwak and Tiffany Chan
listen to Chair Matthew Irwin in the bottom right corner. The meeting
took place via Microsoft Teams.

ASUU Articles of Impeachment Fail in Senate for Senator Kwak

By Alexis Perno, News Writer September 4, 2020

    In a five hour meeting Thursday, Sept. 3, the three charges of impeachment for Senator Seodom Kwak brought by Senators Jessica Wojciechowski and Tiffany Chan did not reach enough votes...