Utah News Dispatch

An advocacy group has sued the Trump administration in federal court over the inclusion of the president's face on the forthcoming annual pass.

Nearly 1,800 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have left the agency in the last year, records obtained by conservation advocates find, as pressure mounted from President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies meant to cut the federal workforce.

Saying that “selling national parks was never on the table,” Utah Sen. Mike Lee is no longer proposing a change to federal legislation that drew heavy criticism from conservation groups, his office said Friday, Dec. 19.

In a special session largely focused on redistricting, Republican-controlled Legislature accused the judiciary of violating separation of powers while rally-goers urged them to stop fighting and listen.

The proposal stems from a 2024 law that allowed large utilities to establish a surcharge to self-insure amid "astronomical" premiums.

The Utah Legislature is also gearing up to sponsor more bills to control deep fakes, AI companions and technology in classrooms.

While the federal government steps away from climate agreements, Salt Lake City is reiterating its commitment to become more sustainable ahead of the 2034 Olympic Games with a 2040 deadline to achieve goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

With tension ongoing between Utah’s Legislature and judiciary, the Utah Senate confirmed Judge John Nielsen as the state’s newest Supreme Court justice in a party-line vote.

Two new legislative audits paint a picture of inadequate and flawed mental health care in Utah’s state prison in Salt Lake City.

With Utah’s only third-party legislator looking to resign before the 2026 legislative session, the Forward Party of Utah has released its first-of-a-kind plan for a midterm approval vote open to all registered voters in the state’s Senate District 11, regardless of their affiliation.