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Box Elder data center process was ‘not good,’ Gov. Cox says — and calls for MIDA reforms

Gov. Spencer Cox is calling for changes to the Utah agency that greenlit the Stratos data center project in Box Elder County — including giving his office a bigger role.

‘It wasn’t a little war’: John Curtis warns Iran war mistakes resemble Vietnam

The senator said the Vietnam War was "as close to a constitutional crisis as this country has ever had," and worried about the similarities to the unauthorized Iran conflict.

Utah’s new public records chief is deciding cases twice as fast as the committee — but not everyone’s happy

Last year, Utah lawmakers created a new government records officer and disbanded the State Records Committee. Here's how many public records disputes are being decided in the new system.

What counts as a large data center? Utah wants to make it clear in state law.

As anti-data center sentiment grows, Utah lawmakers are beginning to imagine what new regulations could look like — but first, what's the different between a big and small facility?

After election loss, Utah Senate president threatens to sue four critics for alleged defamation

"Correct the record." After a primary election loss, Senate President Stuart Adams warns four critics, including Utah Auditor Tina Cannon, to retract their criticisms and "lies" — or he’ll sue.

95% of voters used a mail-in ballot this year — but Utah’s elections are changing in 2029

A Salt Lake Tribune analysis found that in the first federal election since Trump retook the White House, his ongoing attack on mail-in voting has had little influence on its popularity in Utah.

Utah Sen. Curtis wants to use post office properties to help solve a major national crisis

Amid record-breaking housing costs, a bill from Utah's Sen. John Curtis would allow local communities to lease USPS property rights to construct new affordable housing.

Donald Trump has financial stake in the nuclear industry he is championing

President Donald Trump could stand to profit from his administration’s unprecedented investments into the nuclear energy industry.

Report: Trump appointee asked aircraft to fight 7-acre wildfire near his Idaho ranch as Utah burned

The Washington Post's Bianna Sacks and Andrew Ba Tran reported that a Trump official requested aircraft to fight a 7-acre fire near his Idaho ranch as Utah’s Cottonwood Fire burned in July.