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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The independent redistricting commission presents their map proposals to the Legislature at the Capitol on Monday Nov. 1, 2021. The Utah Supreme Court is expected to rule on the maps in July 2023, but a U.S. Supreme Court case, Moore v. Harper, could impact the case beforehand.

How the U.S. Supreme Court may or may not upend a gerrymandering lawsuit in Utah

By Bryan Schott | June 22, 2023, 4:25 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Legislature’s overreach in Summit County thwarted by sloppy law writing, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | June 17, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

After the Bible was banned, Robert Gehrke says lawmakers are ditching pretense and going for total control

By Robert Gehrke | June 16, 2023, 11:52 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. John Johnson, R-Ogden, pictured on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Johnson railed against Davis School District on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, for removing the Bible for younger students while maintaining broader access to the book "The Freedom Writers Diary" that he finds too explicit for schools.

Utah lawmaker accuses school district of distributing porn to minors through books

By Courtney Tanner | June 15, 2023, 4:22 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The Mountain Dell Dam, 5 miles east of Salt Lake City, in 2019. The dam is one of more than 200 "high hazard" dams in the state and there are currently repairs underway.

81 ‘high hazard’ Utah dams need safety upgrades. Fixing them could cost $450 million

By Sofia Jeremias | June 15, 2023, 12:38 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams leads the Utah Senate in a special session on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the special session, the Legislature approved a special election to replace Rep. Chris Stewart in Congress.

Utahns to replace Rep. Chris Stewart this fall after Legislature approves condensed election timeline

By Bryan Schott | June 14, 2023, 11:53 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Utah DUI deaths remained high in 2022. The 0.05 law hasn’t worked, Robert Gehrke writes.

By Robert Gehrke | June 15, 2023, 6:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

No time to waste! Register Republican today to help decide Rep. Chris Stewart’s replacement, Robert Gehrke writes.

By Robert Gehrke | June 14, 2023, 4:18 p.m.

(Bryan Schott | The Salt Lake Tribune) Children hold signs protesting the decision to remove the Bible from some Davis County schools during a new conference at the Utah State Capitol on June 7, 2023.

Clergy and GOP lawmakers rail against Bible being removed from Davis County schools

By Bryan Schott | June 8, 2023, 3:14 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Chris Stewart at the Utah Republican Party election night party at the Hyatt Regency in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. A special election to replace Stewart, who is leaving Congress is September, will push Utah's city and town election back several weeks.

Special election to replace Rep. Stewart pushes Utah’s 2023 city elections back to Nov. 21

By Robert Gehrke | Jeff Parrott | June 8, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Ivory sponsored a law to ban "pornographic or indecent" books from school libraries. He was initially opposed to his measure being used to ban the Bible, but now says he supports the religious text being removed from elementary and middle schools in Davis School District.

Utah lawmaker who wrote law that led to school district Bible ban now wants ‘all instructional materials’ reviewed

By Courtney Tanner | June 2, 2023, 11:50 p.m.

(Payton Park | Courtesy Photo) Following his graduation ceremony on May 24, 2023, Payton Park, 19, stands with his diploma from Juab High School. He has earned 37 college credits through the state's concurrent enrollment program.

Utah’s rural high school students outpace urban kids in earning college credit

By Carmen Nesbitt | June 1, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Troy Williams, Executive Director of Equality Utah, poses for a photograph at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Williams talked about his success in getting anti-LGBTQ measures and proposals repealed and changed, and the unlikely connections he's built with some of Utah's most conservative figures in his efforts to protect the state's LGBTQ community.

This Utah LGTBQ+ activist aims to protect his community by breaking bread with GOP lawmakers

By Emily Anderson Stern | May 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Medical marijuana patients will see relief in Utah. Robert Gehrke explains how.

By Robert Gehrke | May 25, 2023, 12:07 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sandbags are filled as waters rise in Emigration Canyon on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. State lawmakers have approved emergency funding so municipalities will be able to be reimbursed for some flood relief efforts this spring and summer, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Here’s how $33 million in emergency funds will be used to help Utah cities and towns respond to flooding

By Jeff Parrott | May 19, 2023, 6:03 p.m.

(Photo provided by Amanda Warlbow) The remains of a house in Draper that partially collapsed due to sliding conditions on April 22, 2023.

Gov. Cox open to a ‘rebalance’ of city powers after Draper homes collapse. It’s about time, Robert Gehrke says.

By Robert Gehrke | May 19, 2023, 3:20 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Representatives during a special legislative session in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Foreign workers can — again — own firearms after Utah Legislature repeals accidental ban

By Robert Gehrke | May 18, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

People work to protect homes into the night along 1700 South in Salt Lake City from the rising flow of Emigration Creek through Wasatch Hollow Park on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Utah Lawmakers reallocated state funds during a special session on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 to combat flooding and snow damage. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

$33 million set aside to help Utah communities combat flooding

By Sofia Jeremias | Jeff Parrott | May 18, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Cyberattacks cost Utahns millions of dollars. It’s time the state ensure our data is safe, Robert Gehrke writes.

By Robert Gehrke | May 16, 2023, 11:43 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

Law enforcement can’t keep up with school shooting hoax technology

By Carmen Nesbitt | May 17, 2023, 8:20 p.m.