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Utah News Dispatch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news source covering government, policy and the issues most impacting the lives of Utahns. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

Utah News Dispatch3 weeks ago

After decades on death row, Ralph Menzies dies of natural causes instead of firing squad

By: Annie Knox – November 27, 20256:00 am A corrections officer wheels in Ralph Menzies during his commutation hearing before the parole board at the Utah...
Utah News Dispatch3 weeks ago

Saying it’s not court packing, governor supports expanding Utah’s appeals courts

By: Annie Knox – November 26, 20256:00 am Gov. Spencer Cox responds to a reporter’s question during the governor’s news conference broadcast by PBS Utah at...
Utah News Dispatch3 weeks ago

In redistricting fight, Utah Republican lawmakers will appeal to Utah Supreme Court

By: Katie McKellar – November 26, 20256:00 am Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, talk to reporters during a press conference...
Utah News Dispatch3 weeks ago

Another Democrat joins the race to represent Utah’s new, left-leaning district

By: Annie Knox – November 25, 20256:00 am Sen. Nate Blouin, D-Salt Lake City, speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Salt Lake City...
Utah News Dispatch3 weeks ago

Judge orders tweak to clean up Utah’s congressional map while lawmakers argue for stay

By: Katie McKellar – November 25, 20256:00 am David Reymann, attorney for the plaintiffs who sued the Utah Legislature over their congressional maps, speaks at a...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

A state evaluator says Ralph Menzies is too ill with dementia to be executed

By: Annie Knox – November 22, 20256:00 am Ralph Menzies appears during his commutation hearing before the parole board at the Utah State Correctional Facility in...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

A 3rd Utah Democrat jumps into the race for newly drawn U.S. House seat

By: Annie Knox – November 22, 20256:00 am Former state Sen. Derek Kitchen is pictured at the Utah Capitol in this undated photo. (Utah Senate Democrats)...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal?

By: States Newsroom staff – November 22, 20256:00 am Kathy Biele, president of the League of Women Voters, and other representatives of the plaintiffs who sued...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Thirsty data centers would have to report water use under Utah bill

By: Annie Knox – November 22, 20256:00 am Coolant hoses and infrastructure for data servers are pictured in a data center. (Photo by alacatr/Getty Images) Utah’s...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

New Utah Supreme Court justice pledges to be ‘a voice of reason and respect’ in ‘a contentious time’

By: McKenzie Romero – November 21, 20256:00 am Third District Judge John Nielsen speaks during the announcement of his appointment to the Utah Supreme Court. (Alixel...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

‘We can do better’: Utah bill would level up standards for mental health care in prison

By: Annie Knox – November 21, 20256:00 am The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Utah’s Forward Party introduces 5 candidates, lays out voting plan to replace Sen. Thatcher

By: McKenzie Romero – November 21, 20256:00 am Senators work in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

‘Judicial incompetence’: Utah lawmaker runs bill to shield EMTs after Utah Supreme Court ruling

By: Katie McKellar – November 20, 20256:00 am Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, speaks in the House Chamber during a special legislative session at the Capitol in...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Economists warn Utah’s Medicaid-specific funds are insufficient if there’s a recession

By: Alixel Cabrera – November 20, 20256:00 am Legislative economists are advising Utah lawmakers to make a plan to cover Medicaid in case of a recession....
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Audit: ‘Inmates are often abandoned’ by mental health care system in the Utah State Prison

By: Annie Knox – November 20, 20256:00 am The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Homelessness advocates, environmentalists rally against homeless ‘mega shelter’

By: Katie McKellar – November 19, 20256:01 am Deeda Seed, a campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity, and low-income aid advocates hold a news conference...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Groundbreaking marks major milestone for Utah Agent Orange Memorial

By: Nelson Thibault – November 19, 20256:01 am Utah Agent Orange Veterans Foundation groundbreaking ceremony, Sunset, Utah, Nov. 15, 2025. From left to right are Larry...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Utah’s population to hit 5.6 million in 2065, report says. How should state leaders plan?

By: Katie McKellar – November 19, 20256:00 am A residential area in Spanish Fork is pictured on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Nuclear ‘energy ecosystem’ and, eventually, Utah’s first reactor will live in Brigham City

By: Alixel Cabrera – November 18, 20256:00 am Brigham City, Utah, is seen from the west. (Photo by Brycia James/Getty Images) Brigham City, a 20,000-people municipality...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Utah judiciary issues rare statement addressing threats against judge in redistricting case

By: Katie McKellar – November 18, 20256:00 am Third District Judge Dianna Gibson listens during a hearing in Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process, in Salt Lake City...
Utah News Dispatch4 weeks ago

Utah judge without immigration experience is among military lawyers picked for immigration court

By: Annie Knox – November 18, 20256:00 am A building that houses the Salt Lake City Immigration Court and the Immigrations and Custom Enforcement field office...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

First confirmed measles case in Salt Lake County points to community spread

By: Annie Knox – November 15, 20256:00 am The Salt Lake County Health Department could not determine how the area’s first confirmed measles patient contracted the...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Kennecott bets on wind energy coming from a newly opened Texas project

By: Alixel Cabrera – November 15, 20256:00 am Operations at Kennecott’s Bingham Copper Mine are pictured. (Photo by JT Taylor and Rio Tinto Kennecott) Amid an...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Utah’s last Democrat in Congress, Ben McAdams, is running again in 2026

By: Katie McKellar – November 14, 20256:00 am (Photo courtesy of Ben McAdams campaign) The last Democrat Utahns elected to Congress eight years ago is now...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Utah will release all November SNAP benefits by Saturday

By: Alixel Cabrera – November 14, 20256:00 am Helen Stone, 77, and her husband, Michael, 80, select items at the Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank, which...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Will Utah’s unhoused find a home in the successes of history or the ashes of the past?

By: Robert Kimball Shinkoskey – November 14, 20256:00 am A conceptual rendering depicts what state leaders envision for a new “transformative campus” meant to house and...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Utah Sen. Kathleen Riebe will run for Congress in 2026 as a ‘fighter’ for Democrats

By: Katie McKellar – November 13, 20256:00 am Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, is pictured on the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

New plan for Colorado River is still murky as states pass by early deadline

By: Annie Knox – November 13, 20256:00 am Lake Powell and the Wahweap Marina are pictured near Page, Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Lawsuit challenges logging and burning in Pine Valley Ranger District of Dixie National Forest

By: Mike Garrity – November 13, 20256:00 am Pine Valley Reservoir in Dixie National Forest. (Photo by Larry N Young/Getty Images) The Alliance for the Wild...
Utah News Dispatch1 month ago

Utah decontaminates more boats from quagga mussels and other invasive species in 2025

By: Alixel Cabrera – November 13, 20256:00 am A Utah Division of Natural Resources employee works at an aquatic invasive species decontamination station. (Courtesy of the...

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