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Here are several notable bills Utah lawmakers didn't pass this year
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted March 12 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers are no strangers to courting controversy, but this year, many of the most contentious proposals were watered down or didn't make it through by the time the clock ran out.
Here's who is running for each of Utah's 4 congressional seats
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated March 12 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
See who is running for Utah's four congressional seats this year.
Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut in defiant first remarks
Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily, Reuters | Updated March 12 - 12:17 p.m. | Save Story
Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in the first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his father.
Provo City Council denies zoning change for proposed data center
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted March 12 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Provo's City Council denied a proposed zoning change for a data center in Provo, with council members saying they want to examine an economic study first.
Advocates continue push to raise Utah's code blue threshold after bill stalls
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted March 12 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Advocates for Utah's homeless intend to continue pushing for higher code blue threshold despite a proposed bill's setback.
No sales tax on Olympic tickets in 2034? Here's what the Utah Legislature just decided
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 12 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Sales taxes, expected to bring in $88 million to state and local governments in Utah, won't be charged on tickets for the 2034 Winter Games under a bill passed during this year's legislative session.
Prop 4 repeal effort on path to ballot, boosted by new signature removal law
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted March 12 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
The law at the center of Utah's redistricting chaos is on track to appear on the November ballot so voters can decide who should have the final say over electoral boundaries: lawmakers or the courts.
Oil tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's claim to have won the war
Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson, Reuters | Updated March 12 - 6:45 a.m. | Save Story
Two tankers were ablaze in an Iraqi port on Thursday after a hit by suspected Iranian explosive-laden boats, a step up in attacks that have cut off oil from the Middle East.
Former U.S. Rep. Merrill Cook, of Utah, dies at 79
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted March 11 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
Former U.S. congressman Merrill Cook died Monday in Salt Lake City at age 79.
Costco customers sue for share of refunds from Trump tariffs
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted March 11 - 9:28 p.m. | Save Story
Costco Wholesale was sued on Wednesday in a proposed nationwide class action seeking U.S. customer refunds for higher prices charged by the company before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down import tariffs.
After feeling targeted in 2025, Salt Lake City calls 2026 legislative session a success
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted March 11 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City leaders say they're thrilled about several bills that passed in 2026 — and relieved that some efforts failed.
Trump pick for State Department position drops bid after Curtis opposition sank nomination
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted March 11 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
A nominee chosen by President Donald Trump for a top position within the State Department has withdrawn consideration after Sen. John Curtis said he would oppose his candidacy.
Advocates hope 2 bills will help improve Utah's housing affordability
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted March 11 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's legislative session is over, and housing advocates are now looking at what lawmakers did to help people get into homes of their own.
Utah GOP lawmaker casts most 'no' votes in 20 years – and it's not even close
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated March 11 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Rep. Leah Hansen voted "no" 450 times on the House floor during the recent legislative session, by far the most by any lawmaker in the past 20 years.
Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Updated March 11 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Jill Biden is breaking her silence about Joe Biden's decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and viability.
Blake Moore throws cold water on Trump push to add culture-war issues to election bill
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Blake Moore is expressing skepticism about adding unrelated provisions to Republicans' major election reform package despite demands from President Donald Trump.
Georgia election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene highlights Republican turbulence
Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, Rich McKay and Nathan Layne, Reuters | Posted March 10 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
Georgia polls closed in Tuesday's race to choose the successor to Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in a U.S. House of Representatives special election seen as a test of President Donald Trump's sway in the state's most conservative district.
Helmets to be mandatory throughout Utah after another teen suffers e-bike crash in St. George
Sarah Martin, KSL | Posted March 10 - 3:06 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly two weeks after suffering a devastating head injury in an e-bike crash, which happened while not wearing a helmet, Bella Prince went home to her family.
