Deputy Attorney General John Swallow, a GOP candidate for attorney general, told a telemarketer who has had run-ins with the state Division of Consumer Protection that he wants to move the agency... Read more »

Gov. Gary Herbert is putting the brakes on idling by signing the Reduction of Automotive Idling Executive Order, requiring all state vehicles to shut down whenever they’re idling for more... Read more »

A new poll commissioned by Republican environmentalists shows 63 percent of Utahns believe the Legislature's lawsuit demanding the federal government turn over control of 30 million acres... Read more »

Former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. endorsed West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder for Salt Lake County mayor Tuesday. Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — In the latest sign that the Common Core curriculum debate is winding down, a recent non-scientific survey of Utah political insiders shows most Republicans and almost all... Read more »

Gov. Gary Herbert indicated Thursday he may call lawmakers into special session to put a new assessment test for high school students in place before classes start this fall. Read more »

Brig. Gen. Jefferson Burton said he doesn't expect to make any changes in how the Utah National Guard is run when he takes over as adjutant general in the fall. Read more »

Failed GOP gubernatorial candidate Morgan Philpot says state party should have rejected a contribution from the Republican Governors Association Read more »

A federal judge overturned a key portion of a Utah law designed to limit children's access to pornography. Read more »

The state committee looking at whether Utah should bid to host another Olympics decided Thursday to spend $35,000 to hire one of its members to prepare a final report. Read more »

The DEA and two sheriffs are seeking permission from the state Legislature to set up stationary license plate readers on the interstate in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose, they... Read more »

The chairman of the Legislature's Business and Labor Interim Committee said Wednesday he's working on a way to increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses available in the state. But he wants... Read more »

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry Shumway tried to explain Wednesday what caused a $25 million accounting error in the state education budget and how similar problems will be avoided... Read more »

New details of what went wrong in a costly health information data breach emerged Wednesday, and for the first time, the man fired over the matter spoke up about the increasing difficulty of his... Read more »

The state's executive director of technology services, Stephen Fletcher, has been terminated over the data breach that compromised personal medical information of an estimated 800,000 Utahns. Read more »

Democrats are trying again to defeat GOP Gov. Gary Herbert by targeting his handling of the Utah Department of Transportation, a campaign strategy Republicans say will fail just as it did in 2010. Read more »

Utahns on both sides of the gay marriage issue react to President Barack Obama's statement of support for same sex marriage. Read more »

Despite a new law that was created with him in mind, prosecutors announced they will not seek a civil commitment against him. Read more »

A report released Tuesday concluded that "backroom dealing" was not to blame for the 2nd Congressional District race boiling over at the Republican Party's state convention last month. Read more »

A number of new Utah laws are now in effect, ranging from abortion to fireworks. Read more »