Robert Gehrke

Republican Tina Cannon is facing Democrat Catherine Voutaz in a race to be the next Utah state auditor — replacing Republican John Dougall who opted to run for Congress.

A legislative audit reveals that reviewers of signatures to get candidates on the ballot in the GOP primary were alarmed by packets with high rates of invalid signatures and the issue was later forwarded to the attorney general's office. Overall, the audit found that the vast majority of signatures submitted were properly validated.

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz wants state universities to come up with 10% budget cuts ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

A new poll shows Gov. Spencer Cox leading Democratic challenger Brian King by a two-to-one margin. The poll comes a week after King's own poll showed him within striking distance of the incumbent Republican governor.

Phil Lyman asked his Utah House colleagues this week to convene an emergency session of the Legislature to disqualify Gov. Spencer Cox from the 2024 ballot. The suggestion was swatted down by House Speaker Mike Schultz.

Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $1.25 million more than Donald Trump in Utah since entering the race in July. An expert says the donations are a way for Democrats to feel like they matter in the presidential race, even if their votes probably won't.

On Thursday, the Utah Supreme Court issued its full opinion explaining why it struck Amendment D — which would have made clear that the Legislature can repeal or amend any citizen ballot initiative — from the November ballot. It had issued a brief order with its decision last month.

Richard Lyman dropped his write-in bid for governor after Phil Lyman sued him for $1.7 million. Phil Lyman alleges that Gov. Spencer Cox's campaign offered Richard Lyman $1,000 and a steak dinner to run in order to confuse voters and sap support from Phil Lyman's write-in campaign.

Researchers at Utah Valley University have studied whether voters can be tricked by political content generated with artificial intelligence.

Republican Michael Kennedy held a big lead over Democrat Glenn Wright in the race to replace U.S. Rep. John Curtis in Utah's 3rd Congressional District.