Criminal justice has emerged as one of the most wide-ranging and politically charged areas on lawmakers’ agendas in this year’s state legislative sessions. Across the country, legislators are weighing proposals that affect nearly every part of the criminal justice system, including ...
The outlook on housing affordability in Utah County and along the Wasatch Front remains bleak as the calendar turns to 2026, according to two experts. The Bank of Utah held an economic forecast event last week in Lehi, where national economist Tim Mahedy said inflation is easing and ...
The effort to repeal Utah’s voter-approved, anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4 hit a big milestone Sunday night as supporters submitted more than 200,000 signatures to county clerks for verification. But the effort is still far from over. The question of whether the repeal will ...
The Utah Legislature sent another bill impacting the judiciary to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk on Friday. Within hours, the governor signed it without publicly weighing in. The Utah House on Friday morning gave final legislative approval to HB392, a bill to create a rotating, three-judge ...
As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign for his appointment of Epstein-tied Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, one is struck by the sudden instability of British governments. In the 28 years between 1979 and 2007, Britain had only three prime ministers, ...
There's a 36-year-old song that talks about the value of hard work. "I gotta get out of bed and get a hammer and a nail," the chorus goes, "Learn how to use my hands, not just my head. I think myself into jail. Now, I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose. Gotta ...
