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Advocates bring new food security network to rural Utah communities
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Advocates bring new food security network to rural Utah communities

Nov 6, 2026 · 12:02 PM · Alixel Cabrera

West of the Great Salt Lake and the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Wendover, a small city at Utah’s border with Nevada, high schoolers spent their morning packing and giving away food boxes to people facing food insecurity.  It was the first event…

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Utah House Democrat gains slip slightly as 2 races flip, but GOP still pacing to lose 15 seats
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Utah House Democrat gains slip slightly as 2 races flip, but GOP still pacing to lose 15 seats

Nov 5, 2026 · 11:47 PM · Katie McKellar

As more votes are tallied in Utah’s legislative races, two House races have flipped, putting a few Republican candidates ahead of Democrats that were in the lead on election night.  In the race for Summit and Wasatch counties’ House District 59, Republican…

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‘Blue tsunami’ hits Utah: House Republicans on pace to lose 17 seats, breaking supermajority
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‘Blue tsunami’ hits Utah: House Republicans on pace to lose 17 seats, breaking supermajority

Nov 5, 2026 · 12:40 AM · Katie McKellar

By the time Utah’s election night results were posted at 9 p.m. Tuesday, it was already clear that Democrats were sweeping the nation in a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.  Though margins indicated Democrats here were performing…

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Nearly 250 San Juan County voters used emergency electronic ballots on Election Day
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Nearly 250 San Juan County voters used emergency electronic ballots on Election Day

Nov 4, 2026 · 11:23 PM · Alixel Cabrera

Voters in San Juan County were dealing with the aftermath of devastating flooding as they made plans to cast their ballots on Election Day. But, with expanded options made available through an emergency declaration to allow electronic voting, a couple of hundred…

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Sen. Riebe resists calls to resign over harassment, discrimination allegation
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Sen. Riebe resists calls to resign over harassment, discrimination allegation

Nov 4, 2026 · 11:15 PM · Annie Knox

Sen. Kathleen Riebe is resisting Senate Democrats' calls for her to resign based on findings of a review that have not been made public.

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Utah Legislature 2026 election night results: Here’s who is on track to win and lose
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Utah Legislature 2026 election night results: Here’s who is on track to win and lose

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:51 AM · Katie McKellar

With a blue wave sweeping the nation, preliminary election night results in Utah show at least 15 Republican state lawmakers could be on track to lose reelection to Democrats and one unaffiliated candidate. If the results hold — election results aren’t final…

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Republican incumbent Maloy wins as Moore, Kennedy lead in bids to return to U.S. House
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Republican incumbent Maloy wins as Moore, Kennedy lead in bids to return to U.S. House

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:38 AM · Annie Knox, Will Ruzanski

Republican incumbents running to represent Utah’s three right-leaning congressional districts took the lead Tuesday just after the polls closed, according to initial results. 

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Utah Supreme Court Justice Jill Pohlman on track to keep her place on the bench
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Utah Supreme Court Justice Jill Pohlman on track to keep her place on the bench

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:16 AM · Katie McKellar

Preliminary election night results show Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Jill Pohlman got about 78% of the vote, putting her on track to keep her seat on the state’s highest court. Of the 51 judges up for retention this year, nearly…

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Utah Amendment B to set 60% bar for ballot initiatives that increase taxes fails
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Utah Amendment B to set 60% bar for ballot initiatives that increase taxes fails

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:13 AM · Katie McKellar

Preliminary election night results show Utahns rejecting the Utah Legislature’s proposed constitutional amendment that would have made it harder for ballot initiatives that come with tax increases to pass into law.  Amendment B — which would require certain citizen-proposed laws to be…

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‘That anger was hope the whole time’: Democrat McAdams returns to Congress in Utah’s CD1
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‘That anger was hope the whole time’: Democrat McAdams returns to Congress in Utah’s CD1

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:07 AM · Alixel Cabrera

Utah christened its blue 1st Congressional District as former U.S. House Rep. Ben McAdams won with 72% of votes, according to preliminary results Tuesday night. Republican Riley Owen had 25% of votes. Libertarian Jesse West got 2% of votes, unaffiliated candidate Elias…

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