After Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV, some Catholics are optomistic about the new Pontiff, the first one from the United States. “I was shocked there was one from the United States …that’s unheard of and was one of the younger countries of the church,

Pope Leo XIV was chosen as the first American Pope. It is the first time in the Catholic church's history that the someone born in the United States was elected. Bradon Peterson, a professor of religious studies at the University of Utah and a devout Catholic,

The campaign is a part of the national Contest Every Race initiative working to recruit more Democratic candidates in areas where Republicans often run uncontested.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, the Most Rev. Oscar A. Solis, spoke in Utah from the Cathedral of the Madeleine.

He has also joined with both Curtis and Lee to sponsor the Historic Roadways Protection Act, following a decision by the BLM to close a number of historic Utah roadways. Should the bill become law, it would prevent the agency from closing certain roads while a court fight over closures is ongoing.

At its 2025 organizing convention, Utah’s Republican Party will consider revoking the party membership of any GOP candidates who gather signatures to get on a Primary election ballot.

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has issued a temporary stay that will keep the “union buster” bill passed by the State Legislature from becoming law.

Four of Summit County’s six mayors want voters to elect a new council once they finish drawing voter districts.

The two candidates for the Chair of the state republican party faced off in a largely cordial debate over several party issues in a debate organized by Washington County Republican Women.

As lawmakers await a May special session to tweak certain bills passed in the 2025 legislative session, the state’s top Republican leaders have announced there will be no veto override session this year.

Salt Lake City library employees have voted to form a union, the first in the Beehive State for library workers.

Election officials have verified more than 146,000 signatures for the referendum to overturn a Utah bill restricting bargaining rights for public unions.