"What if I told you I disagree?" Third District Judge Dianna Gibson flatly rejected a key argument from Utah legislative attorneys, signaling trouble for their efforts to appeal her rulings in the redistricting case. utahpolitics.news/judge-signal...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he's not running for president in 2028, but the number of what seem to be trial balloons are starting to pile up. Could Cox's anti-Big Tech stance give him a lane in 2028? #utpol #politics #spencercox utahpolitics.news/another-spen...

Utah just got an "F" on gun laws after lawmakers expanded open carry on college campuses this year. A new report ranks Utah's gun regulations 27th in the U.S. Full breakdown at the link: utahpolitics.news/utah-earns-a...

On Monday morning, the Legislature announced a hastily scheduled meeting of the Government Operations Interim Committee to hold a hearing on proposed legislation for Tuesday's special session.

Tuesday's special session: speed over scrutiny. Utah lawmakers are bypassing committee hearings and public testimony to rush through big changes. Full story: dub.sh/Y0CbxjE

Sen. Mike Lee joined with nearly 50 other Republican lawmakers in support of Texas's Ten Commandments classroom law, urging courts to reject "offended observer" lawsuits, which could make it harder to bring Establishment Clause challenges to religious messages in public schools. dub.sh/P6RQv0c

Utah taxpayers picked up a $26,584 tab for a House GOP retreat at a swanky resort. The bill included rooms for legislators, staffers and more than $10,000 in catering costs. Details here: dub.sh/Eh1MIE7

Utah Sen. John Curtis's yes vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense comes due. If the reporting that Hegseth ordered a second strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat -a possible war crime- holds, the consequences of that vote are here. Story: dub.sh/upq8ALa

A report alleges FBI Director Kash Patel wouldn't deplane in Provo while agents were hunting for Charlie Kirk's killer because he didn't have the right jacket with the correct patches. dub.sh/Lsqmbzx

One donor. $4.35M. A Trump aligned dark money group just dropped another $1 million into the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law. So far, Securing American Greatness is sole donor behind the repeal push. Story: dub.sh/RIPdyDA

Bernie Sanders drops into Utah's 1st Congressional District race, endorsing state Sen. Nate Blouin. Will Sanders' nod move votes, or just headlines? Story: dub.sh/6WJ994w

Utah has its very own "In re Gondor" suit filed last month. Reporting by @utahpoliticalwatch.news The docket: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71644... Cc @questauthority.bsky.social @kathryntewson.bsky.social

The Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, is reeling after its leader, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson's interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. A prominent Utah Republican could be waiting in the wings. Story at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/the-heritage...

Records show a PAC funneled $14K in campaign donations from an Arizona Christian nationalist pastor to an Ogden City Council candidate in a scheme to get around campaign contribution limits. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/pac-routed-1...

Utah requires certain disclosures on political ads. House Speaker Mike Schultz and a PAC linked to Sen. Mike Lee skipped those disclosures on ads in a local school board race. Penalty? Basically none. Story at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-electio...

A PAC linked to Sen. Mike Lee's political network just jumped into a local Utah school board race with attack mailers that misspell a candidate's name. Inside Liberty Champions PAC late blitz in the Alpine Peaks School Board. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/pac-linked-t...

Utah voters trust Republicans over Democrats to run the state. The margin? 59% to 20%. Democrats are tied with "neither party." That's not a messaging problem. It's an existential crisis. Full breakdown at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-democra...

Your tax dollars at work? Did Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz use taxpayer money to produce a social media video targeting the judge in the gerrymandering case? www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/is-utahs-hou...

Utah Republicans scheduled all 7 legally-required public hearings on the initiative to repeal the state's anti-gerrymandering law for the same day—Saturday. It's likely the only opportunity for the public to weigh in on the proposal. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/saturday-is-...

New podcast: Blue states will lose seats in Congress in 2030, while red states like Utah will gain them. @amandalitman.bsky.social joins the show to talk about @runforsomething.net's plan to fix this redistricting crisis. Listen and subscribe at the link: special-session.transistor.fm/s1/42

I joined the @utahpoliticalwatch.news podcast to talk about why @runforsomething.net is investing in local candidate recruitment in Utah as part of our 5 year dozen state plan to expand the map. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ga...

🎙️ New podcast: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is under scrutiny after a change to the law aligned with a family member's criminal case. We break down the timeline, Adams' defense, how the media covered the story, and the impact on public trust. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/podcast-the-...

Utah Sen. President Stuart Adams is under fire for seemingly using his elected office to help his step-grandchild get a reduced sentence when accused of felony child rape. It's not the first time Adams has used his political clout to help family members. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-stuart-a...

The 18-year-old charged with child rape who got a lighter sentence after Utah Senate President Stuart Adams pushed for a change to the law was his own step-grandchild. 🔗 Read the story at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/after-sen-st...

Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy weighs in on a federal ban on mid-decade redistricting. She also defended Utah's current process, where the Legislature is responsible for drawing political maps. 🔗 Read what she said at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/maloy-says-f...

Can backlash beat a gerrymandered map? A liberal PAC wants to flip 10 GOP seats in Utah next year. The math? Democrats are under 25% of voters in all 10. Two true tossups, eight tough climbs. 🔗 Full breakdown at the link: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-democra...

In the Monday Morning News Fix: Republicans suddenly think the economy is great. Trump plans to declare a national emergency to start deportations. Matt Gaetz reportedly took part in nearly a dozen drug-fueled orgies while a member of Congress. #utpol www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/morning-news...