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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The senator will chair the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources next year, he announced Tuesday.

Mike Lee to head Senate energy, natural resources committee in new Congress

By Anastasia Hufham | Emily Anderson Stern | Nov. 20, 2024, 11:25 p.m.

(Eric Lee | The New York Times) President-elect Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

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Donald Trump has set a new low bar, says LDS reporter, for ‘expectations of presidential behavior’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | Nov. 18, 2024, 6:25 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marcus Stevenson, shown in 2021, has resigned as Midvale mayor.

Wife cites ‘substantial evidence’ of former Utah mayor’s alleged affair

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 16, 2024, 9:09 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The neighborhood in St. George that would be the eastern access point for the proposed Northern Corridor Highway by is pictured in June 2024 The proposed four-lane highway would cut through Mojave desert tortoise habitat near St. George. Federal agencies recently recommended against building the road.

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‘Get the road built’: Gov. Spencer Cox pushes for controversial Utah highway with Trump at the wheel

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 16, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Midvale Mayor Marcus Stevenson, right, speaks at the Utah Capitol in 2023. He has resigned as mayor.

Facing an ‘allegation,’ Midvale mayor steps down, points to ‘drastic’ changes in his personal life

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 16, 2024, 1:22 a.m.

(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes' office sued news outlets to try to keep his calendars a secret. But now five years of records have been released.

Utah A.G. Sean Reyes fought to keep his calendar private. Here’s what it shows.

By Robert Gehrke | Jessica Schreifels | Shannon Sollitt | Tony Semerad

(Evan Vucci | AP) Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable talks after a roundtable with faith leaders as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, smiles Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley. Ariz.

These Utahns were speculated, then passed over, to serve in Donald Trump’s new administration — so far

By Emily Anderson Stern | Nov. 14, 2024, 6:57 p.m.

(Maansi Srivastava | The New York Times) The U.S. Capitol capitol in Washington, Nov. 5, 2024.

Utah’s growth could lead to a fifth congressional district. It wouldn’t necessarily be Democratic

By Megan Banta | Nov. 12, 2024, 4:44 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The neighborhood in St. George that would be the eastern access point for the proposed Northern Corridor Highway, Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Final environmental study could signal end of the road for polarizing Utah highway

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 11, 2024, 4:21 a.m.

(Jeffrey D. Allred | Pool) Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson speaks during the Salt Lake County mayoral debate at the University of Utah’s Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson wins reelection in bid for second full term

By Blake Apgar | Nov. 9, 2024, 1:14 a.m.