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Prop 4 repeal crosses statewide signature threshold, moving closer to ballot access
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 3:01 p.m.
Organizers for the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law have cleared the statewide signature threshold, moving closer to putting the question on the November ballot.
GOP group sues to block Better Boundaries signature removals in Utah Prop 4 repeal fight
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 24 - 7:11 p.m.
The Republican group running an initiative to repeal Utah's redistricting law sued state election officers on Monday to stop clerks from counting a significant share of signature removal requests.
Utah redistricting repeal nears threshold as poll finds voters undecided
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 24 - 7:15 a.m.
The past month of Utah redistricting chaos has left voters as uncertain as ever about the fate of Proposition 4, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
Federal court joins Utah Supreme Court in declining to block Utah's new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 12:31 p.m.
A panel of federal judges has rejected a request to block Utah's new congressional map from being used during the 2026 midterm elections.
Running in the dark: Utah candidates uncertain where to campaign
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 10:03 a.m.
It's less than a month until candidates running for Congress in Utah must make their bids official and file for a congressional district.
Utah Supreme Court declines Legislature's request to block new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 6:46 p.m.
A Supreme Court panel denied the Legislature's request to stay a district court ruling implementing a new congressional map.
The unanswered questions at the center of Utah's unprecedented redistricting case
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 18 - 10:02 p.m.
Federal judges heard arguments on Wednesday in the case brought by Reps. Burgess Owens and Celeste Maloy to restore a congressional district map approved by Utah lawmakers.
Behind the RNC's 'warning' text in Utah's fight over Proposition 4
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 17 - 9:05 p.m.
The Republican National Committee is getting involved in Utah's fight over Proposition 4, sending a warning about a company convincing voters not to sign a ballot initative petition.
Prop 4 repeal effort asks Supreme Court to extend deadline in final push to gather signatures
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 13 - 10:34 p.m.
Utahns for Representative Government asked the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday to extend the signature submission deadline, saying signatures had been stolen or destroyed.
Former Rep. Ben McAdams first Democrat to qualify for ballot in Utah's new 1st District
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 13 - 6:36 p.m.
Former Rep. Ben McAdams has qualified for the primary in Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, making him the first Democratic candidate to do so.
'Never seen anything like it': Thousands of Utahns want their names removed from Prop 4 repeal
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 9:06 p.m.
More than 2,000 Utah voters have asked to have their names removed from a petition to overturn Proposition 4.
Utah County investigating potential signature fraud as Prop 4 repeal deadline looms
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Feb. 5 - 7:37 p.m.
A criminal investigation is underway after a county clerk reported several hundred potentially fraudulent signatures as part of the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law.
'I felt tricked': KSL investigates some misleading claims from those working to repeal Prop 4
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Jan. 29 - 5:05 p.m.
Some paid signature gatherers working to place a repeal of Proposition 4 on the ballot have misled or withheld info from voters about what the initiative would do, a KSL investigation shows.
Nearly ⅔ of Utahns support Proposition 4, new polling shows
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 26 - 12:44 p.m.
A majority of Utahns — including 55% of Republicans — support the anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4, according to new polling released Monday.
President Trump throws his weight behind effort to overturn Utah's Proposition 4
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 23 - 5:28 p.m.
President Donald Trump posted on his social platform urging followers to sign an initiative to overturn Utah's anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4.
Why Utah's Senate president says the fight over Prop 4 is bigger than redistricting
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 8:20 p.m.
The ongoing legal fight over Utah's congressional maps that has dominated headlines in recent months is shaping up to be a major issue in the upcoming legislative session.
GOP House leaders want to add justices to the Utah Supreme Court
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 11 - 3:00 p.m.
Top Republicans in the Utah House are looking to expand the state's judiciary and add transparency measures to the court system in the upcoming legislative session.
Legislature appeals redistricting case to Utah Supreme Court
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 2:17 p.m.
The Utah Legislature is asking the Utah Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing legal fight over redistricting by appealing an August ruling that threw out the state's congressional map.
From Charlie Kirk to redistricting fights, a look at the biggest political stories of 2025
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Jan. 4 - 5:00 p.m.
From the assassination of Charlie Kirk to fights over congressional maps, here are the biggest stories that shaped Utah politics in 2025.
Judge paves way for Legislature to appeal redistricting ruling to Utah Supreme Court
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 29 - 3:00 p.m.
A Utah judge partially granted a request from the Legislature to certify her ruling to throw out old congressional maps, opening the door for lawmakers to appeal to the Utah Supreme Court.
Utah Legislature asks judge to move quickly so they can appeal new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 5:38 p.m.
Utah lawmakers are asking a state judge to certify her November ruling on the state's new congressional map by next week so they can appeal the decision, according to court documents filed Thursday.
Who should draw the congressional maps? Here's what voters and Constitution say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 10 - 3:12 p.m.
As lawmakers spar with judges over redistricting, here's what voters and the Constitution say about who has the power to draw congressional maps.
Union leaders optimistic as Utah lawmakers move to repeal bargaining ban
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 9:00 p.m.
Labor leaders expressed cautious optimism Monday as state lawmakers were poised to repeal a controversial law effectively banning collective bargaining for public sector unions.
Utah GOP lawmakers outline their next steps for fighting judge's redistricting ruling
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Nov. 25 - 11:39 a.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox will call Utah lawmakers into a special session on Dec. 9 to work out the next steps in the GOP fighting a judge's ruling on redistricting.
