Among Republican candidates jockeying to replace Sen. Mitt Romney in the Senate, the race is still wide open. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows about half of all registered Utah Republicans haven’t decided who they will vote for in the party’s June 25 primary. A U.S. Senate seat rarely opens up, given the propensity of senators to remain in their seats often for decades once they’re elected.
A majority of Utahns support eliminating the state income tax, a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll found. Would sales and property taxes have to be raised to make up for the lost revenues? Why a decision may be years away.