Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced he’s resigning from the Utah Legislature Nov. 15, 2023. In April he said he’s exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Mitt Romney.
Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is exploring a run for U.S. Senate next year, even as incumbent GOP Sen. Mitt Romney has not decided whether he plans to seek a second term in Washington.
At his Great Salt Lake Summit, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced that the Weber Basin and Jordan Valley water conservancy districts will send an additional 30,000 acre feet of water to the Great Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITY — Rob Bishop, the former 1st District U.S. representative, has stepped down from the independent body tasked with helping redraw the political boundaries around Utah, according to
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Starting Saturday, visitors to state-run liquor stores and other Utah government buildings will be able to walk through the doors mask-free.
Gov. Spencer Cox is rolling back the face covering requirement for state workers and visitors to Utah government buildings in light of dropping COVID-19 case counts and growing vaccination numbers, according to an administration memo circulated this week.
Employees can keep wearing masks if they prefer until the Utah Department of Health “determines that the COVID-19 pandemic has abated,” Jon Pierpont, Cox’s chief of staff, wrote in the Wednesday memo to executive branch workers.
“Mask wearing continues to offer health benefits and is left to the discretion of each individual employee,” Pierpont continued in the memo, first reported by FOX13. “Employees should respect the decisions of others regarding masks.”