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No Kings rallies planned across Utah

From Logan to Kanab, marches are scheduled throughout the state on Saturday.

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Rallies are planned around Utah during Saturday&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="No Kings nationwide day of protest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/01/29/utah-protest-legal-rights" data-vars-content-id="cdfd26a1-871a-4c93-aad6-50bbc444b582" data-vars-headline="No Kings rallies planned across Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/01/29/utah-protest-legal-rights" target="_self">No Kings nationwide day of protest</a>.Why it matters: Political groups in Utah have leveraged the anti-Trump demonstrations to organize progressive residents <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="even in counties" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/10/21/no-kings-protests-rural-utah-trump-democrats" data-vars-content-id="cdfd26a1-871a-4c93-aad6-50bbc444b582" data-vars-headline="No Kings rallies planned across Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/10/21/no-kings-protests-rural-utah-trump-democrats" target="_self">even in counties</a> where Republicans have won by double-digit margins for years.

Five new restaurants opening in Salt Lake County

A wave of new restaurants are opening in Salt Lake County this spring, from a

A wave of new restaurants are opening in Salt Lake County this spring.<ul><li>Here are the openings we&#x27;re most excited about.</li></ul>

HOAs gain ground in Utah

Utah has one of the highest rates of home listings with HOA dues, data shows.

Utah has one of the highest rates in the nation of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="home listings with HOA dues" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/03/12/salt-lake-hoa-fees-home-listings" data-vars-content-id="e3b03571-531e-4e41-82f8-b7b03aed5775" data-vars-headline="HOAs gain ground in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/03/12/salt-lake-hoa-fees-home-listings" target="_self">home listings with HOA dues</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Realtor.com" data-vars-click-url="https://www.realtor.com/research/homeowners-associations-2025" data-vars-content-id="e3b03571-531e-4e41-82f8-b7b03aed5775" data-vars-headline="HOAs gain ground in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.realtor.com/research/homeowners-associations-2025" target="_blank">Realtor.com</a> data shows.Why it matters: Those dues are also rising, adding to housing costs just as prices <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stabilize" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2026-01-07/utahs-housing-market-is-expected-to-be-running-in-place-in-2026" data-vars-content-id="e3b03571-531e-4e41-82f8-b7b03aed5775" data-vars-headline="HOAs gain ground in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2026-01-07/utahs-housing-market-is-expected-to-be-running-in-place-in-2026" target="_blank">stabilize</a> in Utah&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cooling market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2026-01-07/utahs-housing-market-is-expected-to-be-running-in-place-in-2026" data-vars-content-id="e3b03571-531e-4e41-82f8-b7b03aed5775" data-vars-headline="HOAs gain ground in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2026-01-07/utahs-housing-market-is-expected-to-be-running-in-place-in-2026" target="_blank">cooling market</a>.

Utah's anti-gerrymandering law survives GOP's repeal push

Too many voters removed their signatures from the petition to put the proposal on the ballot.

Utahns won&#x27;t vote on a measure that would effectively legalize gerrymandering, now that thousands of people have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="removed their signatures" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/03/23/utah-gerrymandering-ballot-measure-prop-4-signatures" data-vars-content-id="10d37688-9cb0-4579-a490-32256081e0f7" data-vars-headline="Utah&#x27;s anti-gerrymandering law survives GOP&#x27;s repeal push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/03/23/utah-gerrymandering-ballot-measure-prop-4-signatures" target="_self">removed their signatures</a> from the petition to include it in November&#x27;s election.Why it matters: That ballot measure was the most direct way for the GOP to undo Utah&#x27;s new congressional map, which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="created a Democratic-leaning district" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" data-vars-content-id="10d37688-9cb0-4579-a490-32256081e0f7" data-vars-headline="Utah&#x27;s anti-gerrymandering law survives GOP&#x27;s repeal push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" target="_self">created a Democratic-leaning district</a>.

Study: GOP losing ground among Latter-day Saints

The faith is one of the only groups that hasn't become more Republican since 2007.

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<figure><img alt="A chart showing change in partisan composition of major religious groups in the United States from 2007-2009 to 2023-2025" height="816" id="1943d0e0-cb61-4bf3-9ea8-9b235b06d16a" src="https://images.axios.com/fiouo1-i7yPlPmvmhrJJevzV_nY=/2026/03/30/1774909221416.png" width="1220"/><figcaption>Chart: Courtesy of YouGov</figcaption></figure>In a study showing a nationwide conservative lurch across demographics, Latter-day Saints stand out as one of the few groups that have gotten <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more Democratic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/08/07/mormon-voters-harris-trump-arizona-utah" data-vars-content-id="20341487-7b65-414e-b610-0824ea8c6c18" data-vars-headline="Study: GOP losing ground among Latter-day Saints" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/08/07/mormon-voters-harris-trump-arizona-utah" target="_self">more Democratic</a> in the past two decades.Why it matters: The shift, reported in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="YouGov analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54389-two-decades-of-partisanship-in-the-cooperative-election-study" data-vars-content-id="20341487-7b65-414e-b610-0824ea8c6c18" data-vars-headline="Study: GOP losing ground among Latter-day Saints" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54389-two-decades-of-partisanship-in-the-cooperative-election-study" target="_blank">YouGov analysis</a> released last week, could reshape politics in GOP-controlled Utah if it continues.

Utah gerrymandering proposal could fail to reach November ballots

As voters remove their signatures, the margin narrows in one historically Democratic area.

A <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ballot measure" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/02/17/utah-redistricting-signature-ballot-gop-republican-2026" data-vars-content-id="ccf5c514-1cef-44cd-9de4-1e4f570252a9" data-vars-headline="Utah gerrymandering proposal could fail to reach November ballots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/02/17/utah-redistricting-signature-ballot-gop-republican-2026" target="_self">ballot measure</a> to effectively legalize gerrymandering in Utah hangs by a thread, as voters remove their signatures from the controversial petition drive to include the proposal in the November election.The big picture: Statewide, more than enough voters signed onto a Republican-backed ballot measure to repeal Proposition 4, the anti-gerrymandering law that Utahns passed in 2018.

Here are the candidates for Utah's 1st Congressional District race

The left-leaning district is expected to give Utah Democrats a path to their first congressional seat since 2021.

The candidate field is now set in the race for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah&#x27;s newly created 1st Congressional District" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" data-vars-content-id="4444ca43-2172-4e8b-a50e-08216880e2ae" data-vars-headline="Here are the candidates for Utah&#x27;s 1st Congressional District race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" target="_self">Utah&#x27;s newly created 1st Congressional District</a> after the March 13 filing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deadline" data-vars-click-url="https://vote.utah.gov/current-election-information/" data-vars-content-id="4444ca43-2172-4e8b-a50e-08216880e2ae" data-vars-headline="Here are the candidates for Utah&#x27;s 1st Congressional District race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://vote.utah.gov/current-election-information/" target="_blank">deadline</a> passed.Why it matters: The left-leaning district is widely expected to give Democrats a possible path to their first congressional seat in Utah since 2021.

DNC eyes Utah's 2nd District as future battleground

Utah shifting demographics present a unique opportunity for Democrats to build power, according to DNC chair Ken Martin.

As Democrats <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prepare to compete" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" data-vars-content-id="e922a917-575d-4233-9e64-72c5aa4be9e4" data-vars-headline="DNC eyes Utah&#x27;s 2nd District as future battleground" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/13/utah-democrats-congressional-district-map-mcadams-riebe" target="_self">prepare to compete</a> for Utah&#x27;s left-leaning 1st Congressional District, DNC chair Ken Martin predicts Utah&#x27;s newly drawn 2nd District could also become a future battleground.State of play: As one of the fastest-growing — and youngest — states in the U.S., Utah&#x27;s shifting demographics present a unique opportunity for Democrats to build power, Martin told Axios Salt Lake City.

Former Sen. Derek Kitchen drops Utah congressional bid

The former Democratic state senator announced his decision Friday.

Former state Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Derek Kitchen" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/20/derek-kitchen-utah-congress-1st-district" data-vars-content-id="6f0b1a31-2afd-439c-91f4-6cce3028d389" data-vars-headline="Former Sen. Derek Kitchen drops Utah congressional bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/20/derek-kitchen-utah-congress-1st-district" target="_self">Derek Kitchen</a> is no longer running for Utah&#x27;s newly drawn 1st Congressional District. State of play: Kitchen announced his decision Friday — the last day of the congressional candidate filing period.

These Utah national parks displays were flagged in Trump's "corrosive ideology" purge

Vandalism, climate change and history notes were submitted for review.

<figure><img alt="A sign at Arches National Park includes an inset that reads: &quot;Park ecologists study plant communities to monitor their response to the changing climate. Some &quot;cool season&quot; grasses, like ricegrass, are already diminishing.&quot;" height="1544" id="d2807428-b5c6-460a-848a-8cf086d5806b" src="https://images.axios.com/KjJPSO1GRuEdYLwiKZz6iR4kpOU=/2026/03/12/1773350955324.png" width="2522"/><figcaption>A sign at Arches National Park is flagged for possible review due to a reference to climate change. Image via Arches</figcaption></figure>Dozens of exhibits and signs at Utah&#x27;s national parks have been flagged for possible removal under President Trump&#x27;s order to purge &quot;negative&quot; information from the protected landmarks.The intrigue: That&#x27;s according to a National Park Service database of interpretive signs and other materials, reported by park managers and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="leaked" data-vars-click-url="https://archive.org/details/nps-removal-targets" data-vars-content-id="3877f043-ca67-4fb8-bf8e-b1387d1df575" data-vars-headline="These Utah national parks displays were flagged in Trump&#x27;s &quot;corrosive ideology&quot; purge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://archive.org/details/nps-removal-targets" target="_blank">leaked</a> by a group of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="self-described" data-vars-click-url="https://sciop.net/datasets/doi-targets-for-removal" data-vars-content-id="3877f043-ca67-4fb8-bf8e-b1387d1df575" data-vars-headline="These Utah national parks displays were flagged in Trump&#x27;s &quot;corrosive ideology&quot; purge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sciop.net/datasets/doi-targets-for-removal" target="_blank">self-described</a> &quot;civil servants on the front lines.&quot;

In deep-red Utah, Republicans resist hardline immigration bills

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has struck a more tempered tone in the immigration debate.

A handful of zero-tolerance immigration bills failed to gain traction in Utah&#x27;s Republican-dominated Legislature this session, a stark contrast with President Trump&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="push for mass deportations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/05/trump-migrants-alligator-alcatraz-denaturalize" data-vars-content-id="22a4f17a-9355-4495-bad9-370c98db47f5" data-vars-headline="In deep-red Utah, Republicans resist hardline immigration bills" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/05/trump-migrants-alligator-alcatraz-denaturalize" target="_self">push for mass deportations</a>.Why it matters: The lack of support signals the policies may be unpopular in Utah, where most of the state&#x27;s most powerful lawmakers are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/general-news-286983987f484cb182fba9334c52a617" data-vars-content-id="22a4f17a-9355-4495-bad9-370c98db47f5" data-vars-headline="In deep-red Utah, Republicans resist hardline immigration bills" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/general-news-286983987f484cb182fba9334c52a617" target="_blank">members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>.

11 measures passed by the Utah Legislature in 2026

These are some of the most-watched bills during the 2026 session.

These are some of the most-watched bills that passed the Utah Legislature during the 2026 session.<ul><li>Here&#x27;s what&#x27;s waiting on Gov. Cox&#x27;s desk, with a few already signed into law.</li></ul>

What we're watching on the last day of the legislative session

State lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass remaining bills before midnight.

Friday marks the last day of the Utah legislative session, and state lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass remaining bills before midnight.Why it matters: Anything that unfolds during the final hours could make or break these policies.

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Study: GOP losing ground among Latter-day Saints

Utah's anti-gerrymandering law survives GOP's repeal push

Utah gerrymandering proposal could fail to reach November ballots

Here are the candidates for Utah's 1st Congressional District race

DNC eyes Utah's 2nd District as future battleground