University of Utah scientists have made a discovery that could help battle Great Salt Lake dust A recent scientific find by University of Utah researchers could help combat the problem of toxic dust blowing off the exposed Great Salt Lake bed.

Let's be clear: this is preliminary and we still don't know the extent of the underground reservoir. Utah's Dept. of Natural Resources helped fund the @utah.edu study and more needs to be done in other parts of the lake: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

NEW: @utah.edu researchers have made a discovery that could help with the Great Salt Lake dust problem: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

DOJ asks judge to compel Lt. Gov. Henderson to hand over Utahns' voter info The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to force Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson to hand over Utah voters' personal information.

More on the DOJ's motion to compel: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Happening tomorrow, March 31.

Join WALC for a conversation on housing across the Wasatch Front—what we learned this session and what comes next.

6:00–7:30 PM
Marmalade Library Branch

RSVP: www.wasatchalc.org/2026_walc_le...

#WALC #UtahHousing #utpol

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion to compel Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson to turn over voter roll information. The agency says it's trying to determine if Utah is in compliance with the "Help America Vote Act." Judge has made no ruling. #utpol #Utah

Wikipedia Edit History entry for Jennifer Dailey-Provost Education update and website

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#JenniferDaileyProvost #Utah #UtLeg #UtPol #Wikipedia

Why one store owner is 'glad' Utah didn't further restrict SNAP purchases Clayton Cook's discount store had to pay for programming which determines if a food can be purchased with SNAP benefits. He said this year, he's relieved SNAP restrictions didn't go further.

Utah lawmakers recently considered prohibiting food stamps from being used to buy "ultra-processed foods." It didn't end up happening, which one store owner says is a good thing. But the issue could resurface later www.ksl.com/article/why-... #utpol @ksl.com

Moore is facing some intra-party challengers for the new 2nd Congressional District. Here's the full list of candidates. #utpol #Utah

Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan Endorse Blake Moore for Reelection U.S. House Speaker and House Freedom Caucus Founder Join Forces for Blake Moore With momentum continuing to build, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, founder of the House Freedom Caucus, have officially endorsed Blake Moore for reelection, underscoring his proven conservative leadership and results for Utah. “Congressman Blake Moore is an America First patriot and conservative leader who fights tirelessly for Utah's 1st District. As a valued Member in House Republican leadership and on the Ways and Means Committee, Blake has helped deliver working families tax cuts, a secure border, American energy dominance, and peace through strength, while also defending our troops, veterans, and principles that have made America the greatest nation on Earth. I am proud to ENDORSE Congressman Blake Moore in Utah's 1st District, and look forward to working with him to defend and grow our majority and CONTINUE our American comeback!” –U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson “Blake Moore is a close friend and a proven fighter for conservative values. Together, we have worked tirelessly to rein in big government, root out fraud and waste, end DEI and the weaponization of the federal government, defend free speech, and advance President Trump’s agenda. Now, more than ever, we need leaders like Blake Moore in Congress." –U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Chairman Jim Jordan

INBOX: Congressman Blake Moore's re-election campaign announces endorsements from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressman Jim Jordan... #utpol #Utah

Mayor says ICE is planning ‘mega center’ with capacity for 10,000 at Salt Lake City warehouse • Utah News Dispatch Mayor Erin Mendenhall was told ICE is planning to put one of its “mega” detention centers in Salt Lake City, with capacity for 10,000 people.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said that during a meeting she had with federal officials last week, she was told ICE plans for Salt Lake City to host one of its “mega” detention centers, with capacity for about 7,500 to 10,000 people. #utpol

Mayor Mendenhall releases statement following meeting with ICE officials “I spoke with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Charles Wall and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Director Tim Kaiser during a 30-minute virtual, introductory meeting last week. I was told ICE plans for Salt Lake City to host one of its ‘mega centers,’ with capacity for approximately 7,500 to 10,000 individuals. It would represent a hub in the ‘hub and spoke’ model. They indicated they are waiting for a due diligence report on their recently acquired parcel of land and that the information would be shared with City officials. They expect work to begin on the site in the weeks and months ahead. I asked if they plan to coordinate with Salt Lake City regarding changes to the building and ‘life and safety’ measures the City typically enforces through building codes. They said they plan to consult our fire marshal on these issues, but did not commit to any other City review on the building. They did not provide information about the anticipated environmental and traffic impacts to the area, nor did they have specific information on utility needs for the site. My position on this facility has not changed. I continue to share the deep concerns of many of our neighbors related to public safety, air quality, and potential impacts to the Great Salt Lake due to increased water use. I have heard from neighboring business operators who understandably have serious questions about the strain such a facility would have in the area. I will continue to be transparent with you about the facts of this situation as I learn them.”

JUST IN: @slcmayor.bsky.social statement on meeting with ICE officials on the warehouse purchase and what it will be used for... #utpol #Utah

ICYMI, Utah is looking to go big on nuclear energy with a bid for a special “lifecycle” facility that will handle fuel enrichment, recycling and disposal in the West Desert: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

ICYMI, the Utah GOP-backed citizen ballot initiative to repeal Prop. 4 will NOT be on the November ballot after enough voters pulled their signatures: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

ICYMI, water isn’t a red state/blue state issue, former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton says. The former Biden administration water boss shared her thoughts with me on the water problems facing the West: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

Alright, time for the bad bills this session that passed
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Read the whole thing on @elevate_utah 's substack! #utpol #provo #utleg #utahlegislature

GOOD BILLS THAT PASSED. It's not all bad y'all. Big thank you to all the legislators that got these good things over the finish line.

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#utpol #utahlegislature #utleg #provo #davidforutah

This Pat Bagley cartoon is featured in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Lesson not learned”. A single panel featuring Bagley’s signature Utah politician: white male, blue suit, red tie, white shirt. Represented in seven different emotions, the politician at the center holds a newspaper with the headline, “Out-of-state funded legislative initiative fails!” Tantrum on the floor, pulling out his hair, stomping in anger, even a faint, Bagley’s drawing relays the recent news that the state legislators’ effort to repeal prop 4 fails to make the ballot in the upcoming election.

Political cartoon is courtesy of today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

For you not-Utahns, Utah legislators failed to get a repeal of Prop 4 (citizen passed fair maps) referendum on the 2026 ballot.

Maybe they’ll stop fighting us?
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ICYMI, Gov. Cox signs bills designed to push Utah’s top water user — agriculture — to send more water downstream to help the Great Salt Lake: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

ICYMI, as Utah’s gas tax declines, cities are exploring different ways to pay for road repairs: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

‘Sense of additional doom’ over ICE facility’s purpose in the Trump deportation machine - The Salt Lake Tribune

Article courtesy of today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

$38,000,000,000
833,000 sq ft holding pens
12,000 new ICE agents
92,000 new beds

WITELF have we become?
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‘Sense of additional doom’ over ICE facility’s purpose in the Trump deportation machine
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#NoKings #ICEOUT #SLC #utpol

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ICYMI, Utah is looking to go big on nuclear energy with a bid for a special “lifecycle” facility that will handle fuel enrichment, recycling and disposal in the West Desert: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

College Republican group tapped LDS BYU student for political boss. The backlash was swift. - The Salt Lake Tribune

Article courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

“Give me your tired, your poor|Your huddled masses yearning to be free…”

Just kidding…..
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College Republican group tapped LDS BYU student for political boss. The backlash was swift.
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Utah is looking to go big on nuclear energy with a bid for a special “lifecycle” facility that will handle fuel enrichment, recycling and disposal in the West Desert: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Utah to apply with feds for a nuclear campus in remote Tooele County • Utah News Dispatch Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced the state will apply with the U.S. Department of Energy to host a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus.

Miles down a dusty dirt road in Tooele County's west desert, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other state and local leaders gathered to mark another milestone in their race to make Utah the “energy capital of the world" — a bid to host a nuclear campus. #utpol

Utah will bid for nuclear fuel 'lifecycle' campus in Tooele County In a remote part of Tooele County about an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, Governor Spencer Cox announced plans for the state to bid on a nuclear fuel lifecycle campus here.

Tooele County leaders have blessed the bid, but @healutah.bsky.social has BIG concerns about its proximity (about an hour's drive from SLC).

"We don't want to see the creation of another generation of downwinders in this state," their director told me: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Utah will bid for nuclear fuel 'lifecycle' campus in Tooele County In a remote part of Tooele County about an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, Governor Spencer Cox announced plans for the state to bid on a nuclear fuel lifecycle campus here.

Utah is looking to go big on nuclear energy in the state with a bid for a special “lifecycle” facility that will handle fuel enrichment, recycling and disposal in the West Desert: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

The project could generate as much economic impact as Hill Air Force Base does, Gov. Cox says. Tooele County’s council has already given support to the proposed project. We are about an hour away from SLC in the West Desert. #utpol #Utah

HAPPENING NOW: Gov. Cox announces Utah will seek a “nuclear fuel lifecycle campus” in Tooele County for small-scale nuclear power as part of Operation Gigawatt. This would be a recycling facility, if approved by the DOE #utpol #Utah