During the legislative session, a lawmaker attempted to include the Word of Wisdom scripture as an amendment for a proposed kratom regulation bill Wednesday morning.

The Word of Wisdom, a lifestyle tenet central to the faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was introduced in a bill on the House floor of the Utah State Legislature.

NEW DELHI — Utah state Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-West Valley City, sat down with the Deseret News while on a trade mission to India. While on his trip, he made waves in Utah after he said he would file ...

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-West Valley City, speaks at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. But Spy Hop did send that information to MacPherson — in the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — One year after the Utah Legislature limited which flags can be flown at government buildings — followed by Salt Lake City adopting several new flags trying to bypass it and the ...

The Utah House of Representatives plans to censure a district court judge who was criticized for comments he made during a sentencing hearing.