Utah lawmakers pushed forward two different kinds of election reforms this week that appear on track for a collision during ...

Legislators had withheld the money for months while waiting for the audit, which ultimately found spending and governance problems.

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

Some top state election officials, who run voting across the country, worry that the federal government has become hostile to them and their work. By Nick Corasaniti President Trump’s declaration that ...

Utah state Rep. Cory Maloy holds a packet of potential redistricting maps during a special session at the state Capitol, October 6, 2025, in Salt Lake City. Credit: Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via ...

The SAVE Act in Congress and a lawsuit against states intend to disenfranchise eligible voters.

Two Republican candidates in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial race have dropped out: one for a heartbreaking reason, while the other is entering a different race. Scott Jensen says he is pivoting his ...

There were bills to make Good Friday and Election Day new state holidays, but both bills failed.

With one week left in the Utah Legislature’s 2026 general session, Republican legislative leaders late Friday unveiled the long-awaited list of new budget recommendations for the 2026 fiscal year as ...

A Utah House committee has endorsed a plan to create a secretary of state and give election duties to that office, stripping ...

More than two million people’s sensitive case records — related to child welfare in Utah and psychiatric treatments at the Utah State Hospital — have not been adequately protected and are easily ...