— The Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission has named 12 nominees for two new Utah Court of Appeals vacancies created during the 2026 legislative session. Gov. Spencer Cox will select appointees, subject to Senate…
— U.S. Sen. John Curtis and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued a joint statement calling for immediate public congressional hearings to address AI regulation, urging bipartisan cooperation and safeguards.
— UVU's Center for Constitutional Studies hosted the 2026 National Federalism Summit in Salt Lake City, bringing together 100 leaders from 21 states to discuss restoring state-federal balance and building interstate…
— Utah Valley University's Russian studies program hosted Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza for a lecture during National Security Studies Week, discussing Russian political history and authoritarianism.
— The Utah State Board of Education released 2025-2026 statewide assessment results showing ELA and math scores continuing to recover from pandemic-era declines, while science proficiency reached a record high, exceeding…
— Gov. Spencer Cox ordered U.S. and Utah flags flown at half-staff on state facilities on Sept. 11, 2026, marking Patriot Day and the National Day of Service and Remembrance, 25 years after the September 11 attacks.
— The Utah Chamber and the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released their August 2026 economic dashboard, showing Utah's employment growth, consumer sentiment, and retail sales outperforming national…
— The Utah State Board of Education named Talia Casares, a sixth-grade Spanish Dual Language Immersion teacher at Moroni Elementary in North Sanpete School District, as the 2027 Utah Teacher of the Year, earning a…
— The Protecting Domestic Mining Act, introduced by Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), passed the House, aiming to expedite environmental permitting for mining and mineral processing projects under the…
— Utah Global Diplomacy hosted its annual Music Diplomacy Symposium at the Salt Lake City Public Library, bringing together diplomats, musicians and cultural leaders to discuss music's role in fostering cross-cultural…
— The House passed Congressman Blake Moore's bill establishing a National Mall location for a Medal of Honor monument, named after WWII recipient Hershel 'Woody' Williams, sending it to the President for signature.
— Rep. Blake Moore announced the University of Utah will receive $625,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce's NIST to support semiconductor research and education through a Community Funding Project he secured.
— Sutherland Institute is sponsoring a statewide essay contest and student AI Policy Congress for Utah high schoolers, inviting grades 10-12 to propose AI policy recommendations for schools, with cash prizes and a…
