Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for a more coordinated approach to the state’s tough-on-crime streak as the 2025 legislative session came to a close. Lawmakers introduced a record 86 bills this year increasing criminal penalties — far more than at any other point in the past decade — with over half of them becoming law.

Utah's 45-day legislative session came to a close Friday. What we're watching: Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 27 to sign, veto or allow bills to pass without his signature. He declined to say during a Friday press conference which bills were on his veto list.

Utah has sent a bill to its Republican governor that would do away with the state’s universal mail-in voting system

Another 45-day legislative session is in the books, from unions bargaining power to the state's election system.

Utah education leaders are asking Gox. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that diverts Utahns’ property taxes away from local public schools and instead drops them into the state’s general fund.

The Utah Legislature stopped collective bargaining for public workers, added to its string of yearly tax cuts, put restrictions on Pride Flags at government bui

Utah lawmakers set aside millions of dollars for nuclear energy and students learning English. What else are your tax dollars being used for?

Lawmakers in the 2025 legislative session have prioritized an income tax cut. There's not room in the budget for a Social Security tax cut, they said.

The Utah Legislature's 45-day session is nearing the end after they proposed more than 900 bills, plus dozens of resolutions.