Addy Baird

Salt Lake City

Politics Reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune

writing a book about baseball and magic for @stmartinspress // organizing journalists with @nyguild // living and dying with the @mets

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In first Senate floor speech, John Curtis says Congress is 'outsourcing responsibility'

1 day ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

In his first speech on the Senate floor, Sen. John Curtis expressed concern Wednesday that Congress is ceding lawmaking authority to the White House and paid tribute to former Utah Rep. Mia Love, who died earlier this year. The Utah Republican also addressed his four main policy priorities - energy, local communities, China and the debt.
How Stephanie Pitcher became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker

1 month ago | 19thnews.org | Addy Baird

Published This story was first published by The Salt Lake Tribune. In 2009, Stephanie Pitcher, then the director of the Utah State Women’s Chess Tournament, told The Salt Lake Tribune that she’d spent much of her chess career trying to avoid being boxed in.
Why Sean Duffy, Trump's transportation secretary, says public transit is a GOP issue

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

At an event Monday with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffey, Sen. John Curtis said he was "very sympathetic" to small businesses affected by recent wide-ranging tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. "Listen, we've all seen this before," Curtis told reporters at a brief news conference Monday. It was unclear what specifically Curtis was referring to, though previous mass tariffs have caused significant economic turmoil.
How chess champion Stephanie Pitcher became Utah's most successful Democratic lawmaker

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

In 2009, Stephanie Pitcher, then the director of the Utah State Women's Chess Tournament, told The Salt Lake Tribune that she'd spent much of her chess career trying to avoid being boxed in.
New law banning cellphones from Utah classrooms should have gone 'bell-to-bell,' Gov. Cox says

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird |Carmen Nesbitt

Gov. Spencer Cox has sung the praises of new laws that aim to increase data privacy protections and protect kids online, but said Friday he feels that a new law to limit cellphone use in Utah schools does not go far enough. The bill, SB178, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, prohibits cellphone use during classroom hours in Utah's public schools, while allowing for school districts to make some modifications and exceptions to the policy.
Pride flag ban: Utah becomes first state to outlaw pride flags in government buildings, schools

1 month ago | ironcountytoday.com | Addy Baird

Gov. Spencer Cox let the controversial bill become law without his signature late Thursday. By Addy Baird, The Salt Lake Tribune This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aims to inform readers across the state. Utah became the first state in the nation to ban pride flags from all public schools and on all government property after Gov.
3 federal buildings Trump administration ‘designated for disposal’ in Utah removed from closure list

1 month ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Addy Baird

Three federal buildings that had been “designated for disposal” by the President Donald Trump administration earlier this month are no longer included in a list of 443 buildings the General Services Administration had proposed to sell off in the coming months. The list, which had been removed from the website for weeks and then republished Friday, has been significantly narrowed to eight office buildings, none of which are in Utah.
Three federal buildings Trump administration 'designated for disposal' in Utah removed from closure list

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Three federal buildings that had been "designated for disposal" by the President Donald Trump administration earlier this month are no longer included in a list of 443 buildings the General Services Administration (GSA) had proposed to sell off in the coming months. , which had been removed from the website for weeks and then republished Friday, has been significantly narrowed to eight office buildings, none of which are in Utah.
Gov. Cox calls on Utah Legislature to be more DOGE-like

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Over the course of their 45-day session - one of the shortest state legislative sessions in the country - Utah lawmakers introduced a record 959 bills this year. Of those, 582 were passed by the Legislature and sent to the governor's desk for his signature or veto. But as he assesses the mass of legislation, Gov.
Utah's ban on pride flags in schools, government buildings will be first in nation if Gov. Cox signs bill

2 months ago | sltrib.com | Addy Baird

Utah could become the first state in the nation to ban pride flags in all public schools and government buildings, as a bill that would disallow any unsanctioned flags awaits Gov. Spencer Cox's signature or veto. The bill, , is sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, and was introduced in the wake of two failed attempts during the 2024 legislative session to ban pride flags in schools.

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Articles

In first Senate floor speech, John Curtis says Congress is 'outsourcing responsibility'

How Stephanie Pitcher became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker

Why Sean Duffy, Trump's transportation secretary, says public transit is a GOP issue

How chess champion Stephanie Pitcher became Utah's most successful Democratic lawmaker

New law banning cellphones from Utah classrooms should have gone 'bell-to-bell,' Gov. Cox says

Pride flag ban: Utah becomes first state to outlaw pride flags in government buildings, schools

3 federal buildings Trump administration ‘designated for disposal’ in Utah removed from closure list

Three federal buildings Trump administration 'designated for disposal' in Utah removed from closure list

Gov. Cox calls on Utah Legislature to be more DOGE-like

Utah's ban on pride flags in schools, government buildings will be first in nation if Gov. Cox signs bill

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