Bryan Schott

3 days ago | utahpoliticalwatch.news | Bryan Schott

⏰ Tick TockDays to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 48Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 132Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 496Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,231Apologies for not publishing a morning newsletter on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I had to take a quick trip to Los Angeles for a project I'm excited to be part of. Unfortunately, I can't divulge any details right now. Watch this space.

6 days ago | utahpoliticalwatch.news | Bryan Schott

Utah's members of Congress either supported President Donald Trump's airstrikes against Iran or remained silent, despite the lack of credible intelligence backing the President's justification for the attack. Sen. Mike Lee's contradictory stance on war powers does raise some eyebrows, though. Sen. Lee faced some backlash for his cruel and insensitive social media posts in the aftermath of a tragic shooting in Minnesota. Will he face any consequences for those posts? Probably not.

1 week ago | utahpoliticalwatch.news | Bryan Schott

Utah Republican lawmakers are rushing to defend Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to auction off millions of acres of public lands in the west to help pay for tax cuts in the “big beautiful bill” currently moving through Congress. Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which Sen. Lee chairs, unveiled a plan to raise as much as $10 billion by selling public land for housing development in 11 western states, including Utah.

1 week ago | utahpoliticalwatch.news | Bryan Schott

⏰ Tick TockDays to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 53Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 137Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 501Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,236👀 Here's what you need to know for Friday morning: This post is for paying subscribers only Subscribe now Already have an account? Sign in

1 week ago | utahpoliticalwatch.news | Bryan Schott

"The whole thing's dumb." With those blunt words, Utah Governor Spencer Cox unleashed his frustration over an escalating Pride flag controversy that has pitted the state legislature against Salt Lake City. This year, the GOP-controlled legislature passed HB77, which only allowed flags from an approved list to be displayed in classrooms and at government buildings – effectively banning Pride flags.