Emily Anderson

Since last year, Utah has extended health coverage to as many as 2,000 immigrant kids at a time. But the Trump administration sent a letter this week warning the 14 states that have such programs to discontinue them, or be audited. https://t.co/xFq32w6aIc

Utah Democrats have a nearly three-decade losing streak in statewide races. I talked with front-runners for party boss — a recent gubernatorial hopeful and a young politico who oversaw Democratic wins last year — about how they would try to change that. https://t.co/sN6zbQWb4P

The evidence review required under Utah’s gender-affirming care ban for trans youth is out, 2 1/2 years after it took effect. Some lawmakers, including one of the bill’s sponsors, are already dismissing its conclusion: such care has positive outcomes. https://t.co/5LHXm2iVwo

RT @tamarranicole: Sen. John Curtis hints at a possible increase in the LDS Church’s role in foreign assistance during Senate hearing. #do…

RT @jefftparrott: BREAKING: The Utah GOP's official website was targeted by what a senior party official said was a cyberattack that led to…

RT @LindsayOnAir: See the people sitting in those chairs along the back wall? There's about 7 of them there and they are local media. Long…

At its annual organizing convention today, the Utah Republican Party voted down a resolution that would have condemned any effort by President Donald Trump to seek a third term in office. https://t.co/KLlU88NSrm

I’m delighted (and so grateful) to be included among the 2025 class of @IRE_NICAR fellows, and can’t wait to bring new ideas and tools for investigative reporting back to Utah. Other journalists who are going to New Orleans: hmu, I wanna hangout. https://t.co/ccQ7rFnalf

Update: Over 24 hours after I contacted DHHS, and the dept saying it wasn’t sure why reports were removed, deletions were attributed to “privacy concerns.” The disappearance coincided with similar actions by the Trump admin, but DHHS says there’s “no … political motivation.”

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Utah’s trans teens are 3 ½ times more likely to consider suicide than their peers, per a statewide student survey. But conservative Utah, which passed anti-trans legislation for the fourth year in a row, quietly purged those figures from a state website. https://t.co/jpnIRPCLFB

Utah is getting its own DOGE — sort of. Gov. Spencer Cox said he’s “excited” about efforts to cut government, “but unfortunately, [DOGE is] not looking at outcomes.” State agencies won’t see mass layoffs, per the governor, but “There may be some changes.”https://t.co/vX3zwGqszO

Utah’s trans teens are 3 ½ times more likely to consider suicide than their peers, per a statewide student survey. But conservative Utah, which passed anti-trans legislation for the fourth year in a row, quietly purged those figures from a state website. https://t.co/jpnIRPCLFB

Starting today, mail-in ballots have an earlier deadline. Instead of having to be postmarked by the day before Election Day, county clerks must receive them before polls close. ICYMI: Many of the law’s changes came from the group that wrote Project 2025. https://t.co/TDZCnFtsDS

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May 7th marks 60 days since the end of the legislative session, which means a lot of new laws are taking effect today. Be aware that some of these election changes are taking effect immediately while others a being phased in. 1/5 https://t.co/kxE4nD4Otx

RT @addysbaird: big news just hours before Utah's ban on pride flags in schools and on gov't property goes into effect: Salt Lake City is l…