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1 week ago | abc4.com | Lindsay Aerts

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has cancelled his scheduled appearance and keynote address at the Utah Democrats’ organizing convention less than 24 hours before the start of Saturday’s event in Ogden, party leadership has confirmed. Current party chair, Dianne Lewis told ABC4.com that Pritzker was forced to stay in Chicago due to the state’s general assembly (state legislature) being in session and budget negotiations that required him to stay.

1 week ago | abc4.com | Ryan Bittan |Lindsay Aerts

WEBER COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The Weber County School District held a special meeting today, May 30, to consider possible future tax hikes. The district held a meeting on the topic this week — local officials saying they may need to raise taxes in order to maximize state funding. The district’s business administrator highlighted the need to keep up with covering their expenses, including teacher salaries.

1 week ago | abc4.com | Lindsay Aerts

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s House majority will hold elections for a new House Majority Leader on Tuesday, June 3, and several hopefuls could usher in a completely new leadership team under House Speaker Mike Schultz (R-Hooper). The announcement that Rep. Jefferson Moss (R-Eagle Mountain) will be moving to the executive branch to head the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) leaves a vacancy for the House majority’s number two leadership role, Majority Leader.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lindsay Aerts

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s House majority will hold elections for a new House Majority Leader on Tuesday, June 3, and several hopefuls could usher in a completely new leadership team under House Speaker Mike Schultz (R-Hooper). The announcement that Rep. Jefferson Moss (R-Eagle Mountain) will be moving to the executive branch to head the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) leaves a vacancy for the House majority’s number two leadership role, Majority Leader.

1 week ago | abc4.com | Trevor Myers |Lindsay Aerts

This post contains graphic images and/or details. Reader discretion is advised. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — After a meeting of the Utah legislature’s Rules Review and General Oversight Committee that discussed the Cox campaign’s signature gathering, critics of Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson have taken to social media to voice their disapproval via comments that included death threats. At the May 22 meeting, the committee discussed changes to Utah’s signature verification process.