The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

Established in 2016, the Utah Investigative Journalism Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public through journalism and educational initiatives in Utah and its surrounding areas. We collaborate with newspapers and broadcast media to tackle challenging investigative stories, aiming to support these outlets in their vital function as watchdogs for the government and advocates for marginalized communities. Additionally, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of journalists by offering free training sessions in investigative journalism. These workshops are designed for rural newspapers, student reporters, and larger media organizations alike.

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The 2025 Utah Reporters Almanac now available!

1 week ago | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

We are excited to announce the newest edition of The Utah Reporters Almanac is here! Every year we produce our Almanac as a resource to journalists and curious and engaged citizens and fill it with information on understanding and accessing open government. In this edition we recapped the 2025 legislative session’s brutal impact on state transparency. We reviewed key court and state records committee decisions from 2024 and talk about wins and losses when it comes to databases available to Utahns.
Glowing pains: Developing nuclear power could cost Utah tens of billions

1 month ago | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Gov. Spencer Cox announced Operation Gigawatt in 2024 to double the state’s energy capacity in 10 years. For the governor and state lawmakers an ambitious energy plan means big investments now in all energy options — including nuclear. For Utah to grow, Utah energy will need to glow.
Some rural Utah renters say affordable housing program took their homes, equity

2 months ago | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com and The Insider. SALT LAKE CITY — A Weimaraner is typically a big and rambunctious hunting dog. Beckie Gregg counted herself lucky to have a beautiful, silver-gray Weimer she named Zoe, who had all the intelligence of the breed but without all the drama. “I always said I was never going to be an old lady with a pissy little dog,” Gregg said.
How to advocate for yourself as a DV/SA Survivor

2 months ago | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

On February 27 from 6-9 pm we are hosting a special training virtually, and in-person, to help crime victims know how to navigate the court database, request copies of their police reports and understand how the criminal justice system works. The event will especially focus on helping survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault advocate for themselves in the system and understand what’s happening in their cases.
How you can keep tabs on the legislature

Jan 21, 2025 | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson
Can the answers to Southern Utah’s water woes be found in Nevada?

Dec 12, 2024 | utahinvestigative.org | Sydnee Gonzalez

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. St. George, Utah, and Las Vegas may be worlds apart culturally, but the two share a number of important characteristics when it comes to water conservation: low rainfall, high temperatures, heavy tourism and rapid population growth. Both are also almost wholly dependent on a river for their water needs — for Las Vegas the Colorado River and for St. George the Virgin River.
Utah housing vouchers struggle to meet demand

Nov 27, 2024 | utahinvestigative.org | Sydnee Gonzalez

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News, The Daily Herald, The Standard Examiner and KSL.com. (Haz clic aqui para leer el texto en español)SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns hoping to access a popular public housing program face long waits and difficulty finding units in most regions in the state. Wait times for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as Section 8, can last years.
Some of Cox’s Cabinet members don’t disclose siblings’ business connections

Oct 29, 2024 | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. State officials are required to disclose if their “immediate family” are involved in businesses that could receive public funding. Recently obtained records, however, show that some heads of state agencies have interpreted the disclosure rules to mean they don’t have to disclose business interests for their siblings.
After a glitch in child abuse referrals, Utah, Navajo Nation making changes in how they communicate

Oct 27, 2024 | utahinvestigative.org | Sydnee Gonzalez

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For several months last year, Utah sent reports of suspected child abuse and neglect on the Navajo Nation to outdated email addresses. The communication gap went on for four to five months before anyone noticed, state officials acknowledged, raising questions about accountability and safeguards and sparking changes in the agencies’ procedures.
Here’s why Trump Jr.’s Utah hunting guide is headed to jail before his trial

Sep 25, 2024 | utahinvestigative.org | Eric Peterson

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Influential hunting guide Wade Lemon, celebrated for drawing “literally tens of millions of dollars” into Utah’s rural communities and efforts to conserve game herds, was ordered to report this week to a federal prison.