Utah News Dispatch

3 days ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Kyle Dunphey

Utah Sen. Mike Lee said changes are coming to his proposed public land sale, which is currently facing a roadblock after the Senate Parliamentarian rejected it Monday evening.

3 days ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Chase Woodruff

A Utah college student arrested by federal immigration agents in Mesa County earlier this month was released Friday after what she called the “nightmare” of a 15-day stay in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora. Caroline Dias Goncalves was detained by ICE in Grand Junction on June 5, shortly after being pulled over by a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy in a separate traffic stop, from which she was let go with a warning.

4 days ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Kyle Dunphey

by Kyle Dunphey, Utah News Dispatch June 23, 2025 Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Monday that directs the referendum aimed at overturning HB267 to be placed on the 2026 general election ballot, the latest update in months of controversy over lawmakers’ attempts to strip public unions of their ability to collectively bargain. Cox’s order comes after an announcement from Utah Lt. Gov.

4 days ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Kyle Dunphey

by Kyle Dunphey, Utah News Dispatch June 23, 2025 Fueled by unseasonably dry conditions and high wind, the Forsythe Fire in southern Utah continues to burn. At least 13 homes have been destroyed by the 5,660-acre fire and roughly 450 residents of Pine Valley, a small community north of St. George, remain under an evacuation order as of Monday morning. The fire is 0% contained and over the weekend the evacuation order was expanded to include the nearby Pinto and Grass Valley communities.

4 days ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Katie McKellar

by Katie McKellar, Utah News Dispatch June 23, 2025 The Utah Senate has voted to confirm Gov. Spencer Cox’s appointment of Lonny Pehrson to be the first-ever director of the state’s newly created Government Records Office. The Senate on Wednesday, during an extraordinary session to consider several judicial and executive branch nominations, voted 18-8 to approve Pehrson’s appointment. Democrats, without debate, voted against.