Bryan Schott Political correspondent
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I write about politics for the Salt Lake Tribune. Sometimes it goes well.

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85 Articles
about 1 year ago
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Legislature blog: Utah’s domestic violence victims could see more protections in this bill

The Utah Legislature has three days to pass its final priorities before the end of the 2023 legislative session. This...

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about 1 year ago
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Years in the making, Utah’s new state flag close to waving across the state. Here’s why.

A House committee advanced a bill to change Utah's flag on Tuesday morning over the objections of critics who said th...

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about 1 year ago
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Lawmakers, educators still far apart on deal changing Utah’s constitutional earmark for education...

Negotiations between legislative leaders and educators on a plan to change Utah's constitutional earmark for educatio...

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about 1 year ago
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Tax cuts, education funds and water conservation: Utah lawmakers release their $28 billion budget...

The Utah Legislature released its nearly $28 billion budget on Friday evening. The massive spending package includes ...

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about 1 year ago
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Why lawmakers want to change how Utah funds education — and why they want to do it right now

Time is running out for legislative leaders to reach a deal with Utah's education community over a proposal to elimin...

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about 1 year ago
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Utah’s hot economy shows signs of cooling, but ‘historic’ tax cuts not at risk, lawmaker says

New revenue projections suggest Utah's red-hot economy may be slowing down, but lawmakers aren't backing off a promis...

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about 1 year ago
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Mitt Romney says Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a ‘national divorce’ is ‘insanity’ and attenti...

Sen. Mitt Romney said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's call for a "national divorce" was "insanity" and suggested she wa...

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about 1 year ago
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Supreme Court — again — rejects Utah brothers’ effort to reinstate Donald Trump as president

The Supreme Court once again rejected a lawsuit brought by three Utah brothers seeking to reinstate Donald Trump as p...

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about 1 year ago
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Inside the negotiations to amend Utah’s constitutional guarantee for education funding

Utah lawmakers are floating a boost in funding for public schools over the next several years, but only if education ...

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about 1 year ago
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Trump not the best way for the GOP to win back the White House, Utah Gov. Cox says

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday nominating Donald Trump does not give the GOP the best chance to win back the Whi...

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about 1 year ago
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Lawmakers announce $400 million tax cut package. Reductions will mostly benefit higher-income Utahns

Utah lawmakers announced Thursday they had reached an agreement on a $400 million income tax package.

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about 1 year ago
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Pilot program providing mental disability benefits for public employees gets a second chance

The Utah House resurrected, then passed, a bill expanding disability benefits to public employees with mental disabil...

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