Insight and commentary on Utah politics, policy, and principled leadership.
Utah judges don't run against opponents—you vote yes or no to keep them. Here's how the retention vote works, what JPEC's free evaluations tell you, and how to fill in that part of the ballot in five minutes.
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The best way to tell a problem-solver from a performer is to ask a specific question and listen for a specific answer. Here are a dozen to bring to the next forum, town hall, or doorstep.
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Utah's winter air is cleaner than it was twenty years ago—and it got that way under conservative governance. Here's a pragmatic, market-first agenda to finish the job.
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The Utah inland port promises jobs and a stronger supply chain—and raises real questions about water, air, and taxes. Here's a pragmatic conservative way to weigh the trade-off honestly.
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The federal government owns nearly two-thirds of Utah. Here's the conservative case for local control—what the state's lawsuit actually asked, what the courts said, and what "public lands in public hands" really means.
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In most of Utah, three people set your property-tax rate, run the jail, and count your ballots. Here's why county commission elections deserve far more attention than they get—and what to ask the candidates.
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A quiet 1985 law is the reason your property tax bill can't rise on autopilot when home values climb. Here's how Utah's certified tax rate works—and how to use the public hearing that's yours by right.
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Utah's 45-day session gets the headlines, but the joint House-Senate committees that meet the other ten months decide which bills ever reach the floor. Here's how the interim works—and how to be heard before January.
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Active voters get a ballot automatically for the November 3 general election—but one rule quietly changed: your ballot must now be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, postmark or not. Every answer sourced to vote.utah.gov.
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No U.S. Senate seat and no governor's race this cycle—so what do Utahns actually decide on November 3? Four House seats, the whole state House, half the state Senate, and two constitutional amendments worth reading twice.
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Utah's 2026 registration deadline is October 23. Here's every date that counts—online, by mail, in person, same-day, and the mail-ballot timeline—each one verified against vote.utah.gov.
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Utah's general election is November 3, 2026—on a new congressional map and under a tightened mail-ballot deadline. Here are the dates that matter, the rule change that can cost you your vote, and what's actually on your ballot.
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A Utah governor calls for civility and gets branded a "national embarrassment." A 20-year Senate president loses his first-ever primary. What pragmatic conservatism actually costs within today's GOP—and why it's still worth it.
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Utah is on track to add roughly 2 million people by 2050, and UTA logged 40.3 million boardings in 2025. Here's the conservative case for funding roads and rail together—and what the 2026 Legislature actually built.
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Utah lawmakers added more than $934 million in new spending on top of the base budget this year—but only after finding $364 million in savings first. Here's a plain, sourced accounting of where the rest went.
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One U.S. Senate race drew more than $13 million in spending—over double what every Utah legislative candidate combined spent in 2024. Here's why a dollar invested locally goes so much further.
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Fewer than 1 in 10 registered Utah voters showed up to neighborhood caucus night this year. Here's exactly how the caucus convention system works, the 60% delegate rule, the signature-gathering alternative, and where you have real leverage.
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Utah's data centers already draw 920 megawatts, with 2,600 more under construction. Here's how Operation Gigawatt, a nuclear push, and a Rocky Mountain Power rate fight are shaping a conservative energy policy built to keep the lights on.
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Utah's income tax rate dropped to 4.45% in 2026—the sixth straight annual cut. Three years after the state's biggest single tax cut, here's what the data says about who benefits and whether the streak can last.
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Utah's Legislature filed a record 1,015 bills this year and passed 541 of them in just 45 days. Here's exactly how a bill moves through the process—and the specific points where an ordinary Utahn can change the outcome.
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Utah wants 150,000 new homes by 2028. The state's own draft water plan says demand could outrun supply by 674,000 acre-feet a year by 2060. Here's how the two math problems actually fit together.
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A AAA credit rating from every major agency, six straight years of tax cuts, and a $1.5 billion reserve fund that just passed its first real test. Here's how Utah's budget model actually works.
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A 16-year Senate president lost his seat. Statewide turnout was tracking near one-in-five voters ahead of Election Day. Here's the math behind the biggest upset in Utah's 2026 primary.
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Utah's 2026 session tested mandates against funded incentives on water conservation. The mandates mostly failed. The incentives are already saving tens of thousands of acre-feet a year.
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18 straight years ranked #1 for economic outlook, a AAA credit rating, five years of tax cuts—the data behind Utah's conservative governance model, and where it's being tested.
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One in three Utah voters now ranks housing as the state's top issue. The numbers point to one answer—and it's the most conservative one on the table.
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The lake ended 2025 at its third-lowest level on record. Utah's response is becoming a case study in what pragmatic conservative governance can accomplish—and what the next decade still demands.
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In most Utah races, the Republican primary is the general election—and fewer than half of registered Republicans showed up in 2024. Here's why that matters and what to do about it.
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While the rest of the country fights, Utah builds. A look at the philosophy behind the state that keeps outperforming the others—and what it takes to preserve it.
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