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Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff now accuses Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill of pursuing a criminal investigation against him in retaliation for supporting Gill's 2010 election opponent. An amended lawsuit filed Friday in federal court spells out in detail Shurtleff's contention that the now-dismissed public corruption case him was politically motivated.
More voting by mail plus a return of Mitt Romney to the ballot helped increase voter turnout in this year's primary election - but most Utahns still skipped it, officials said Monday as Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox's office released the final canvass of results.
Wilson, a Salt Lake County Council member, sent Romney an email this week congratulating him on his primary election win and challenging him to a debate. "I noted in your victory speech you mentioned that we would be debating 'from time to time,' which sounds great to me!" she wrote.
A new poll in Utah shows Rep. Mia Love essentially tied with the Democrat she is likely to face in the general election this November. Love, a second-term Republican, led Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams 47 percent to 43 percent in the 4th District race, the Utahpolicy.com survey found.
The 4th Congressional District race between Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, and the Democratic nominee, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, is too close to call, a new poll shows. Love is ahead of McAdams by four points, 47 percent to 43 percent, in the UtahPolicy.com poll released Wednesday.
While the day Josh Holt is expected to return home to this south Salt Lake County community was still a little up in the air Sunday, family, friends, neighbors and even strangers worked to ensure that whenever he does arrive, he'll be greeted with a visual reminder that he was never forgotten. A two-year ordeal for the Holt and his family came to an end this weekend, after the former LDS Church missionary and his wife were released early Saturday morning from a Venezuelan prison and flown to Washington, D.C. Holt and his wife, Thamy, were met by his parents, Laurie and Jason Holt, as well as Sen. Orrin Hatch and his wife, Elaine, and then were welcomed by President Donald Trump at the White House.
In this April 10, 2017, file photo, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, right, listens during a committee hearing in Salt Lake City. Democrats in deep-red Utah are looking to McAdams to flip one of the state's four Republican-controlled congressional districts and help take control of the U.S. House.
Utah Democrats are trying to capitalize on the chaos from last week's GOP state convention by promising their delegates won't spend hours haggling over party issues when they meet Saturday. "We're going to have as much good, positive energy there as we can," Utah Democratic Party Chairwoman Daisy Thomas said of the Democratic state convention, set to start 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Salt Palace.
Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is mulling a run for congressional office in Utah's 4th District seat in 2018. "I've heard from many Utahns encouraging me to run for Congress," McAdams told KSL on Saturday.
The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Mayor John Curtis reacts while learning he is up seven points in Salt Lake C... The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Mayor John Curtis reacts while learning he is up seven points in Salt Lake C... The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Mayor John Curtis celebrates with his wife Sue and daughters Nicole, Kierston and Sarah Jane during his election night party at the Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Tuesday, August 15, 2017. The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Mayor John Curtis celebrates during his election night party at the Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
The three men were allegedly part of a tangled web orchestrated to put and keep Shurtleff and Swallow in the Utah Attorney General's Office and bring in money to keep them there. All three were charged with a bundle of crimes in connection with the relationship.