My wife teaches in Utah. This year she was told: no treats with red dye for her students.
Today, another school shooting occurred in Oregon. We regulate the food coloring in classrooms and do nothing about the rest

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Jennifer Plumb
Edited on Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 at 20:17 MDT

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Interestingly, Sen. Curtis had a lot of pointed questions for TerraPower executives.

While I was in Wyoming? @healutah.bsky.social spoke to my @fox13news.bsky.social colleague Bob Evans about their concerns with the whole project: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Construction is under way at TerraPower’s nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. I tagged along as company founder Bill Gates hosted the governors of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming visited the site: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

I was joined by my daughter tonight. It's quite a feat getting a teenager out of the house. @beaconfordemocracy.bsky.social #utpol #shinethelight 1300 N and Main Street in Sunset UT

Your ballot. Your decision.

Utahns, if you’re wondering what judge you should vote for during this important election, the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) evaluates Utah judges & makes its results available to you.

You be the judge.

Visit judges.utah.gov to learn more. #utpol

Called Senator John Curtis (R-UT).

re: Thank you, and action is needed to end war/help Ukraine.

He’s the only one of six in Utah’s delegation to “push back” on Iran and Trump’s pro-Putin stand.

But we need to ACT to end the war and we need to help Ukraine, not aid Russia.
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Called Senator Lee (R-UT).

re: Priorities?

He’s intervening against John Eastman’s disbarment. You’ll recall him to be an election denier.

Also Lee is standing by Ken Paxton, a despicable GOP candidate from TX.

I’d prefer he spend his time ending wars and lowering costs, but…
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NEW: Of 5K Utah voters needing to prove citizenship under new law, fewer than 2K have responded #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/10/15/u...

Of about 5,000 Utah voters who state election officials notified earlier this year needed to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship in order to vote in state and local elections under a new law, only 1,827 have responded. #utpol

You know, given that Utah is a mail-in ballot state, I'm going to laugh if it turns out the majority of blocked mail-in votes through the Post Office end up Republican votes. Like, I'll just laugh.

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TL;DR the new requirement from #utleg is nothing more than a gotcha for voters who might not notice the fine print which allows ballots to be rejected on essentially subjective grounds. It doesn't make mail voting more secure. #utpol 3/3

This got me thinking — I would love an audit after the election to see if ballots missing those last 4 digits that don't primarily include #UTGOP votes get rejected at a higher rate than ballots without the last 4 digits that vote solid GOP. #utpol 2/3

My ballot arrived yesterday: for those who weren't aware, mail in ballots now require not just your signature but the last 4 of either your SSN or your Utah driver's license. If you forget to write those last 4 they may reject your ballot if the signature doesn't match the one on file. #utpol 1/3

Grabbed this screenshot from today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

Utah voters, please use the resources Robert Gehrke has provided to be informed about what’s on your ballot.
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If the people and legislature are co-equals as per the Utah Constitution, then it makes no sense to pass a law putting citizen initiatives on unequal footing. No on Amendment B. #utpol

Utahns, correct me if I’m wrong. Regarding Amendment B (requiring citizen initiatives to pass by 60%), do we not have a mechanism called Truth in Taxation already?

Tying tax hikes to this constitutional amendment is just another bogus attempt at a legislative power grab.
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USDA tells me it is reviewing the ruling and will respond to the Court (they could appeal). Meanwhile, Gov. Cox and other Republican political leaders in Utah are NOT happy: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

A federal judge in California has BLOCKED the US Department of Agriculture’s massive reorganization, including plans to move the US Forest Service headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Four races shift toward Democrats in the latest update of our 2026 Utah Senate Race Ratings.

One race is now considered a toss-up.

Check out the full ratings at the link:
utahpolitics.news/utah-senate-...

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