Taylor W. Anderson
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Representatives of the Mormon church asked Utah’s elected leaders to join the fight against the medical marijuana initiative
Lobbyists for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approached members of Utah’s congressional delegation in the hope they’d show their opposition to the medical marijuana initiative heading to the November ballot, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned. → Read More
Road construction coming to a Salt Lake City street near you (as long as you live on the far-east side of town)
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski released the list of streets that will see construction this year as the city tries to repair a widespread network of roads in horrible condition. → Read More
A century later, Chapman Library may not still be the ‘greatest’ thing to hit Salt Lake City’s west side, but it remains a neighborhood gem
Salt Lake City staged a ceremony Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Chapman Branch library, which was called the greatest civic and cultural development the city’s west side had ever seen when it opened. → Read More
Medical marijuana opponents sue to stop initiative from reaching voters, say state employees would be “aiding and abetting” lawbreaking
Opponents of a Utah initiative to legalize medical marijuana for a broad list of patients are suing to stop it, hoping to block the lieutenant governor from putting the measure on November’s ballot. → Read More
Libertarian group that helped write Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative calls LDS Church’s analysis ‘a political attack piece’
A group that helped write Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative has agreed with several recent critiques of the measure raised by the LDS Church, but it pushed back Monday in a 7,000-word, point-by-point rebuttal. → Read More
Sim Gill, the Salt Lake County district attorney, continues to back medical marijuana: ‘I’m in support of medical cannabis as an option for patients’
The top prosecutor for Utah’s most populous county says he won’t enforce the federal law that seeks to prohibit cannabis use if voters pass a medical marijuana initiative in November. → Read More
San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman seeks to replace outgoing Rep. Mike Noel, says ‘rural Utah is under attack’
Phil Lyman, the southern Utah firebrand who spent 10 days in jail for leading a protest ATV ride through Recapture Canyon near Blanding, will campaign to replace his friend Rep. Mike Noel in the Legislature, he announced Tuesday. → Read More
Sen. Howard Stephenson joins exit line now 20 members long from the Utah Legislature
There were gasps in the Senate chamber when Sen. Howard Stephenson, a Draper Republican who championed efforts to lower taxes and keep them from rising in his public and private jobs, announced his retirement on the final night of the 2018 legislative session. → Read More
Lawmakers, Our Schools Now unveil possible compromise on education spending as negotiation overshadows budgeting process
Utah lawmakers and members of a ballot campaign to hike education spending through tax increases publicly disclosed on Monday they’re considering replacing an initiative with a plan passed out of the Legislature. → Read More
Lawmakers balk at latest proposal to get rid of ‘spring forward, fall back’
The times they aren’t a-changing. → Read More
Count My Vote, meet Keep My Voice: New ballot plan seeks to ban signature-gathering candidates
Opponents of a controversial Utah election law signaled this week that — after sputtering at the state Capitol and in the courts — they may take their fight directly to voters this November. → Read More
Hundreds of people want Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves to resign. But they can’t force him out.
Hundreds of people made clear this week they want Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves out of office, but it is not up to them. Utah law leaves no realistic avenue to oust the commissioner leaving it up to Graves to decided whether to stay or to quit his $168,000-per-year job following sexual harassment and bullying allegations. → Read More
Utah County legislators join chorus calling on Commissioner Greg Graves to resign in wake of harassment allegations
Provo • Utah County legislators joined a growing chorus calling on County Commissioner Greg Graves to resign in the wake of an investigation that showed he’s viewed by numerous public employees as a bully who has outbursts during uncomfortable interactions they try to avoid if they can. → Read More
Multiple Utah County employees accuse Commissioner Greg Graves of sexual harassment
Multiple Utah County employees have accused Greg Graves, a county commissioner, of sexual harassment, the two other commissioners confirmed during a public hearing on Wednesday. → Read More
Utah lawmakers push to limit summer fireworks after rash of fires and complaints of polluted air and terrified pets
Lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would nearly cut in half the number of days Utahns can ignite fireworks after cities reported calls from residents afraid of fires, annoyed with noise and upset over air pollution around the state’s two July holidays. → Read More
Homeless shelter stays are up — slightly — just not as high as the state said last week
The Utah Department of Workforce Services says it’s tracking overnight stays at the downtown shelter during the ongoing police-led operation to clear criminals from the area. It just wasn’t able to provide the correct information when asked until this week. → Read More
Utah Republican Party switches gears again, saying it will continue lawsuit against SB54 — without ‘paying another dime’
Division among Utah Republicans appeared near breaking point Saturday as factions within the party fought over a state elections law and legal challenge that has created a mountain of debt. → Read More
Shelter stays are up 70 nights in first 79 since launch of Operation Rio Grande
In the first 79 nights following the Aug. 14 launch of the operation, there were more nightly check-ins at The Road Home this year compared to the same period in 2016, according to data the shelter collects and shared with the Department of Workforce Services. The 2017 count was below that of 2016 on only nine nights. → Read More
Rep. Mia Love starts ahead of Mayor Ben McAdams in high-profile race for 2018 election, poll shows
Love is better known in the 4th Congressional District and has a slight advantage over McAdams among registered voters who responded to a survey by Dan Jones & Associates for The Salt Lake Tribune and the Hinckley Institute of Politics. → Read More
Gary Ott, the former Salt Lake County recorder, dies after battle with Alzheimer's disease at age 66
After years spent suffering from a progressive neurodegenerative disease, much of it hidden from public view, former long-time Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott died Thursday morning in hospice care in St. George. → Read More