The conditions for Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s second inaugural couldn't have been more different than they were four years ago.
Instead of inheriting a booming economy at a lavish indoor ceremony, Huntsman took the oath of office Monday in a stripped-down event on the steps of the State Capitol

Provo » Chris Cannon, no longer a congressman from Utah's 3rd District, has strong ideas about why the Republican Revolution failed in November's elections: the dismantling of congressional executive-branch oversight.

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. wants the Legislature to once again take up the thorny issue of taxing a whole host of services, from legal fees and accounting and medical bills to things like carpet installation that now go untaxed.

For the first time in years, record producer and rapper John Forte, a former member of the Fugees, spent the holidays out of prison and is planning a new life helping troubled youth.

The Utah Senate's Republican majority has gone against the governor, state liquor control officials and dozens of citizens and club owners attending public hearings who had hoped to open private clubs to the public.

Four years ago, when he sang "The Star Spangled Banner" at Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s inauguration at Abravanel Hall, few had heard of David Archuleta.
When the American Idol runner-up from Murray performs the national anthem next week at Huntsman's second inaugural it will be a very different

Gun sales in the waning months of 2008 saw a dramatic spike in Utah, a trend gunowners say is propelled by the election of Barack Obama and a faltering economy.

Among a spate of proposed election bills, HB48 would require that ballot initiative and referendum titles slim down from 100 words to 75.
The idea behind the measure is to make ballot language more succinct and understandable, said Rep.

Next time the Salt Lake County Council speaks, its voice will change.
Question is, how will it sound as Democrat Jani Iwamoto and Republican Max Burdick take their places on that nine-member board that oversees nearly a million people and manages Utah's second-largest government budget?

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. rolled out $14 billion in road, rail, water and building projects Monday that could be part of a proposed $850 billion national stimulus package.