(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Biden is wrapping up his western swing with a stop in Salt Lake City. Governor Spencer Cox, first lady Abby Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson greeted Biden yesterday when Air Force One landed at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mask mandate in Utah’s largest county, which includes Salt Lake City, has been extended until the end of the year. Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson signed an order extending the mandate through Dec. 31, Fox 13 reported Wednesday. The mandate requires face coverings in businesses […]
SALT LAKE COUNTY-Thursday, following Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s daily coronavirus task force briefing for the state of Utah, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson stated she plans to lift stay-at-home restrictions for the county May 1. This comes after Herbert extended his “stay safe, stay home” directive, initially launched March […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bill targeting a new Salt Lake County rule to require gun show vendors in county facilities to run background checks on customers passed the Utah House of Representatives. The bill that passed Friday without debate aims to clarify state control over gun laws in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, saying she wants to get a first-hand look at the humanitarian crisis there. Her office said in a statement Monday that she is one of 18 county leaders from across the country traveling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county intends to launch a program prioritizing rehabilitation over prison for low-level offenders, officials said. The Salt Lake County criminal justice diversion program is expected to reduce the county prison population, The Deseret News reported Tuesday. The program intended to prevent individuals from entering the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson says Utah residents are at risk of being undercounted in the census next year unless efforts are made to reach out to groups that could be hard to count. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that an inaccurate population count could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who made unsuccessful bids for Congress and Salt Lake County mayor has been elected by Democratic party members to the Salt Lake County Council. Shireen Ghorbani topped nine other candidates in a Saturday special election to fill the at-large seat left open when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jenny Wilson has been chosen to take over as Salt Lake County mayor to replace new U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. She becomes the first woman to hold the post. The Salt Lake County Democratic Party’s central committee selected Wilson over Shireen Ghorbani in the final […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County councilman Arlyn Bradshaw is joining a growing field of candidates vying to fill the post of Salt Lake County mayor after Ben McAdams assumes his spot in Congress. Bradshaw announced his candidacy Thursday, citing his experience of being a member of the […]
