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Candidates Slugging It Out On Possible MLB Stadium

Candidates Slugging It Out On Possible MLB Stadium

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is in a slugfest with his opponents over a potential new MLB stadium. At issue is the possibility of new tax increases that would go with it. The latest version of the baseball bill, HB 562 shows that the Fairpark Area Investment […]

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Utah Road Right Fight Bleeds Into Governors Race

Utah Road Right Fight Bleeds Into Governors Race

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State GOP Representative Phil Lyman is using Utah Road Rights to help launch into his 20-24 Gubernatorial bid. In a recent social media post the GOP lawmaker announced plans to propose a law in the senate that would strengthen legislation that dates back to 18-66 […]

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Former State GOP Chair Jorgenson To Challenge Governor Cox

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Republican Party Chairman Carson Jorgensen is running for governor. Jorgensen announced yesterday that he’ll challenge GOP Governor Spencer Cox in the Republican primary. He joins Republican State Representative Phil Lyman and Cox in the June 25th primary. Jorgensen unsuccessfully challenged former Congressman Chris […]

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Rep. Phil Lyman To Run For Utah Governor

Rep. Phil Lyman To Run For Utah Governor

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Representative Phil Lyman has announced that he will run for state governor in 2024. He was previously a San Juan County commissioner and helped establish the San Juan County Public Health Department. Lyman gained notoriety back in 2014, when he organized a protest against […]

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Trump pardons Utah music producer and state representative

Trump pardons Utah music producer and state representative

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah music producer and state representative who were involved in high-profile criminal cases were pardoned in a series of clemency grants by President Donald Trump. The president on Tuesday pardoned 15 people and commuted the sentences of five, including a pair of congressional Republicans […]

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Utah state rep could face arrest in defiance of US attorneys

Utah state rep could face arrest in defiance of US attorneys

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Utah Rep. Phil Lyman to appear in court after prosecutors say he repeatedly ignored requests to hand over his tax records. U.S. law enforcement officials are prepared to arrest him should he be found in contempt of court, said Utah […]

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Utah lawmaker sues feds for $10M over trespassing conviction

Utah lawmaker sues feds for $10M over trespassing conviction

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former county commissioner has sued a federal land agency after he spent 10 days in jail for trespassing in an illegal ATV protest ride in a southern Utah canyon. Rep. Phil Lyman filed the $10 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court Friday accusing Bureau […]

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Judge blocks bid to increase Utah ATV protester restitution

Judge blocks bid to increase Utah ATV protester restitution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has rejected an increase in restitution payments by a former county commissioner for an illegal ATV protest ride in a Utah canyon, court records said. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer blocked the federal government’s attempt to force Phil Lyman to increase his […]

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San Juan paid $360K on legal fight in renowned canyon

San Juan paid $360K on legal fight in renowned canyon

BLANDING, Utah (AP) — San Juan County paid more than $360,000 to an out-of-state law firm to sue the federal government in a case involving rights of way in a canyon. The canyon was the site of a 2014 ATV protest ride that was a flashpoint in the Western struggle […]

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ATV protest rider accuses government of ‘jiggery-pokery’

ATV protest rider accuses government of ‘jiggery-pokery’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former county commissioner Phil Lyman is scoffing at the argument by federal prosecutors that he should increase his monthly restitution payment for leading an illegal ATV protest ride in 2014 because he’s a now state legislator. Lyman wrote in a court filing Friday that he […]

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