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Attorney General Candidates Debate In Cedar City

Attorney General Candidates Debate In Cedar City

(Cedar City, UT) — Candidates for Utah attorney general are getting their ideas out to voters in Cedar City. The candidates participated in a debate this week at Southern Utah University and all noted their desire to restore trust in the office. That’s because the previous three attorneys general in […]

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FILE - In this April 25, 2014, file photo, Utah's Attorney General Sean Reyes waves during a rally at the Western Republican Leadership Conference in Sandy, Utah. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announced Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 he will not seek reelection in 2024 amid scrutiny for his decadelong friendship with the embattled founder of an anti-child-trafficking group and as bipartisan state lawmakers have cast doubt on his administrative practices..(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Attorney General Privately Encouraged Friend Tim Ballard

(Cedar City, UT) — Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard was encouraged by Attorney General Sean Reyes to sue a political rival. According to new court filings, Reyes sent Ballard a tweet from freshman democratic state senator Nate Blouin that allegedly called “OUR” a criminal organization. The tweet was about […]

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This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Republicans Pass Calendar Blocking Bill After AG Reyes Case

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State Republicans have passed a bill that will keep state employees calendars private regardless of if it is state business. This comes after a judge ruled that Attorney General Sean Reyes’ state calendars are subject to the open-records law and must be turned over to […]

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Utah AG Not Endorsing Anyone For U.S. Senate Seat

Utah AG Not Endorsing Anyone For U.S. Senate Seat

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says he is not going to endorse anyone in the 2024 U.S. Senate race. Reyes’ general counsel initially told the Salt Lake Tribune the attorney general was not going to endorse Tim Ballard, then issued a statement Friday that no […]

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Poll: Romney Leads Potential GOP Challengers, If He Runs

Poll: Romney Leads Potential GOP Challengers, If He Runs

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll shows Republican Senator Mitt Romney leading all GOP challengers and potential challengers, if he runs for re-election. The poll from Nobel Predictive Insights shows 30-percent of Utah Republicans support Romney. Attorney General Sean Reyes is the only other possible candidate with double-digit […]

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FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, the "House on Fire" ruins are shown in Mule Canyon, near Blanding, Utah. President Joe Biden will expand two sprawling national monuments in Utah, the governor said Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. President Donald Trump's administration in 2017 significantly downsized Bears Ears National Monuments and Grand Staircase-Escalante in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Judge Throws Out Monument Lawsuit

(Escalante, UT) — Two national monuments in southern Utah aren’t going to shrink in size anytime soon. A federal judge made the decision to throw out a lawsuit Friday that was filed last year by several state leaders, including Governor Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes. The move was […]

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Utah Lawmaker Opens Impeachment Probe of Attorney General

Utah Lawmaker Opens Impeachment Probe of Attorney General

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the election. State Rep. Andrew Stoddard said he is pursuing impeachment because of his ties to a GOP organization that […]

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Utah attorney general to take personal time to aid Trump campaign lawsuits

Utah attorney general to take personal time to aid Trump campaign lawsuits

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah’s newly reelected attorney general said Friday he is taking personal leave time to help support President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to election procedures. Trump has claimed without evidence that the vote is unfair and rigged. Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes wrote on Twitter that he’ll be […]

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Voters Back Hunting Amendment, Re-Elect GOP Lawman

Voters Back Hunting Amendment, Re-Elect GOP Lawman

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters have approved making hunting and fishing a constitutional right and given the state’s Republican attorney general another term. Republican lawmakers who proposed the constitutional amendment have said that it will guarantee people can hunt and fish in the future, even if public sentiment turns against […]

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Sean Reyes bests GOP challenger in attorney general race

Sean Reyes bests GOP challenger in attorney general race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sean Reyes has won the primary in his bid for re-election as Utah attorney general. The Associated Press called the race on Friday for Reyes. He was endorsed by President Donald Trump and garnered 54% of the vote over challenger David Leavitt. He is […]

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