<p>JUST IN: The judge who threw out Utah's congressional maps has just issued a NEW order. </p><p>She warns she is not planning to grant a stay and parties must "resolve all outstanding issues as expeditiously as possible for the people of Utah." <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/after-utah-redistricting-ruling-advocates-and-lawmakers-plan-for-new-fights" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/after-utah-redistricting-ruling-advocates-and-lawmakers-plan-for-new-fights"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/after-utah-redistricting-ruling-advocates-and-lawmakers-plan-for-new-fights</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
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<p>Utah’s hate crimes law is being used to prosecute the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/shooting-of-charlie-kirk/utahs-hate-crimes-law-being-used-to-prosecute-charlie-kirks-accused-killer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/shooting-of-charlie-kirk/utahs-hate-crimes-law-being-used-to-prosecute-charlie-kirks-accused-killer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/shooting</span><span class="invisible">-of-charlie-kirk/utahs-hate-crimes-law-being-used-to-prosecute-charlie-kirks-accused-killer</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>NEW: Cities across Utah could be pushed to enact water conservation ordinances. Right now, only 35% of communities have them: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/cities-could-be-pushed-to-enact-tougher-water-conservation-ordinances" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/cities-could-be-pushed-to-enact-tougher-water-conservation-ordinances"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/great-sa</span><span class="invisible">lt-lake-collaborative/cities-could-be-pushed-to-enact-tougher-water-conservation-ordinances</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>ICYMI, the Utah legislature will meet in special session on Monday to pick a new congressional redistricting map and more: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/governor-cox-calls-utah-lawmakers-to-special-session-to-vote-on-new-congressional-map-and-redistricting-reform" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/governor-cox-calls-utah-lawmakers-to-special-session-to-vote-on-new-congressional-map-and-redistricting-reform"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/governor-cox-calls-utah-lawmakers-to-special-session-to-vote-on-new-congressional-map-and-redistricting-reform</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>It’s an event that is expected to draw 22,000 more people to downtown Salt Lake City every day for 6 months. </p><p>The Downtown Alliance is telling businesses to prepare for major crowds when the Salt Lake Temple re-opens: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/salt-lake-temple-open-house-to-bring-22-000-visitors-daily" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/salt-lake-temple-open-house-to-bring-22-000-visitors-daily"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/local-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/salt-lake-temple-open-house-to-bring-22-000-visitors-daily</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>The children challenging Utah's ban on transgender girls playing school sports matching their gender identity have dropped their lawsuit. Now a ban is in effect: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/lawsuit-dropped-over-utahs-transgender-student-athlete-ban" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/lawsuit-dropped-over-utahs-transgender-student-athlete-ban"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/lawsuit-dropped-over-utahs-transgender-student-athlete-ban</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a></p>
<p>Thanks to a massive infusion of cash and some new tech, Utah’s Division of Water Resources is reporting some success with its cloud seeding program: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-now-runs-the-worlds-largest-remote-controlled-cloud-seeding-program" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-now-runs-the-worlds-largest-remote-controlled-cloud-seeding-program"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/colorado</span><span class="invisible">-river-collaborative/utah-now-runs-the-worlds-largest-remote-controlled-cloud-seeding-program</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Labor unions are celebrating the repeal of Utah’s ban on public employee collective bargaining and thanking voters for signing on to their referendum: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/unions-celebrate-repeal-of-ban-on-public-employee-collective-bargaining" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/unions-celebrate-repeal-of-ban-on-public-employee-collective-bargaining"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/unions-celebrate-repeal-of-ban-on-public-employee-collective-bargaining</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>The Colorado River Authority of Utah has approved more money to give to farmers NOT to grow crops and send water downstream: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-approves-more-money-for-farmers-to-save-water-and-send-it-downstream" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-approves-more-money-for-farmers-to-save-water-and-send-it-downstream"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/colorado</span><span class="invisible">-river-collaborative/utah-approves-more-money-for-farmers-to-save-water-and-send-it-downstream</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>BREAKING NEWS: The Utah GOP's citizen ballot initiative to repeal Prop. 4 will NOT be on the November ballot after enough signatures have apparently been removed.</p><p>The Utah GOP confirmed it to me: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-gops-citizen-ballot-initiative-to-repeal-prop-4-wont-be-on-november-ballot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-gops-citizen-ballot-initiative-to-repeal-prop-4-wont-be-on-november-ballot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/utah-gops-citizen-ballot-initiative-to-repeal-prop-4-wont-be-on-november-ballot</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>The Utah State Engineer is warning people to prepare for a worst-case scenario if negotiations over the future of the Colorado River fall apart. It includes basically shutting off some people’s water rights (including to a not-so-insignificant part of the Wasatch Front’s drinking water supply): <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-will-be-forced-to-cut-water-rights-if-no-colorado-river-deal-is-reached" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/utah-will-be-forced-to-cut-water-rights-if-no-colorado-river-deal-is-reached"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/colorado</span><span class="invisible">-river-collaborative/utah-will-be-forced-to-cut-water-rights-if-no-colorado-river-deal-is-reached</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>There's something about this slide of the <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> state senate leadership, I just can't quite put my finger on it... 🤔 <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a></p>
<p>A group of transgender prison inmates (represented by the ACLU of Utah and Lambda Legal) are suing Utah’s Dept. of Corrections and the Utah Dept. of Health & Human Srevices over the state’s ban on hormone and gender-affirming treatment: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/transgender-prison-inmates-sue-over-utahs-treatment-ban" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/transgender-prison-inmates-sue-over-utahs-treatment-ban"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/transgender-prison-inmates-sue-over-utahs-treatment-ban</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a></p>
<p>BREAKING NEWS: A judge REJECTS the Utah legislature's map and picks one drawn by the League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government for the new congressional districts: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/judge-picks-a-new-congressional-map-in-redistricting" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/judge-picks-a-new-congressional-map-in-redistricting"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/judge-picks-a-new-congressional-map-in-redistricting</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>JUST IN: Former Congressman Ben McAdams announces he will run for the new Salt Lake County congressional district created by the redistricting ruling — and the field is already starting to fill up: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/with-a-new-competitive-congressional-map-democrats-dive-in" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/with-a-new-competitive-congressional-map-democrats-dive-in"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/with-a-new-competitive-congressional-map-democrats-dive-in</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>State leaders announce plans for a big nuclear power project in Brigham City: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/a-nuclear-power-ecosystem-is-planned-for-brigham-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/a-nuclear-power-ecosystem-is-planned-for-brigham-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/a-nuclear-power-ecosystem-is-planned-for-brigham-city</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Utah’s judiciary says it has documented an increase in threats since a judge made her big ruling on redistricting: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/utah-judges-court-employees-threatened-following-redistricting-ruling" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/utah-judges-court-employees-threatened-following-redistricting-ruling"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/local-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/northern-utah/utah-judges-court-employees-threatened-following-redistricting-ruling</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Spent my day in Moab where the new Utahraptor State Park is officially open for visitors: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/southern-utah/utahraptor-state-park-is-open-for-visitors" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/southern-utah/utahraptor-state-park-is-open-for-visitors"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/local-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/southern-utah/utahraptor-state-park-is-open-for-visitors</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Dozens of homeless advocates, clergy and others demonstrated against plans for what’s being termed a “mega-shelter” in Salt Lake City: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/residents-advocates-and-clergy-protest-plans-for-slc-homeless-mega-shelter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/residents-advocates-and-clergy-protest-plans-for-slc-homeless-mega-shelter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/residents-advocates-and-clergy-protest-plans-for-slc-homeless-mega-shelter</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>The Utah State Legislature will consider a bill that will force data centers to disclose how much water they use: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/utah-legislature-seeks-to-force-data-centers-to-report-water-use" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/utah-legislature-seeks-to-force-data-centers-to-report-water-use"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/great-sa</span><span class="invisible">lt-lake-collaborative/utah-legislature-seeks-to-force-data-centers-to-report-water-use</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>NEW: Salt Lake City is considering a BIG change to water rates (and so are some other cities across Utah): <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/salt-lake-city-is-considering-a-big-change-to-water-and-sewer-rates" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/salt-lake-city-is-considering-a-big-change-to-water-and-sewer-rates"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/great-sa</span><span class="invisible">lt-lake-collaborative/salt-lake-city-is-considering-a-big-change-to-water-and-sewer-rates</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Republican lawmakers on Utah's Capitol Hill plan an appeal, a special session and a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/gop-to-appeal-utah-supreme-court-to-halt-states-new-congressional-map" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/gop-to-appeal-utah-supreme-court-to-halt-states-new-congressional-map"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/gop-to-appeal-utah-supreme-court-to-halt-states-new-congressional-map</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>A new liquor law is going into effect. Whether you’re 21, 50 or 90? You better bring an ID if you want to purchase alcohol ANYWHERE in Utah: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/new-utah-liquor-law-requires-100-id-check-no-exceptions" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/new-utah-liquor-law-requires-100-id-check-no-exceptions"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/new-utah-liquor-law-requires-100-id-check-no-exceptions</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>Utah legislative leaders’ proposed tax cuts are TBD right now after the latest revenue estimates came in lower than hoped: <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/tax-cut-tbd-as-state-budget-numbers-come-in-lower-than-expected" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fox13now.com/news/politics/tax-cut-tbd-as-state-budget-numbers-come-in-lower-than-expected"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fox13now.com/news/politics</span><span class="invisible">/tax-cut-tbd-as-state-budget-numbers-come-in-lower-than-expected</span></a> <a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>
<p>The Utah Senate passed a surprise amendment to seize street planning power from Salt Lake City in an apparent effort to kill the Green Loop and force a UDOT mentality on the capital (aka converting every single street into a 7-lane expressway). Contact your representatives immediately to tell them to oppose SB195. <a href="https://buildingsaltlake.com/utah-legislature-moves-steal-salt-lake-citys-street-planning-power/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="buildingsaltlake.com/utah-legislature-moves-steal-salt-lake-citys-street-planning-power/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buildingsaltlake.com/utah-legi</span><span class="invisible">slature-moves-steal-salt-lake-citys-street-planning-power/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/utpol/" rel="tag">#utpol</a> <a href="/tags/saltlakecity/" rel="tag">#SaltLakeCity</a></p>