Records show a PAC funneled $14K in campaign donations from an Arizona Christian nationalist pastor to an Ogden City Council candidate in a scheme to get around campaign contribution limits.

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Utah requires certain disclosures on political ads.

House Speaker Mike Schultz and a PAC linked to Sen. Mike Lee skipped those disclosures on ads in a local school board race.

Penalty? Basically none.

Story at the link:

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A PAC linked to Sen. Mike Lee's political network just jumped into a local Utah school board race with attack mailers that misspell a candidate's name.

Inside Liberty Champions PAC late blitz in the Alpine Peaks School Board.

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Utah voters trust Republicans over Democrats to run the state.

The margin? 59% to 20%.

Democrats are tied with "neither party."

That's not a messaging problem. It's an existential crisis.

Full breakdown at the link:

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Your tax dollars at work?

Did Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz use taxpayer money to produce a social media video targeting the judge in the gerrymandering case?

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Thank you!

Utah Republicans scheduled all 7 legally-required public hearings on the initiative to repeal the state's anti-gerrymandering law for the same day—Saturday.

It's likely the only opportunity for the public to weigh in on the proposal.

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New podcast:

Blue states will lose seats in Congress in 2030, while red states like Utah will gain them.

@amandalitman.bsky.social joins the show to talk about @runforsomething.net's plan to fix this redistricting crisis.

Listen and subscribe at the link:

special-session.transistor.fm/s1/42

I joined the @utahpoliticalwatch.news podcast to talk about why @runforsomething.net is investing in local candidate recruitment in Utah as part of our 5 year dozen state plan to expand the map. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ga...

🎙️ New podcast:

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is under scrutiny after a change to the law aligned with a family member's criminal case.

We break down the timeline, Adams' defense, how the media covered the story, and the impact on public trust.

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Utah Sen. President Stuart Adams is under fire for seemingly using his elected office to help his step-grandchild get a reduced sentence when accused of felony child rape.

It's not the first time Adams has used his political clout to help family members.

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The 18-year-old charged with child rape who got a lighter sentence after Utah Senate President Stuart Adams pushed for a change to the law was his own step-grandchild.

🔗 Read the story at the link:
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Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy weighs in on a federal ban on mid-decade redistricting.

She also defended Utah's current process, where the Legislature is responsible for drawing political maps.

🔗 Read what she said at the link:

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Can backlash beat a gerrymandered map?

A liberal PAC wants to flip 10 GOP seats in Utah next year.

The math? Democrats are under 25% of voters in all 10. Two true tossups, eight tough climbs.

🔗 Full breakdown at the link:

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-democra...

In the Monday Morning News Fix:

Republicans suddenly think the economy is great.

Trump plans to declare a national emergency to start deportations.

Matt Gaetz reportedly took part in nearly a dozen drug-fueled orgies while a member of Congress.

#utpol

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