When Layton Republican Rep. Steve Handy was approached years ago by constituents about updating the Utah state flag, they began with a simple question: What did he think of the current one? When ...

I don't make but perhaps two trips a year past our Utah State Capitol, having learned that—for me—it provides little else than heartburn wrought by decades of political malfeasance whenever I see it.

The University of Utah is asking faculty to comply with the new state law banning the public display of pride flags on campus — or expect the Legislature to crack down even more. “They have a lot of ...