The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah’s 2024 ballot initiative debacle started benignly enough at the beginning of last year’s legislative session with the introduction of a bill on municipal and special district elections. There was no mention in it of constitutional amendments or...
The following story was reported and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah’s $1.04 billion new prison was supposed to be the start of a revolution in how the state deals with incarcerated felons — with a laserlike focus on safety and rehabilitation. Instead, it’s being run...
The following story was written by Dan Harrie and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Imagine living on a Salt Lake City street where the minefield of potholes is so bad your car shows the scars; so bad that city garbage trucks refuse to drive down it;...