Dossier
Utah Republicans
Coverage of Utah Republicans in the Nexus archive.
Donald Trumpperson1Bears Ears National Monumentplace1Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monumentplace1University of Utah’s Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environmentorganization1John Rupleperson1Davina Smith-Idjesaperson1Navajo Nationorganization1White Houseorganization1GOPorganization1gerrymandering casetopic1ethics concernstopic1redistricting losstopic1
- Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
President Donald Trump reduced the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to 302,600 acres, cutting them to less than a quarter of their size after previous reductions in 2017. The executive orders aim to open public lands to extraction, disbanding an inter-tribal working group and facing criticism from tribal officials and experts who argue the move prioritizes mining and drilling over preservation and co-stewardship.
- White House eyes alleged Utah scandal as GOP frets about redistricting loss
White House officials are urging Utah Republicans to investigate ethics concerns involving two key figures in a significant gerrymandering case. The move comes as Republicans express worries over potential redistricting losses in the state.