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Photograph of voter dropping in their ballot at a ballot box in Davis County. (Paige McKinnon/The Signpost)

State auditor and treasurer election results

Breanna Hart November 3, 2020

The 2020 election season has been a tense one. Elections happening statewide this year include state auditor and treasurer.John Dougall took the auditor race with 75 percent of the vote, and it was officially...

Voter dropping off their ballot at the Davis County dropbox at the library in Centerville, Utah. (Paige McKinnon, The Signpost).

Results of the 2020 Utah House of Representatives elections

Caitlyn Nichols November 3, 2020

Nov. 3, 8 p.m. New York Times — Jen Dailey-Provost, Democrat and incumbent member of Utah's House of Representatives representing District 24, was reelected. Dailey-Provost was the only running candidate...

Spencer Cox will be Utah's next governor after a huge electoral win on Nov. 3 Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Spencer Cox is Utah’s next governor

Marisa Nelson November 3, 2020

Republican candidate Spencer Cox was elected as the new Utah governor on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m., according to the Associated Press. Cox received 69.5 percent of votes. Democratic candidate Chris Peterson took...

Voter dropping off their ballot at the Davis County dropbox at the library in Centerville, Utah. (Paige McKinnon, The Signpost).

More, more, more of Davis districts one, two and four

Nic Muranaka November 3, 2020

The Davis School District Board of Education has three seats up for general election this year, in Districts 1, 2 and 4. Districts 1 and 2 both saw their primary elections canceled, so candidates advanced...

The University of Utah displays signs for the VP Debate on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

VP debate illuminates our administration’s failures

Daryn Steed October 12, 2020

In a rare occurrence for American politics, all eyes were on the vice presidential debate on Oct. 7. Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence took the stage at the University of Utah. Fifty-seven...

The University of Utah displays signs for the VP Debate on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

Expectations face reality at the vice presidential debate

Daryn Steed October 7, 2020

When the University of Utah won the bid for the vice presidential debate in October of 2019, they envisioned grand ideas of ways to bring the community together. There would be watch parties, food...

The University of Utah displays signs for the VP Debate on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

A national debate engages students at the campus level

Jennifer Greenlee October 7, 2020

Before the words “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” had even entered the daily vernacular, the University of Utah had been selected to host the vice presidential debate. Since the university...

The University of Utah displays signs for the VP Debate on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

Despite COVID tension, the VP debate stays on the horizon

Jennifer Greenlee October 6, 2020

While events in 2020 continue to grow more and more uncertain, the vice presidential debate is shaping up for its arrival on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. MDT. After President Donald Trump announced he had tested positive...

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court building on Sept. 23, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon/Pool/Sipa USA/tns) Photo credit: MCT Direct

Amy Coney Barrett will slam the doors RBG opened

Daryn Steed October 5, 2020

It’s 1948. Amy Coney Barrett is 18-years-old and venturing into post-high school education. For women, options are limited. She wants to be a lawyer, something her conservative father scoffs at....

Hydroxychloroquine was found in a recent study to have no benefits for COVID-19 patients. (Pixabay).

Do you know your news?

Jennifer Greenlee June 8, 2020

1. Which police department had 57 police officers resign from the emergency response team after two officers were suspended for pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground?a. Sante Fe, New Mexicob. Buffalo,...

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

Biden tromps Sanders in key primary states

Daryn Steed March 11, 2020

On March 10, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in the first head-to-head battle for the Democratic nomination.Biden emerged victorious, winning Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho. Sanders won...

Benjamin Ferney (WSU)

The results are in

Jennifer Greenlee March 1, 2020

The Weber State University Student Association announced the election results for the executive and legislative officers for the 2020-2021 school year on Feb. 28 during the annual Weber’s Got Talent. However,...

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