Utah's population increased by 61,242 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Kem C. Gardner Institute.

It's no secret that Utah is growing at a rapid pace and needs more affordable housing. Gov. Spencer Cox even touched on the issue during his State of the State Address.

A once boiling hot housing market that’s been shocked by higher mortgage interest rates is taking its toll on Utah’s housing market.

The proper size of government permeates public policy discussions about homelessness, poverty, and health care. The left and right debate varying degrees of government involvement, typically failing to act and often deteriorating into a state of policy paralysis.

Tribune journalists recently reported that Utah’s alfalfa and other types of hay account for 0.2% of the state’s gross domestic product each year and use 68% of our state’s available water.

SALT LAKE CITY — There's no doubt that the Beehive State is growing, and doing so at a rapid pace, but some population groups aren't growing nearly as fast as others.

Utahns don’t have to go far to see the effects of the labor shortage — from hiring signs in restaurants and gas stations to businesses still running on reduced hours.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) – In this week’s release of the Dignity Index, campaign fundraising emails from Republican incumbent Senator Mike Lee‘s and Independent challenger Evan McMullin‘s respective camps were scrutinized.

Yes, home prices are correcting as higher mortgage interest rates clamp down on demand. But it’s not erasing Utah’s housing shortage — and that means Utah’s housing affordability crisis isn’t going anywhere.