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New Utah congressional maps to be drawn and more on Behind the Headlines

By Tom Williams
Published September 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM MDT
Elizabeth Rasmussen of Better Boundaries speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. A judge earlier ruled that the Legislature will have 30 days to adopt new maps that comply with the 2018 Better Boundaries initiative guidelines.
Trent Nelson
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Elizabeth Rasmussen of Better Boundaries speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. A judge earlier ruled that the Legislature will have 30 days to adopt new maps that comply with the 2018 Better Boundaries initiative guidelines.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Emily Anderson Stern and Peggy Fletcher Stack joined host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including a Utah judge tossing the Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional maps and orders new ones be redrawn, the upcoming special session for Utah lawmakers, and exploring the divide between Latter-day Saints vs. former members.

Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at upr.org. Join the live conversation by email to upraccess@gmail.com.

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