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Utah judge rejects GOP congressional map and more on Behind the Headlines

Judge Dianna Gibson sits at her court desk.
Francisco Kjolseth
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Salt Lake Tribune
Third District Judge Dianna Gibson holds a hearing on Utah’s congressional district maps in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Peggy Fletcher Stack, and Brooke Larsen join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including a Utah judge rejecting GOP lawmakers’ congressional map and picking a map with a district favoring Democrats.

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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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.