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Utah Supreme Court expansion and more on Behind the Headlines

By Tom Williams
Published June 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM MDT
A greyscale photo of the Utah Capitol.
Trent Nelson
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The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Paighten Harkins and Jose Davila IV UPR join host Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including the Utah Supreme Court expanding to seven justices after the Senate confirms Stephen Dent and Jay Jorgensen, why data center developers are drawn to Utah, and a spotlight on The Other Side Foundation, a nonprofit recovery program in Utah.

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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.
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