Matthew Brown

Legal scholars fear mounting rhetoric about voter fraud and litigation over voting access presents an unprecedented challenge to accepting election results.

As COVID-19 makes traditional voting dangerous, states are looking at universal mail-in balloting. Utah is one of five Western states with a head start, but others face tough choices that could leave voters in the cold.

President Donald Trump says the NRA will come on board to support expanding background checks to all gun purchases. But research suggests licensing, not just background checks, is the most effective way to address gun violence.

The tension between voter suppression and protecting the vote is playing out across the country in state houses, courtrooms and the voting booth.

Travel websites and publications hoping to recover pandemic-induced losses are touting their top choices to visit next year. Places in the West made some but not all of the lists

The law sets aside $350 million to build animal crossings that prevent fatal wildlife-vehicle collisions on roads and highways crisscrossing centuries-old wildlife migration routes.

Wholesale prices in December indicate inflation may be cooling off, but some economists predict another rough year in 2022

The Biden administration announced this week a $50 billion plan to more than double the use of controlled burns and logging to thin out vegetation that has fueled the growing number of catastrophic wildfires, primarily in the West

Proposals in Arizona and Wyoming to let residents pay taxes in digital money have legal and political hurdles to clear, but proponents believe the efforts are a move toward broader acceptance of cryptocurrency

The Biden administration has set aside $15 billion for traffic safety enhancements, including automated enforcement such as cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners