Who should be investigating Tim Ballard? Utah Gov. Cox and a former federal judge disagree.

The attorney general’s office, with a close relationship to Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) and founder Tim Ballard and a history of significant donations from the organization, is conducting an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Ballard. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who has had a long-standing friendship with Ballard and ties to OUR, announced earlier…

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Column: The year America burned, literally and figuratively

Notable changes in California’s political landscape included the death of longtime Senator Dianne Feinstein, as well as the shift in power from Nancy Pelosi to Kevin McCarthy. The year was marked by societal upheaval, from homelessness and restricted reproductive rights to devastating natural disasters and an immigration crisis. Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak…

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Former intern sues Utah Legislature for ‘failing to reasonably address sexual harassment’

Just over a year after longtime Democratic lawmaker Gene Davis retired early following a Utah Senate investigation that determined he “more likely than not” violated the body’s sexual harassment policies in his interactions with an intern, that intern is suing the Legislature, Davis and others for how that experience has continued to impact her. A…

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