Sonja Hutson
Sonja Hutson is a politics and government reporter at KUER. She’s been reporting on politics ever since the 10th grade, when she went to so many school board meetings the district set up a press table for her. Before coming to Utah, Sonja spent four years at KQED in San Francisco where she covered everything from wildfires to the tech industry. When she’s not working, you can find her skiing, camping, or deeply invested in a 1000 piece puzzle.
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Descendents of Japanese Americans held in a WWII internment camp in Utah are protesting the excavation of a monument to a man killed by guards there.
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Utah's tech sector is growing, but the industry says the state has a reputation problem that makes it hard to attract workers. So, it's lobbying state lawmakers to push socially inclusive legislation. -
A federal lawsuit alleges that the Mormon church misused money donors designated for charity, saying the money went to a church-run commercial real estate venture rather than the needy.
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Republicans in solidly-red Utah are divided about former President Donald Trump and his hold over the party. The state's two senators, Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, exemplify that divide.
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Delaying session or meeting remotely aren't options that have necessarily appealed to Republican state lawmakers who, for the most part, aren't shy about gathering in large numbers in 2021. -
Nearly 1 in 5 voters in conservative Utah voted for a third-party candidate in 2016 rather than back Donald Trump. We'll find out who they're voting for this year.
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With a new COVID-19 transmission index, counties in Utah will automatically be moved to different levels — high, moderate or low — based on conditions such as infection rate and ICU capacity.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has long mandated that all members maintain months of food and supplies — in part to help less-prepared neighbors.
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A labor shortage in Paradise, Calif., is complicating rebuilding efforts a year after the destructive Camp Fire. Workers have come looking for jobs but want higher pay than residents can afford.
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City officials had been considering making an offer after PG&E filed for reorganization in January as it faced mounting liability from wildfires started by its equipment.
