State lawmakers passed bills that will make it more difficult and more expensive for Utahns to obtain public records.

State lawmakers made a last-minute change to reallocate the Utah state auditor's office space in the state Capitol.

Mike McKell, who has managed much of the bicameral back-and-forth. "Let me be clear, one of the priorities for the Senate is to preserve vote by mail," McKell, R-Spanish Fork, told the Deseret News.

Utah is considering changes to its mail-in voting system, with a bill proposing opt-in requirements and tighter identification measures.

A Senate committee put the brakes on a Utah bill allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry loaded weapons in the state, after one ...

Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, introduced Senate Bill 277 on Thursday. It aims to eliminate a provision of Utah’s public records law known as the “balancing test.” The balancing test ...

Government Records Management Amendments, sponsored by Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, also eliminates the “balancing test” used to decide if the public interest in ...

Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, argues the current structure of the State Records Committee is inefficient, leading to long delays in deciding open records appeals.