On August 27, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project received the Joe-Duke Rosati “Hell-Raiser’ Award, from the Crossroads Urban Center.

6 days ago · The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah’s 2024 ballot initiative debacle started benignly enough at the beginning of last year’s legislative session with the introduction of a bill on municipal and special district elections. There was no mention in …

Dec 14, 2023 · This story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly. Ken Wallentine is one of Utah policing’s most high-profile figures. He frequently gives testimony to legislative committees considering bills affecting the criminal justice system, and served as president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, in ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah’s 2024 ballot initiative debacle started benignly enough at the beginning of last year’s legislative session with the introduction of a bill on municipal and special district elections.

The Utah Investigative Journalism Project was founded in 2016 as a non-profit, public service journalism and educational resource for the state and region. By partnering with newspapers and broadcast media on difficult in-depth stories, our mission is to help these institutions continue their historic role as government watchdogs and defenders of the poor and oppressed.

We are pleased to offer The Utah Reporters Almanac as a free pdf resource. This guide includes helpful articles on understanding how to file GRAMA requests (Government Records Access and Management Act), recent court and state records committee decisions and how they affect you as well as a recap of recent legislation affecting government transparency.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) A mule deer on the Alton Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit in Kane County in 2022. Allegations of illegal baiting on the property in 2023 were investigated by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, but the Utah County Attorney’s Office has not yet decided whether to file charges.

Feb 4, 2025 · The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Utah’s 2024 ballot initiative debacle started benignly enough at the beginning of last year’s legislative session with the introduction of a bill on municipal and special district elections.

Oct 29, 2024 · The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. State officials are required to disclose if their “immediate family” are involved in businesses that could receive public funding. Recently obtained records, however, show that some heads of state agencies have interpreted the disclosure rules to …

Feb 27, 2024 · By Eric S. Peterson and K. Sophie Will The following story was funded by The Alicia Patterson Foundation and The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Carla feels like she’s “on a roller coaster” with her boyfriend, Jake. He’s dragged her