Freedom creates tension.
I spoke at the launch of the Association of Ministers in Utah about the reality at the center of a free society. Equal rights bring real disagreement. It shows up in our faith, our communities, and our public life.
Pastors. Community leaders. Public servants. They step into those moments of tension and carry hard conversations forward.
I’ll keep showing up for that work.
Last week, the Utah Fallen Officer Memorial honored two officers, Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada, who gave their lives in service to this state.
During National Police Week, our office stands with every officer serving Utah. Their sacrifice is the foundation on which the rule of law is built.
Our legislature recently passed a law protected Utahns by banning kratom-mixed products.
Some of these kratom products mix in other substances, which raises serious safety concerns.
However, before that law could protect a single Utahn, it was challenged in court.
We stepped in and defended that lawsuit. And we won.
Utah kids are now protected from these dangerous products.
When a case closes, a victim's journey toward healing is often just beginning.
Last week brought hundreds of those people together in Midway for the 38th Annual Crime Victim Services Conference. Advocates. Prosecutors. Counselors. Therapists. Law enforcement. Survivors.
I spoke about protecting kids and standing with victims. The truth in that room was bigger than any one speech. For nearly four decades, the people who serve Utah's victims have gathered here to share what works, sharpen the skills, and carry it back to their communities.
Utah's kids are safer because of them. Utah's victims are protected because of them.
Proud to stand with every one of them.
My office secured a settlement that affects what your family pays for meat at the grocery store.
For years, a company called Agri Stats unlawfully fed secret pricing data to the biggest meat processors in the country. Processors negotiated with an artificial advantage. Buyers negotiated blind. Consumers paid the difference.
Grocery stores and restaurants, the buyers who set the prices you see at the shelf, got nothing. They negotiated blind. You paid the difference.
Utah families deserve fair and affordable prices at the grocery store. That’s why we acted.
11 felony convictions. A Tooele County HVAC owner spent six years hiding more than $780,000 in employee wages from the state.
More than 30 workers paid off the books. Hours manipulated.
He thought it was working.
It wasn't. Sentencing June 4.
Big win for Utah's roads and Utah's sovereignty.
A federal court confirmed the Sand Dunes road belongs to Utah's historic right-of-way:
- Two-lane highway, established before October 21, 1976
- Historical disturbance widths of 47 to 72 feet
- Federal government disclaimed its adverse interest
- Outside groups blocked from derailing the settlement
Resolving the right-of-way issue will allow the state and county to complete required maintenance, better accommodating large vehicles.
This is how we secure public roads across Utah. County by county, road by road.
Utah's sovereignty matters, and so does defending it in court.
We won.
Utah stood with the FTC and seven other states to stop advertising networks from blocking outlets based on viewpoint because free speech isn't just a principle, it's the foundation of a functioning marketplace of ideas.
Our consent order ends this practice and sends a clear message: when we fight for free speech, we win.
Snapchat built addiction into your kids' phones. Sextortion. Drug sales. An AI that grooms them. Utah's Attorney General and the Department of Commerce are fighting back in court — and we're not stopping until this changes.
