Judge orders Utah Legislature to draw new congressional maps

By Katie McKellar

A judge has ruled the Utah Legislature overstepped when it repealed and replaced a 2018 ballot initiative creating an independent redistricting commission. Now, she’s ordering lawmakers to draw new congressional maps in time for the 2026 election.

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• Living a Life that Matters

  Ben Lesser, Author and Holocaust Survivor

  Wednesday, Aug. 27, 6:30-8 p.m., FREE

  Farmington Library, 133 S. Main Street

• Taste, Tour, & Ta-Dah!

  Wednesday, Aug. 27, 6:30-9 p.m., FREE

  Summer concert series and garden tours 

  USU Botanical Center, 80 E. 725 South, Kaysville

• Family Art Night

  Wednesday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., FREE

  Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main Street

• Bountiful Farmers Market

  Thursday, Aug. 28, 4-8 p.m.

  Bountiful Town Square, 75 E. 200 South

• Layton F.E.S.T.

  Friday, Aug. 29, 5:30-9 p.m.

  Layton Commons Park, 465 N. Wasatch Drive

• Rock the Park Concert Series: Ultimate Poison - Poison Tribute

  Friday, Aug. 29, 6-9 p.m., FREE

  Station Park Fountain Square, 140 N. Union Ave., Farmington

• Summer Movie: Wonka

  Friday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., FREE

  Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Dr, Layton

• Guided Birding Walk

  Saturday, Aug. 30, 8 a.m., FREE

  Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 S. Waterfowl Way, Farmington

• Gibson Heritage End of Summer Boutique

  Saturday, Aug. 30, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

  1235 N. 325 East, Bountiful

• Carbon Cat Rescue Adoption Event

  Saturday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  Tractor Supply, 511 S. Wellington Dr., Kaysville

• Concert: Broadway Under the Stars

  Sunday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m., FREE

  Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Dr, Layton