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Mayor Mendenhall and SLC lawmakers decry capital city micromanagement by the Utah Legislature.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that, in time, she will feel relieved and even grateful about many of the bills that passed during the 2025 legislative session, and how some of the worst potential outcomes faced by her city and its residents were avoided.
Demonstrators at the Utah Capitol protest the banning of Pride Flags at public buildings on Friday, March 7, 2025. CAPITOL HILL—Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that, in time, she will feel relieved and even grateful about many of the bills that passed during the 2025 legislative session, and how some of the worst potential outcomes faced by her city and its residents were avoided.
But on Friday, with still hours to go before the Legislature's midnight deadline, Mendenhall was audibly frustrated and exhausted as she described the various attempts, both successful and…
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