Utah Senate floor is shown Nov. 10, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature approved new a congressional map that further carves up Democratic ...

The lake today sits at 4,190.6 feet above sea level, or nearly 10 feet lower than what’s typical, and is holding 7.7 million acre feet of water, about half the historic average.

The Republican-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved measure calling for fair maps, the court said. A lower court will hear a challenge to the House map. By Michael Wines Utah ...