THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For Utah.
Natural resources unleashed. Help for working families.
New investment and safer communities.
in Salt Lake City24.6%Decrease in overall crime
in Salt Lake City in 2026$195MRural healthcare funding
delivered to Utah
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Utah.
Six big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Utahns’ pockets.
- Jobs protected65,000
- Wages preserved$6B
- Avg. tax refund$3,695
Unleashing Utah’s
natural resources.
President Trump is opening federal land to mining and speeding approvals for Utah’s coal, uranium, vanadium, and copper projects.
- National monumentsReduced
- Skyline MineFast-tracked
- Velvet-Wood mineTwo weeks
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked a Utah investment boom — from copper mining to manufacturing in Salt Lake City.
Safer communities.
Real results.
Violent crime in Utah has fallen under President Trump, with homicides down statewide and crime falling in Salt Lake City.
Enforcement
ramped up.
President Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement in Utah, with ICE arrests up statewide, in southwest Utah, and in northern Utah.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Utah communities — from Ogden to South Salt Lake.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Utah.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Utah workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 65,000 Utah jobs, preserved $13 billion in Utah economic activity, and preserved $6 billion in wages for Utah workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $195 million in rural healthcare funding to Utah.
CMS rural health awards400,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Utah’s 400,000 seniors.
The WFTC delivered Utahns an average tax refund of $3,695 in 2026.
White House: UT savingsUTAH’S NATURAL RESOURCES
Unleashing the potential
of Utah’s land.
From coal and uranium to copper and critical minerals, President Trump is unleashing Utah’s natural resources.
Millions of acres opened.
President Trump reduced the size of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, opening millions of acres of federal land to critical mineral, uranium, and coal mining.
White House fact sheetCoal, fast-tracked.
The Trump Administration fast-tracked approvals for the Skyline Mine project, unleashing Utah’s clean, beautiful coal industry and sustaining good-paying jobs.
Interior DepartmentUranium and vanadium.
The Trump Administration approved Utah’s Velvet-Wood uranium and vanadium mine in just two weeks.
BLM announcementA streamlined approval.
The Trump Administration streamlined the approval process for the Lisbon Valley copper mine in San Juan County, Utah.
Interior DepartmentBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Utah.
President Trump has sparked a Utah investment boom.
4 investment announcements.
B = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Violent crime in Utah has fallen under President Trump.
Utah2025↓ 7% homicides
Salt Lake CitySo far in 2026 (overall crime through August 31, 2026)↓ 24.6% overall crime
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Ramping up enforcement.
Across Utah.
President Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement in Utah.
Building on 2025.
ICE arrests in Utah between January and July of 2026 were up 64% compared to the same period of 2025, building on the threefold increase in arrests seen in 2025.
KUERArrests up sixfold.
ICE arrests in southwest Utah are up sixfold under President Trump.
Salt Lake TribuneArrests nearly tripled.
ICE arrests in northern Utah have nearly tripled under President Trump.
SLC Scoop (Facebook)IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Utah.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Utah communities.
Jonathan Jafet Lopez-Coronel
From Mexico
Convicted of: Sexual abuse of a child and enticing a minor.
DHS recordMuna Abdi
From Afghanistan
Convicted of: Theft of US government property.
DHS recordMichael Pariona Zapaico
From Peru
Convicted of: Sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a minor (exhibition of minor), and rape (strongarm).
DHS recordBeaufils Bashale
From Democratic Republic of Congo
Convicted of: Driving under the influence (liquor), aggravated assault — police officer (strongarm), dangerous drugs, and cruelty toward wife.
DHS recordNyamach Biel
From South Sudan
Convicted of: Aggravated assault — public officer (strongarm), health — safety, assault, damage property, and aggravated assault — non-family (strongarm).
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
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