Utah Headlines

Political news

• Perspective: Don’t confuse believers in the public square with impending theocracy (Deseret News)
• Rep. John Curtis says TikTok phone campaign backfired, but bill still halted in the Senate (Deseret News)
• Should all income tax returns be made public? (Deseret News)
• Cache County election official accused of falsifying election documents makes first court appearance (Salt Lake Tribune)
• After 4 years of income tax cuts, are Utahns feeling the difference on Tax Day? (KUER)

Election news

• Brent Hatch is following in his dad’s footsteps. Are Utah voters interested? (Deseret News)
• Senate candidate Brent Hatch doesn't want the US to be the 'sole policemen' of the world (KSL)

Utah news

• Easter storm brings a big boost for ski resorts as skiers hit the slopes (KSL TV)
• Dark Sky Month declared in Utah as state aims to foster ‘astrotourism’ (ABC4)
• Uniquely Utah: Petroglyphs of Nine Mile Canyon (Fox13)

Business/Tech

• Exit of CEO, apparent theater closure could impact future of Sundance Film Festival (KSL)

Crime/Court

• 'Start by believing': Sexual violence victims encouraged to come forward (KSL)
• Sexual assault lawsuit against Tim Ballard first test for Utah’s new nondisclosure agreement law (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Raising awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (Fox13)
• Utah National Guard is working to eradicate an ‘ecosystem of abuse.’ How a U. law professor is helping. (Fox13)

Culture

• Black LDS theologian responds to those who say Jesus taught unity, not diversity (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Church of Jesus Christ to release first hymns from new hymnbook; ‘Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing’ included (Deseret News)

Education

• Chronically-absent students quadruple in some Utah schools since pandemic (Fox13)

Environment

• Utah man with cerebral palsy wants all-terrain wheelchair option at state, national parks (KSL)
• Will timed entry system at Arches National Park become permanent? (KSL TV)
• In climate setback, Rocky Mountain now says it plans to burn coal in Utah until 2042 (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• Why family memories live in the kitchen (Deseret News)
• Navigating the 2024 dating world: How Utah singles are finding modern love (Deseret News)
• Utah nonprofit helps those who leave polygamy (ABC4)

Health

• Utah health officials worried about measles outbreak nearby (Deseret News)
• First human case of avian flu in Texas raises alarm (Politico)

Housing

• Utah among 22 states where you need a 6-figure income to afford a typical home, analysis finds (KSL)

National Headlines

General

• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are spending more and saving less (Deseret News)
• Trump Media stock falls more than 21% after company discloses $58 million loss for 2023 (AP)
• Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries (AP)

Political news

• What made Joe Lieberman great (Deseret News)
• Trans Visibility Day collided with Easter, sparking controversy. The next time Easter falls on March 31 won't be until 2086. (Deseret News)
• Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughter (AP)
• Trump fires back after judge expands gag order: ‘This judge should be recused’ (The Hill)
• Johnson outlines plan for Ukraine aid; House could act within weeks (New York Times)

Election news

• Texas man who changed name to ‘Literally Anybody Else’ running for president (Deseret News)
• RFK Jr. argues Biden is bigger threat to democracy than Trump, drawing criticism (Washington Post)
• Ruben Gallego, Democratic Senate candidate in Arizona, raises $7.5 million (New York Times)
• Here’s where the polling stands in a 3-way race with Biden, Trump and RFK Jr. (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Ukraine's arms industry is growing, but it might not be growing fast enough (New York Times)

Israel and Gaza

• Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for World Central Kitchen (Reuters)
• Netanyahu calls deadly strike on aid workers ‘tragic’ but unintentional (New York Times)

World news

• French split over whether Paris ready to host 2024 Summer Olympics (Deseret News)
• Panic in Haiti's capital as wild shooting fills streets (Reuters)

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Upcoming

• April 10 — Utah Valley Chamber Pillar of the Valley recognizing Gail Miller, 7:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• April 18 — Utahns’ Perceptions of the Challenges Facing Women and Girls, 12:00-1:15 pm, Register here
• April 20 — United Utah Partyconvention
• April 27 — State GOP and Democratic Conventions

On This Day In History 

• 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
• 1877 - First Easter egg roll held on White House lawn
• 1917 - Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the first woman ever elected to Congress, takes her seat in the U.S. Capitol as a representative from Montana.
• 1931 - 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell, the second woman to play baseball in the all-male minor leagues, pitches an exhibition game against the N.Y. Yankees and strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The next day, the Baseball Commissioner voided her contract, claiming baseball was too strenuous for women. The ban was not overturned until 1992
• 2005 - Pope John Paul II dies

Quote of the Day

“Things don't always turn out the way we plan, but don't ever let what you haven't done eclipse all the good you have done and are doing.”
― Ardeth G. Kapp

On the Punny Side

For her birthday, I took my wife to an orchard and we stood there looking at the trees for half an hour.
Not the Apple Watch she was expecting, apparently.

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