Special reportâFinding entrepreneurs among the very poor of Bangladesh; Gov. Cox held his monthly press conference, June's Strawberry moon | | | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at editor@utahpolicy.com. | | |
Situational Analysis | June 11, 2025 It's Wednesday and National Corn on the Cob Day. ð½ What you need to know In Pres. Trump's first term, he reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, calling them a "massive land grab." Now, he could unilaterally abolish them. A new Justice Department advisory opinion says it is possible, and disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked. The department said presidents can cancel monument designations if protections aren't warranted. Environmental groups were quick to call the advisory opinion an assault. Rapid Relevance Juneâs full Strawberry Moon is visible this week; Special reportâFinding entrepreneurs among the very poor of Bangladesh; Gov. Cox held his monthly press conference yesterday | | |
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Utah Headlines Political news John Curtis says July 4 deadline to pass Trumpâs tax bill is âfalseâ (Deseret News) Opinion: Curtis is right; keep the energy tax credits (Deseret News) Gov. Cox supports Trump sending National Guard troops to quell riots in LA (Deseret News) November statewide special election for collective bargaining referendum ânot off the table,â Cox says (ABC4) âWeâre living in the dumbest timelineâ: Gov. Cox speaks on Utah flag ban (Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune) On their way to BYU, teens first help run the Senate (Deseret News) Gov. Spencer Cox said he supports deployment of National Guard over LA protests (KSL) Utah congressman says DOGE can still do good (Inside Sources) Former Utah governor Gary Herbert addresses Los Angeles protests (KUTV) Municipal news A favorite family-friendly Utah farm is about to become part of the big city (Salt Lake Tribune) Elections to lead new Weber County city draw 37 mayoral, city council hopefuls (Deseret News) Utah The legendary Yo-Yo Ma will perform at 2 universities in Utah (Deseret News) Bear euthanized after attempting to enter multiple homes in northern Utah (KUTV) Have You Seen This? Utah teen earns MVP honors at $1 million soccer tournament (KSL) Utah police officer who survived 2012 ambush dies after battle with brain cancer (KUTV) Crime/Courts Police investigating bomb threat at Utah County government buildings in Provo (Deseret News) Utah Supreme Court declines to consider appeal in Kouri Richinsâ murder case (Deseret News) Utah therapist arrested, accused of sexually assaulting patient (KSL TV) More sexual assault charges filed against Provo OBGYN David Broadbent (ABC4) Biz/Tech Dozens of states sue to block sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent (AP) Federal agency sues Utah Subway franchise company over failing to prevent sexual assault (KSL TV) Education K - 12 A federal law helps homeless students get an education. Trump's budget could weaken it (NPR) Education - Higher School presidents celebrate the value of faith-based higher education (Deseret News) Energy Ray Ward: The U.S. cannot afford to undo our federal investments in energy and technology (Deseret News) Environment Wasatch Front water managers concerned by new usage trends (Deseret News) Like open space and farms? You will like this Utah effort (Deseret News) Trump on changes to FEMA. Hereâs how it could affect states fighting wildfires (Deseret News) Why Great Salt Lake faces a 'good news, bad news situation' this year (KSL) Researchers may be underestimating the intensity of Utahâs future big earthquakes, study finds (Standard-Examiner) Faith Angel Studios series âTestamentâ puts a modern spin on Bible stories (Deseret News) 5 takeaways from a major new report on religion around the world (Deseret News) Family Surprise! Married parents arenât miserable â theyâre Americaâs happiest adults (Deseret News) Health RFK Jr. fires CDC expert panel on vaccines to ârestore trustâ (Deseret News) Housing Why the Salt Lake housing market outlook is deemed one of country's worst (Fox13) Utahâs affordable housing puzzle: A new approach toward 35,000 starter homes (KSL TV) | | |
National Headlines General Former pupil kills 10 people and himself in shooting at Austrian school (Reuters) Simone Biles vs. Riley Gaines: Feud exposes fractured debate on womenâs sports (Deseret News) Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage (AP) News sites are getting crushed by Google's new AI tools (Wall Street Journal) Political news - Trump Religious leaders protest cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in Trumpâs âbig, beautiful billâ (Deseret News) Trump warns protests at Army parade will be met with force (Reuters) Other political news Republicans advance measure to ban noncitizens from voting in local DC elections (Deseret News) Another unanimous win for religious freedom at the Supreme Court (Deseret News) LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests against Trumpâs immigration crackdown continue (AP) LA protests far different from â92 Rodney King riots (AP) Musk backs off from Trump feud, saying he regrets some posts that âwent too farâ (AP) Mikie Sherrill to face Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli for N.J. governor (Washington Post) Immigration/deportation After ICE raids in LA, families of those detained are desperate for answers (NPR) ICEâs tactics draw criticism as it triples daily arrest targets (Reuters) Worldâs most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by ICE (AP) Trade/Tariffs Peru, USA's top blueberry supplier, looks to China as tariffs hit (Reuters) Appeals court keeps Trumpâs sweeping tariffs in place for now (Wall Street Journal) Ukraine/Russia Russia and Ukraine exchange sick and wounded prisoners of war (Reuters) Russia hits Ukraine's Kharkiv with deadly nighttime barrage of drones (Reuters) Middle East Israeli fire kills 35 in Gaza, many near an aid site, medics say (Reuters) World news Record number of people displaced by violence in Haiti, UN agency says (Reuters) | | |
| | News Releases Moodyâs affirms Utahâs AAA credit rating, citing strong fiscal governance and resilience Moodyâs Ratings has reaffirmed Utahâs Aaa issuer credit rating, reflecting the stateâs strong economy, exemplary fiscal management, and minimal debt. Utah has never been rated below Aaa by any credit rating agency for its largest and most common debt, general obligation (GO) bonds. Currently, there are only 14 states that hold Aaa ratings with each of the big three rating agencies. (Read More) Utah Office of Energy Development and NuCube sign MOU The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) and NuCube Energy (NuCube), an innovative nuclear energy company designing a revolutionary fission reactor capable of producing electricity and high temperature heat, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes a collaboration for siting one of NuCubeâs microreactors at OEDâs Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL), Utahâs premier energy lab, located in Orangeville, Utah. (Read More) New treatment for brain tumors available in Utah Physicians at Holy Cross Hospital â Jordan Valley are the first in Utah to utilize a new type of radiation therapy, called Gamma Tiles, to treat brain tumors including gioblastomas, meningiomas, and brain metastasis. The tiles, made of an absorbable collagen material embedded with radioactive seeds and are placed at the time of surgery. The benefit of Gamma Tiles is that they deliver a high-dose radiation directly to the tumor cavity, where it is most needed to help prevent regrowth while giving much less radiation to healthy brain tissue. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1776 - Congress appoints the Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence. 1880 - Jeannette Rankin is born. An American politician, she was the 1st woman elected to US Congress (R-Montana), women's rights advocate and pacifist 1913 - Women in Illinois celebrate passage of a state woman suffrage bill allowing women to vote in presidential elections 1963 - Buddhist monk ThÃch Quảng Äức immolates himself at a Saigon intersection, creating one of the Vietnam War's most iconic images. 1963 - Facing federalized troops, Gov. George Wallace ends his blockade at the University of Alabama and allows Vivian Malone and James Hood to enroll. 1964 - Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment 2001 - Timothy McVeigh executed by lethal injection 2009 - The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years. 2021 - US lobsterman survives being swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts Quote of the Day "We're half the people; we should be half the Congress."
âJeannette Rankin On the Punny Side Why do melons have weddings? Because they cantelope. | | |
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