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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Utah, several other states, sue Biden administration over new rules aimed at 'gun show loophole' (Reuters)
• Cox, other GOP governors express solidarity for Jewish American Heritage Month (KSL)
• Utah's new higher ed commissioner is quizzed on campus protests and tuition hikes (Fox13)
• Mitt Romney says there’s no comparison between his past dog controversy and South Dakota governor shooting her puppy (Deseret News)
• Opinion: I’m a young conservative, and I want my party to lead the fight against climate change (Salt Lake Tribune)

Election news

• Editorial Board: What is the future of Utah’s caucus/convention system? (Deseret News)
• ‘I think it’s ridiculous’: Donald Trump to headline Libertarian Party national convention (Deseret News)
• Democrat who blasted Joe Biden bows out of Utah congressional race — as promised (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah news

• Hill Air Force Base announces 2 fiery new acts for summer air show with Thunderbirds (KSL)
• Golden Spike replica comes to USU to promote new 'Golden Spike Park' (UPR)

Business

• Slamdance says goodbye to Park City (Park Record)
• Pesky inflation pushes Fed to hold steady on interest rates (Deseret News)
• Major U.S. newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI over alleged copyright violations (Deseret News)
• Is A.I. taking our jobs? Speakers at X4 say don’t panic. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Crime/Courts

• Police search for suspects after diamonds stolen from St. George jewelry store (St. George News)
• Herriman woman charged with abusing foster child (KSL)
• Utah County woman accused of killing friend in planned 'suicide pact' (KUTV)
• Video shows former Senate candidate being detained after trespassing at USPS office (KSL TV)
• Utah prosecutors request execution of man on death row for 1998 murder (KSL)

Culture

• Blessed are the peacemakers (Y Magazine)
• Springville Museum of Art celebrates 100 years of the Spring Salon Art Exhibition (Deseret News)
• Utah feels like home, ‘The Chosen’ creator Dallas Jenkins says as the show films Season 5 (Deseret News)

Education

• Hal Boyd hired as BYU president's Chief of Staff (BYU Communications)
• UHSAA board of trustees approves new transfer student, international student rules for athletics (Deseret News)
• Expect extra security and police presence if you’re attending graduation at the University of Utah (Deseret News)
• 'We truly want these educators': Utah officials reach out to immigrants to fill need for teachers (KSL)
• Teachers’ salaries are the highest in over a decade. Why it’s still not enough (KSL TV)
• Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout (AP)
• Alpine split maps: Leaders settle on 2 options to break up Utah’s largest school district (Salt Lake Tribune)
• ‘Please don’t’: Alpine special education students must switch schools this fall — and parents are furious (Salt Lake Tribune)

Environment

• Southern Utah’s Gunlock State Park is growing in popularity (ABC4)
• How to go camping in national parks — tips and tricks for the best experience (Deseret News)

Health

• Organic walnuts recalled after E. coli outbreak in 19 states, including Utah (Deseret News)
• Doctors say new ‘BEAR’ procedure could be future of ACL reconstruction (KSL TV)
• Dan Liljenquist: A Proven Model to Combat U.S. Drug Shortages (Harvard Business Review)
• No need to fear menopause hormone drugs, finds major women’s health study (Washington Post)
• Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, US panel says (KSL)

Housing

• Bluffdale creates accessory dwelling unit toolkit as one solution to help housing crisis (KUTV)

Utah Protests

• Students hold pro-Palestine sit-in at Utah State University, pro-Israel attendees respond (ABC4)
• In their words: What the Free Palestine protests mean to two Utahns (KUER)
• Professor Leah Murray: To the students protesting injustice: Don’t create more injustice (Standard-Examiner)

National Headlines

General

• Violence flares at UCLA as police end protests at New York's Columbia (Reuters)
• Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed (AP)
• What makes a society more resilient? Frequent hardship. (New York Times)
• Tech CEO jokes about drone-striking rivals in MAGA-tinged Hill summit (Politico)

Political news

• Congress voted to suspend imports of uranium from Russia. (Deseret News)
• House passes antisemitism bill over complaints from First Amendment advocates (Washington Post)
• Gaetz dubs House antisemitism bill a ‘ridiculous hate speech bill’  (The Hill)
• Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign (AP)
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson (AP)
• Trump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order (AP)

Election news

• Biden holds 1 point lead over Trump, poll shows (KSL)
• During a rally, former President Trump acknowledged that he wanted to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6. (New York Times)
• Trump wants to prosecute Biden. He also thinks presidents deserve immunity. (New York Times)
• A huge gender gap is emerging among young voters (New York Times)
• RFK Jr. is all over conservative media. Trump’s camp is concerned. (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Russia using chemical choking agents in Ukraine, US says (BBC)
• No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance (AP)

Israel and Gaza

• Israel's military chief of staff: We are 'preparing for an offensive in the north' (Reuters)

World news

• U.K. police issue charges in mysterious vandalism of iconic Sycamore Gap tree (Washington Post)
• To Russia’s south, huge protests as Georgians march against Moscow-inspired ‘Foreign Agents’ bill (Wall Street Journal)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Romney, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to overturn Biden’s recent EV mandates

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues, led by Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Representatives John James (R-MI) and Russ Fulcher (R-ID), in introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to block the Biden Administration’s electric vehicle (EV) mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions regulations which would require up to two-thirds of new cars and nearly 40% of trucks sold in the U.S. to be EVs in eight years. The lawmakers introduced two separate CRA resolutions: one for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles and the other for the heavy-duty vehicles. (Read More)

Nominations for the Women Tech Awards open through May 31

Nominations are now open for the Annual Women Tech Awards! This program recognizes the technology-focused women in our tech ecosystem who are driving innovation, creating new technologies, impacting companies and inspiring the tech community.

Help us find these amazing women! Nominate the women in tech you’re working with who are making an impact at all stages of their careers. All nominations are due by May 31, 2024. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• May 7 â€” Election Trust Forum, UVU, 8:00 am-11:30 am, Register here
• May 8 — BioHive Live conference, Hale Centre Theatre, Register here
• May 13-15 — Interim Days
• May 29 — Northern Utah Conference to End Violence, USU Logan campus,  8:30 am-4:30 pm, Register here
• June 6 — Bolder Way Forward 2nd Annual Summit, Zions Technology Campus, 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Register here
• June 18-19 — Interim Days
• August 14 â€” Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America
• August 20-21 — Interim Days
• September 17-18 — Interim Days
• October 15-16 — Interim Day
• November 19-20 — Interim Days

On This Day In History 

• 1670 - King Charles II grants charter to Hudson’s Bay Company
• 1865 - US President Andrew Johnson offers $100,000 reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis.
• 1915 - Clara Immerwahr, German chemist, commits suicide in protest of the “perversion of the ideals of science” when chlorine gas was used to kill 5000 soldiers. It was her husband who initiated the release of the gas.
• 1933 - Loch Ness Monster "seen" for the first time, igniting the modern legend. 
• 1957 - Senator Joseph McCarthy dies at age 48.
• 1963 - 2,543 Black and White civil rights demonstrators protesting segregation are arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, including 600 children.
• 1972 - J. Edgar Hoover dies, ending a five-decade era at the FBI.
• 2000 - President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military

Quote of the Day

"This is what I know for sure. There will never be anything in your life as fulfilling as making a difference in somebody else’s."

—Oprah Winfrey Commencement speech, 2023

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