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Situational Analysis | June 12, 2025 It's Thursday and Red Rose Day ð¹ What you need to know Gov. Cox, writing in the Deseret News, says America can't afford to hesitate on nuclear energy and that advanced nuclear energy is the key to energy reliability, affordability and security. After leading the way in nuclear energy in the 1950s, America hesitate and then forgot how to build. Public support is growing, though. A recent poll found that nearly 80% of first-time and Gen Z voters support next-generation nuclear technologies as a complement to renewables. Utah is ready to lead a nuclear renaissance, he writes. Rapid Relevance From engineers to fast food, how AI is rocking the future of jobs; find out how to protect yourself from scam text messages; Special report from Bangladesh: Everyone an entrepreneur â how this world leader would change capitalism | | |
| | Beyond Fun and Games Nearly half of Boomers and 36% of the Silent Generation play video games weekly â for mental sharpness, stress relief, and fun. Learn more and game on. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Advocates optimistic that Congress could renew downwinder compensation in budget bill (KSL) Mike Lee reinstates language to sell Utah public land in Trump tax bill (Deseret News) Opinion: Budget billâs Medicaid cuts hurt all Utahns (Deseret News) How Trumpâs âbig beautiful billâ could wreck Utahâs groundbreaking AI laws (Deseret News) Tiffany Clason, the head of Utahâs liquor agency, is leaving state government (Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee files formal legislation calling for the investigation of a prominent Trump critic (Salt Lake Tribune) The Case for Utah as the Next Battleground State (RadioWest) Municipal news Salt Lake City finalizes $2.2B budget with no new tax raises â for now (KSL) Utah County considers swapping land with Forest Service for base of Bridal Veil Falls (KUTV) Major roadway to temporarily shut down in Saratoga Springs, leaving residents unhappy (KSL TV) Salt Lake City Council member responds to governorâs comments about âdumbâ flags (KSL TV) Salt Lake City prepares for 'No Kings Day' protests (KUTV) Utah A helping hand: Show Up for Summer Service Fair in Lehi encourages people to engage in volunteering (Daily Herald) Salt Lake City leaders, Black community mark Juneteenth, raise controversial new city flag (Deseret News) Sudden closure of 3 Utah daycare centers leaves families in crisis (KSL TV) Hear that big BOOM? It could be the Tooele Army Depot detonating aging munitions (Deseret News) Sen. Curtis staffer among those trapped on Colorado River during official trip (Fox13) Biz/Tech Elon Musk backtracks on Trump criticism. How will the tech world react? (Deseret News) Crime/Courts Iron County woman sentenced to prison for manslaughter in boyfriend's shooting death (KSL) Teen gunman in 2022 triple-homicide investigation moved to adult court (KSL) San Juan County Sheriffâs sergeant let driver go minutes before alleged DUI crash (KSL TV) Parents of teen who died in care of Cedar City treatment center sue facility (KUTV) Culture/Community Utahn was the girl who had 'fun, fun, fun' behind massive Beach Boys hit (Fox13) Economy What can the US economy learn from Utah County? Hereâs what Marketplace found (KUER) Education Utah State University researchers develop next generation of moon lander rocket motor (KSL TV) The next step in the Alpine School District split is to elect 21 new board members from the 77 candidates who filed (KUER) Clearfield Job Corps Center, students face uncertain future amid federal cuts (Standard-Examiner) Energy Idaho-based energy company to bring 'transformative' nuclear reactor to Utah (KSL) Environment Canadian wildfires have burned almost 8 million acres (Deseret News) Faith President Elaine L. Jack, Relief Society general president from 1990-97, dies at age 97 (Deseret News) Health âTummy timeâ for adults? It might help manage âtech neckâ pain (Deseret News) Harmful algae blooms pop up in Utah Lake, Zion National Park â what to know (ABC4) Housing West Valley City updates affordable housing plan to address growing needs (Fox13) | | |
National Headlines General Hawaiiâs Kilauea Volcano erupts with lava reaching over 330 feet (AP) US consumer prices rise moderately in May (KSL) Troops in LA can detain individuals, military official says, as protests spread across US (Reuters) Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Sexual Assault in Second New York Trial (Wall Street Journal) Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summerâs poet laureate, dies at 82 (AP) Political news - Trump Washington airport will halt flights at 6 p.m. Saturday night during Trump Army parade (Reuters) Rand Paul says White House disinvited his family from picnic as punishment (Washington Post) Other political news Republicans reject ranked choice voting nationwide. Why? (Deseret News) Advocates optimistic that Congress could renew downwinder compensation in budget bill (Deseret News) Kennedyâs new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation (AP) More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April (NPR) David Hogg to depart as DNC vice chair after months of turmoil (Washington Post) Immigration/deportation Immigration enforcement ramps up, tensions persist in big cities (NPR) Despite ongoing Taliban threats, the U.S. is ending some protections for Afghans (NPR) ICE sets quotas to deliver on immigration crackdown on employers (Washington Post) Trade/Tariffs US-China trade deal is 'done,' Trump says (Reuters) Trump has no China trade strategy (Wall Street Journal Editorial Board) US consumer prices rise moderately; tariffs seen fanning inflation (Reuters) Ukraine/Russia Serbiaâs Moscow-friendly president visits Ukraine but refuses to sign âanti-Russianâ declaration (AP News) Russia hits Ukraine's Kharkiv with deadly nighttime barrage of drones (Reuters) Middle East US preparing to partially evacuate Iraq embassy over regional security risks, sources say (Reuters) More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say (AP News) World news 'Many killed' as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near India's Ahmedabad airport (Reuters) Exclusive: China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar (Reuters) | | |
| | News Releases AG Derek Brown joins lawsuit to object to 23andMeâs proposed sale of consumersâ private data Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 27 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit against 23andMe to prevent the company from selling Utahnsâ private genetic information to another company without their express consent. 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March of this year. During the current bankruptcy proceedings, the company is attempting to sell millions of Americansâ highly personal genetic and health material. The attorneys general argue this kind of information, including biological samples and DNA data, should not be sold without the personâs express consent. (Read More) Moore questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at House Ways and Means committee hearing Congressman Blake Moore questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing. His line of questioning included how the federal government can better address IRS inefficiencies, inaccurate reporting regarding the One Big, Beautiful Billâs deficit neutrality, and economic growth expectations. (Watch More) Weber State sustainability efforts get boost with $2.4 million grant Weber State Universityâs Sustainability Practices and Research Center has received a $2.4 million sub-award through Utahâs Beehive Emission Reduction Plan. Part of a $74 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, the funding will help expand SPARCâs local and statewide efforts to assist residents and the community at large in reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming June 17-19 â Interim Days Aug 7 â Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here Aug 12 â Municipal primary Aug 19-21 â Interim Days Nov 4 â General election | | |
On This Day In History 1924 - George H.W. Bush is born 1929 - Anne Frank born 1931 - Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury. Thatâs a lot of counts. 1942 - Anne Frank receives a diary for her birthday. 1963 - Civil rights leader Medgar Evers gunned down in his driveway by a white supremacist. During WWII, Evers was in the US Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. 1967 - The US Supreme Court rules unanimously in the Loving v. Virginia case that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional. 1987 - Ronald Reagan delivers the famous line: âMr. Gorbachev - tear down this wall!â 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered 2016 - Terrorist attack on Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida 2018 - Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump - itâs the first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met Quote of the Day "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness." âAnne Frank On the Punny Side I sold my vacuum the other day. All it was doing was collecting dust. | | |
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