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Utah Headlines Political news âWhat are they hiding?â Sen. Mike Lee responds to $1.2 trillion spending package (Deseret News) Moab city manager resigns to take job with Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Tribune) Eli Mitchellâs family attends ceremonial signing of bill bringing harsher punishments for DUI homicide (ABC4) Cox to sign controversial power plant bill, but wants a special session for tweaks (Fox13) Donald Trump, TikTok and Utah's education earmark (UPR) Utah news Hereâs how to spot AI generated images: It's easier than you think. (Deseret News) Mayor Wilson on Ukraine: âThis crisis must matter to us as human beings.â The potential cost of ignoring Russian aggression grows exponentially every day that we fail to act (Deseret News) Big score: 35,000 pounds of pork donated to Utah Food Bank (ABC4) Business/Tech Reddit goes public in the most Reddit of ways (Deseret News) Apple sued by DOJ, 16 attorneys general over alleged âmonopolyâ (Deseret News) Crime/Court Wasatch County sheriff's employee arrested for alleged sex acts with minor (KSL) Hearing set in embezzlement case against CEO of anti-trafficking nonprofit (KSL) Eight Baskin-Robbins stores in Utah fined almost $50K for violating federal child labor law (Salt Lake Tribune) Evidence released in â8 Passengersâ mom Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt child abuse cases (KSL TV) Culture See how much the Church of Jesus Christ provided in humanitarian relief in 2023 (Deseret News) Carolynn Clark: As a Latter-day Saint woman, Iâve been heard, valued and empowered for decades (Deseret News) The tale of how a rubber duckie cross-stitch artwork created a fun 'cult' of Provo college students (KSL) Education Geoffrey Landward appointed Utah Commissioner of Higher Education (Deseret News) Saratoga Springs student targeted with racist acts at school convention (Fox13) Park City School District failed to respond to racial, antisemitic harassment, federal investigation finds (Salt Lake Tribune) âKind of scaryâ: More Utah students feel unsafe in school restrooms, state data shows (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment The tempest of managing policy and water at the Great Salt Lake (Deseret News) Utah will soon study Utah Lake, but officials don't know if it will yield 'big water savings' (KSL) Public meetings on the draft plan for Bears Ears National Monument start in April (KUER) Gov. Cox and President Cantwell to headline upcoming water conference (Cache Valley Daily) Family World Down Syndrome Day: End the stereotypes (Deseret News) Teen with Down syndrome gets adopted, meets Utah girl who helped make it possible (KSL) One kidâs good deed helps many orphans find families (KSL TV) Utahns celebrating, improving lives for people with Down Syndrome (Fox13) Millions of U.S. children lose coverage as Medicaid 'unwinds' (Deseret News) Health Everything you need to know about intermittent fasting (Deseret News) U.S. life expectancy is up again â but so are drug overdose deaths (Deseret News) Editorial Board: Can the U.S. ever launch an objective look at its pandemic response? (Deseret News) Magic mushrooms and MDMA may soon treat mental health issues at these Utah hospitals (Salt Lake Tribune) US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant (Reuters) Housing Where SLC is pumping a record $17.7 million into new housing projects (Salt Lake Tribune) | | |
National Headlines General White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi (AP) Oklahoma prosecutors will not press charges in Nex Benedict case (NPR) Political news Congressional leaders sell $1.2 trillion spending package to members before shutdown deadline (AP) Hardline Republicans' hopes dashed as US Congress pushes funding bill forward (Reuters) Greene voting no on spending package: âOur Republican majority is a complete failureâ (The Hill) Ken Buck becomes first Republican to sign Democratsâ discharge petition for Ukraine aid (The Hill) A push is underway for voters to make Florida the next state to expand Medicaid (NPR) Election news Embattled New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he wonât run in Democratic primary, may run as an "independent Democrat" in November (AP) Christian TV evangelicals fire up Trump support with messianic message (Reuters) Bidenâs stutter surges into the presidential campaign (Washington Post) No Labels, no candidate: Rejections pile up as time runs short (New York Times) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant (AP) On Ukraine's front lines, collecting the dead Russia left behind (New York Times) Israel and Gaza US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue (Reuters) The UN will vote on a US resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is imperative (AP) World Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion (Reuters) Scientists found an amazingly well-preserved village from 3,000 years ago (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases Gov. Spencer Cox signs 52 bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed an additional 52 bills today. He signed 555 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session. In addition to bills signed, Gov. Cox issued seven vetoes, issued two line-item vetoes and allowed two bills to go into effect without signature. (Read More) Romney, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill to counter national security risks of economic entanglement with China U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), James Lankford (R-OK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced the bipartisan American Economic Independence Act, legislation that would require the President to submit to Congress a comprehensive threat analysis of the national security risks posed by economic integration with China in key economic sectors such as financial services, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and manufacturing. After delivering the threat analysis, the Executive Branch would be tasked with providing recommendations to Congress to mitigate the national security risks posed by China in each economic sector. (Read More) Romney receives National Emergency Management Associationâs Legislative Achievement Award U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today was presented with the National Emergency Management Associationâs annual âLegislative Achievement Awardâ in recognition of his efforts in enacting the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. The award, which recognizes members of Congress that have gone above and beyond to advance the priorities of emergency management and homeland securityâwas presented to Senator Romney by Kathy Holder, the State Hazard Mitigation Officer at Utahâs Department of Public Safety and a member of the Wildfire Commission. (Read More) Better Utah releases 2024 Legislative progress report Alliance for a Better Utah released its 2024 Progress Report today, grading lawmakers on 50 of the most important bills and resolutions from the recently completed legislative session. All 104 legislators received one overall grade, as well as grades in each of four categories: Strong Communities, Equal Rights, Good Government, and Sustainable Future. The highest overall grades this year were earned by Representative Brian King in the Utah House of Representatives and Senator Nate Blouin in the Utah Senate. The lowest overall grades in the House and Senate were earned by Representative Phil Lyman and Senator Dan McCay. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1638 - Anne Hutchinson is banned from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious teachings. She went on to help found Rhode Island. 1765 - Stamp Act imposed on American colonies 1790 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington. 1973 - Puerto Rico abolishes slavery 1903 - Niagara Falls runs out of water because of a drought. 1931 - Happy 93rd birthday to William Shatner! 1938 - Violet Bear Allen is born. She was a Skull Valley Goshute artisan who nurtured the next generation. 1941 - James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II. 1947 - President Truman orders loyalty checks of federal employees. 1972 - The Equal Rights Amendment is passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. We know how that turned out. (Hint: Still not ratified) 1978 - Karl "The Great" Wallenda, German acrobat (The Flying Wallendas) dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at 73 1988 - US Congress overrides President Reagan's veto of a sweeping civil rights bill 1997 - Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion. She was just 14 years and 9 months old. Quote of the Day "Why is Utah so special? It is because we are, and always have been, a state of service." âMelissa Holyoak, newly confirmed commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission On the Punny Side My winter fat is gone. Now I have spring rolls. | | |
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