Plus, the Utah Jazz help give people opportunity for a "clean slate."
☀️ 4 – 28° Logan | ⛅ 15 – 36° Salt Lake ⛅ 5 – 32° Manti | ☀️ 11 – 38° Moab ☀️ 10 – 38° Cedar City | ☀️ 22 – 49° St. George 🌅 Good morning! Did your parents have a favorite child growing up? According to new research from Brigham Young University, having a favorite child could be a problem. Family and family policy writer Lois Collins reported that in some instances, it can lead to issues down the road for the favored child and for the non-favored child, depending on circumstance. If you're a parent, there is hope and help, and oftentimes it all comes down to perspective. Read her story and find tips for addressing parenting different children. |
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| Lawmakers are about to vote on how you can vote. Here’s what to expect |
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| The legislative session is in full swing. One of the biggest bills coming out of the session is on how you can vote. Utah House Republican leadership unveiled on Wednesday their solution to perceived weaknesses in the state’s vote-by-mail election system: remove the option to “mail in” mail-in ballots for most voters, Brigham Tomco reported. The bill would require a ballot to be returned in person with voter ID, even if it is mailed to the voter. Read more about the bill. And here are three other major decisions being considered during the session: Utah lawmakers advance with plan to kill daylight saving time — the bill would keep Utah perpetually on standard time until the federal government allows Utah to observe Mountain Daylight Time year-round, Eva Terry reported. Human composting bill to re-enter Utah legislative committee: Utah could become the 13th state to legalize human composting under this bill sponsored to propose changes that would allow funeral services to offer human decomposition, Eva Terry reported. State school board, governor's office make Utah public education budget pitches, Jason Swensen reported. More in Politics ‘Radical left hard line Trump hater’: Why the president criticized an Episcopal bishop (Deseret News) Utah members of Congress say Trump is living up to his promises (Deseret News) Trump admin takes first steps to eliminate DEI in federal government (Deseret News) |
| Nearly 1,500 people signed up to work with an attorney to see if they could potentially have their criminal records erased. It was part of the Expungement Summit sponsored by the SEG Foundation, National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, Rasa Legal and Clean Slate Utah. It took place at the Delta Center, and the Utah Jazz were the first NBA team to partner with the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition on an expungement event in 2023. About 400 people showed up, 100 of whom were able to have their records cleared, Dennis Romboy reported. “It’s hard to capture what it means to me but I can tell you this much: I now feel free, finally," Hisrael “Izzy” Carranza said of being able to have his criminal record expunged. "I feel confident. I feel like my record results now reflect the person I am today and not the mistakes I made a long time ago." Read more about the expungement event at the Delta Center. More in Utah Will more Californians move to Utah and other western states because of the LA wildfires? What experts are saying (Deseret News) Where is the snow? Why Utah valleys remain on pace for below-average snowfall (KSL) Utah lawmaker seeks to establish a nuclear energy consortium (Deseret News) It's getting easier to find EV charging stations in Utah (Axios) New company offers free crash footage from Washington County's busiest Intersections (St George News) In 2010, the 'Dirty Soda' revolution was born, but Swig is 'just getting started' (KSL) Ancient art leads to high-tech designs for this BYU research team (Deseret News) Trump, tech titans unveil $500B Stargate AI investment plan. Could Utah be in the mix? (Deseret News) |
Health Is this a ‘quademic?’ What you need to know about being sick (Deseret News) FDA allows standalone use of nasal spray antidepressant Spravato (esketamine) (NPR) Faith A Jewish comedy night is happening in Utah this week. The special guest? BYU’s quarterback (Deseret News) Elder Stevenson tells BYU students of 4 flags that might enhance them as a disciple of Jesus Christ (Church News) Why RootsTech 2025 organizers hope attendees will ‘discover’ and be inspired at global family history gathering (Church News) The Nation and the World U.S. border agents told to summarily deport migrants without granting asylum hearings under Trump edict (CBS News) Thousands ordered to flee their homes after new blaze ignites in Los Angeles County (NBC News) Sports Andy Reid and the Chiefs are chasing history, but the Bills and two former Utes stand in the way (Deseret News) LOVB Salt Lake embraces Utah’s volleyball culture in home opener (Deseret News) What the Red Rocks pulled off at Best of Utah was unprecedented (Deseret News) Timpview’s Jane Hedengren named National Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year (Deseret News) For BYU coaches, ‘The waiting is the hardest part’ (Deseret News) Road warriors: Why unmatched scheduling could lead to unmatched results for BYU (Deseret News) |
🗓️ Events Calendar We put together a calendar list of events and activities going on around the state of Utah during the next month. Check it out and let us know if we are missing anything! Here are some highlights for events in Utah today: Sundance Festival | Park City “Little Women the Broadway musical” | Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy “Mary Poppins” | Covey Center for the Arts, Provo Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards | Delta Center 7 p.m. Weber State women’s basketball vs. Portland State | 6 p.m. UVU women’s basketball vs. California Baptist | 6 p.m. SUU men’s basketball vs. Grand Canyon University | 6:30 p.m. |
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