Also: Salt Lake City officials, community members push back after public elementary school was defaced with hate speech
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 18 - 37° ⛅ | 10% 💧 Salt Lake City: 26 - 33° ⛅ | 10% 💧 St. George: 38 - 60° ⛅ | 10% 💧 Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? A winter storm could be queueing up for Saturday, according to a meteorologist who spoke to the Deseret News. But smog, fog and cold are expected to blanket the Wasatch Front until then. Also on our mind: Why Quaker Oats is recalling granola bars and cereals, how to travel smart over the holidays and how the spirit of giving is fueling BYU’s holiday happiness. |
| Gov. Spencer Cox: Our kids need paths to homeownership. Here’s how we can help |
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| | For far too many Utahns, the prospect of homeownership is out of reach, Gov. Spencer Cox writes for the Deseret News. Just 15% of Utah’s renter households make enough to buy a $300,000 to $400,000 home, according to the latest Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute study. “High interest rates and housing prices will continue to exclude a growing share of renters from home ownership,” the report continues. Homeownership is core to the American dream. It provides freedom, stability, and the opportunity for upward mobility, Cox writes. It is the No. 1 savings tool for the middle class, and it provides benefits far beyond just wealth. Cox has proposed a package of actions and incentives with the goal of building 35,000 new starter homes in the next five years. This Utah First Homes Program consists of an ambitious $150 million investment in several measures that will help Utah accomplish this goal. |
Read more about Gov. Cox's plan to make homeownership more achievable. |
| Instead of relishing the slide into the long-awaited vacation, teachers at Bonneville Elementary School in Salt Lake City were leading delicate classroom discussions Monday morning after their school was defaced with hate-filled words and symbols over the weekend. “We shared some messages with our students this morning to their age-appropriate level because some kids knew about it and some kids didn’t but we didn’t want to have them hear the playground talk about it,” principal Karen Holman said. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, a community member reported finding hate speech sprayed on school property, according to Salt Lake City police. The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime, according to police. Read more about the school's response. More in Politics DeSantis had no influence on new AP African American studies course, College Board says (Deseret News) Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson will seek reelection next year (KSL) | FROM OUR SPONSOR ZIONS BANK BROADWAY AT THE ECCLES Give the gift of Broadway this Holiday Season at Broadway-at-the-Eccles.com Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, HAMILTON is coming to the Eccles Theater for a strictly limited engagement from July 31st thru September 1st. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. | Health Quaker Oats recalling granola bars, cereals for salmonella risk (Deseret News) How winter changes behavior and mood (Deseret News) Faith Locations announced for Birmingham England Temple and Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (Deseret News) Pope clears the way for blessings of same-sex couples (Deseret News) Business and Travel Flying during the holidays? Here are tips for traveling smart (Deseret News) Steve Walston: Why do health care giants prosper while Americans are burdened by medical debt? (Deseret News) Police and Courts Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s upcoming release from prison: What to know and what to expect (Deseret News) Utah native and Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton headed to prison after fraud conviction (Deseret News) Ruby Franke admits forcing her children to work in sun, withholding water and food (KSL) Tooele and Salt Lake Counties Dugway Proving Ground will be new landing site for future Boeing Starliner missions (KSL) Utah hospital helps students heal from mental health issues while staying on top of schoolwork (KSL) Robbery suspect in custody following manhunt in St. George (St. George News) Iron and Washington Counties How southern Utah travelers can avoid becoming a Grinch over holiday trips (Cedar City News) Robbery suspect in custody following manhunt in St. George (St. George News) The Nation How Americans stopped getting married and started falling behind (Deseret News) Holly Richardson: The ripples of Sandra Day O’Connor’s influence continue today (Deseret News) The World CIA director resumes hostage talks with Israeli, Qatari officials (Deseret News) Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland (BBC) Sports Utah Jazz played the Brooklyn Nets Monday night, Here's how they fared (Deseret News) How the spirit of giving is fueling BYU’s holiday happiness (Deseret News) What Fred Warner said on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ (Deseret News) What Andy Reid just said about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift (Deseret.News) |
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