Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 48° and a low of 30°.
After what has felt like an eternity (in reality, about two and a half years), we are finally getting a new season of "Stranger Things."
Netflix announced Thursday that Season 4 of the hit series— which was originally expected to come out in 2020, but was delayed due to the pandemic —will be released on May 27 of this year. That means only a few more months of waiting!
Also on our mind today: The Tabernacle Choir's "bold" plan to expand its global impact, a bill that would deny animals and artificial intelligence "personhood status" and why a Utah woman is accused of faking a cancer diagnosis.
Do you use the zipper method when you merge? If not, it’s time to learn
Why it matters: the Utah Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would require drivers to use the zipper method when merging lanes. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Brady Brammer, said it could reduce congestion by 40%.
What is the zipper merge?: Rather than merge into a single line well before the merge point, vehicles continue to use two lanes of traffic up to the merge point, then alternate yielding the right-of-way into a single lane.
Some opponents to this bill, however, say that it would be difficult to enforce.
Why it matters: The bill, which would give parents what its supporters say is more choice over how taxpayer money is used for their children’s education, will not be approved by Gov. Cox until teachers make more money.
The governor said that even though he supports the school choice voucher system, he will veto the bill because "now is not the time." What comes first, he said, should be higher pay for Utah teachers.
“When teachers are making $60,000 a year to start, I will fully support vouchers,” he said.
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Southern Utah
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Northern Utah
How the Park City school board responded to swastika, racial slur found in Jewish teacher’s classroom (Deseret News)
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The West
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The Nation
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The World
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