Plus, former Congressman Chris Cannon dies at age 73.
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: ⛅ 40 – 67° in Logan | 20% 💧 ⛅ 44 – 67° in Salt Lake | 30% 💧 ⛅ 50 – 78° in St. George ⚠️ High wind warning in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday to 12 p.m. Friday along the northern Wasatch Front. Albuterol for asthma. Heparin to thin blood. Epinephrine injection for severe allergies. They’re among 128 drugs listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug shortage page this week as being currently in very short supply or having just had a shortage resolved. Read more about rising drug shortages and what to do when you can’t get the medication you need. Also on our minds: Mortgage rates just went down, but how much will it help homebuyers? How states are doing more to help new mothers Donkeys or Colorado River? |
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| Trump’s kingmaker status is being put to the test with his Utah Senate endorsement |
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| In Utah, Donald Trump's endorsement could turn the Republican race to replace Mitt Romney on its head. Some of the state’s most plugged-in political insiders say it already has. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs just hours before the state nominating convention on April 27, and Staggs proceeded to win the endorsement of the convention delegates in a landslide. Now the Senate primary is narrowed to four candidates — an unprecedented number for a Senate race in Utah: Current congressman, John Curtis. A former state House speaker, Brad Wilson. A businessman millionaire self-funder, Jason Walton. And Staggs, the mayor and MAGA favorite. Each is straining to clear a lane for themselves in a battle to score a slightly larger plurality of the vote, possibly boosted or busted by the former president’s blessing. Each is straining to clear a lane for themselves in a battle to score a slightly larger plurality of the vote, possibly boosted or busted by the former president’s blessing. Read more about how Trump’s endorsement will affect the Senate race.
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| Chris Cannon, a former representative for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District from 1997 until 2009, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, his brother Joe Cannon confirmed to the Deseret News. Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 20, 1950. He attended Brigham Young University for an undergraduate degree and subsequently, a law degree. He also attended Harvard Business School. Prior to running for Congress, he was an associate solicitor for the Department of the Interior, from 1984-1986. He played a significant role in acquiring Geneva Steel from U.S. Steel. In 1996, he defeated Democrat Bill Orton by four points and went on to be reelected five times. He was ultimately defeated by Jason Chaffetz in the 2008 primary election and came within less than one-tenth of a percentage point to losing at that year’s GOP convention. Read more about Cannon's life and legacy. |
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