Utah Headlines

Political news

• RFK Jr., EPA administrator visit Utah to celebrate state’s new MAHA laws (Deseret News)
• All aboard! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s ride on Utah’s Frontrunner (Deseret News)
• Jay Evensen: Expect Utah taxes to keep dropping (Deseret News)
• Utah had a ‘relatively quiet’ year of water lawmaking. Two of its most important lakes are still struggling. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Bernie Sanders is bringing his ‘Fight Oligarchy’ rally to Salt Lake City (ABC4)
• These women are sewing quilts to send a message to Congress (Fox13)
• Protest quilts are an age-old art. Soon, each of Utah’s DC delegation will get one (KUER)
• Why U.S. national security could depend on the Utah-Canada mining partnership (Deseret News)

Municipal news

• Vernal takes a ‘pretty big step’ to help add businesses and homes to its downtown (Salt Lake Tribune) 

Remembering Mia Love

• Mia Love celebrated for her bravery, compassion, faith and unshakable belief in America’s ‘rising sun’ (Deseret News)
• 'A voice for the ages': Family, friends celebrate former Rep. Mia Love's legacy (KSL)
• New video shows Mia Love brain cancer battle and depth of relationship with Utah’s lieutenant governor (KSL TV)
• ‘Her voice lives on’: Mia Love celebrated as a courageous leader and fighter (Salt Lake Tribune)
• ‘She will live on’: Family, friends honor former U.S. Rep. Mia Love (ABC4)
• 'Her voice will live on': Friends and family remember former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love (Fox13)
• ‘She had the ability to connect with people’: Family, loved ones honor the life and legacy of Mia Love (Daily Herald)

Utah

• Opinion: Hi. I’m that angry guy from the town hall (Deseret News)
• Annual tulip festival to showcase nearly 1M flowers, largest in event history (KSL)
• Utah's Mighty Five National Parks preparing for summer crowds amid DOGE cuts, layoffs (KUTV)

Biz/Tech

• Utah ranked second best state to work from home, according to new study (KSL Newsradio) 

Crime/Courts

• Stepmom of 12-year-old Utah boy murdered after years of abuse pleads guilty (Fox13)

Culture

• Community rallies around mother of 10 diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (KSL)
• Q&A: Meet the Latter-day Saint couple combatting religious stereotypes on reality TV (Deseret News)
• The unconventional approach to spring cleaning: The digital clutter you forget about (Deseret News)

Economy

• U.S. stock indexes on wild ride Monday amid global markets chaos (Deseret News)
• Utah consumer sentiment falls for second consecutive month (KSL Newsradio)
• Concerns over trade war and stagflation rise among economists (Fox13)

Energy

• Utah groups protest Rocky Mountain Power plan, rate hike proposal (St. George News)

Family

• Utah slides to No. 10 for fertility in U.S. (Deseret News)

Health

• Study strengthens link between maternal diabetes and autism (Reuters)
• Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters (NPR)
• Voices: As women of faith, we’re distressed by pullback from vaccines. You should be, too. (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• American YouTuber who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive tribe on an island is arrested in India (AP)
• Family swept up by US immigration agents seeking someone else is released from custody (AP)
• National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outcry (Washington Post)

Political news

• White House threatens to veto bill handing tariff powers back to Congress (Deseret News)
• GOP leaders strike deal on new parents voting in Congress. Here’s how it works (Deseret News)
• The Catholic Church is breaking up with the U.S. government. Here’s why it matters (Deseret News)
• US admiral at NATO fired in expanding national security purge (Reuters)
• US Supreme Court lets Trump pursue deportations under 1798 law, with limits (Reuters)
• Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador (AP)
• It's sexual assault awareness month and HHS just gutted its rape prevention unit (NPR)
• ‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash (Politico)

Tariffs

• What the British Prime minister says about Trump’s tariffs (Deseret News)
• Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here’s how to know if we’re in one (AP)
• Editorial Board: How tariff damage spreads, auto edition (Wall Street Journal)
• Trump tariffs conjure specter of Smoot-Hawley Act, a Depression-era blunder (Wall Street Journal)
• Farm-state Republicans rocked by tariffs fear Trump lacks exit strategy (The Hill)

DOGE/Musk

• Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say (Reuters)
• Musk knocks Trump's trade philosophy (Wall Street Journal)

Ukraine/Russia

• ‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile (AP)

Israel, Gaza, Syria

• Palestinian American teen fatally shot by Israeli troops in West Bank village (Washington Post)
• In nod to Trump, Netanyahu pledges to eliminate Israel's trade surplus with US (Reuters)

World news

• Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group (Reuters)
• Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say (AP)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

UVU ranked #1 ‘Best Value College in Utah’ by Research.com

Research.com, an online platform that ranks, reports, and analyzes universities worldwide, recently ranked Utah Valley University (UVU) as #1 “Best Value College in Utah,” and #6 “Best Value College in the Western U.S.” for 2024-2025.

A “Best Value College” ranking by Research.com means that UVU offers an exceptional balance between affordability and educational quality. It considers factors such as tuition costs, financial aid availability, and the median salaries of alumni, highlighting institutions where students receive a high return on their educational investment. (Read More)

Curtis, Kennedy lead Utah delegation in bill to transfer Moab UMTRA site

U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) and Representative Dr. Mike Kennedy (R-UT)—along with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Burgess Owens (R-UT), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), and Blake Moore (R-UT)—today introduced the Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act, legislation to authorize the transfer of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site to Grand County upon the completion of cleanup and remediation. The proposed transfer will allow the community to chart the long-term future of the site once it is deemed safe for reuse by the Department of Energy and other regulatory agencies. (Read More)

Utah consumer sentiment continues to decrease

Utah’s consumer sentiment fell 8.0% in March, from 88.1 in February to 81.1, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan measured an even more significant decline (11.9%) in sentiment among Americans as a whole. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Apr 9 â€” Pillars of the Valley Elder Matthew S. and Paige Holland, with the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, 7:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• Apr 24 â€” Giant in Our City with the Salt Lake Chamber, 6:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• May 1 — Utah Foundation's annual luncheon and 80th birthday celebration, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, Register Here
• May 1 â€” High school writing contest deadline with The Rostra: Applying the wisdom of the past to the problems of today. More info here
• May 6 â€” "State AG Offices and the New Administration" webinar hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, 10:00 am MDT, Register here
• Aug 7 â€”  Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here

On This Day In History

• 1820 - The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
• 1913 - The 17th Amendment was ratified, providing for the election of US senators by state residents rather than state legislatures.
• 1935 - FDR signs Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, authorizing work-relief programs.
• 1943 - President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases to common carriers and public utilities.
• 1960 US Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against discriminatory voting practices
• 1974 - Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record.
• 1990 - 18-year-old Ryan White, national symbol of the AIDS crisis, dies.
• 1993 - Astronaut Ellen Ochoa becomes the first Hispanic woman in space.
• 2013 - Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s Iron Lady, dies at age 87. 

Quote of the Day

"People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top."
—Margaret Thatcher

On the Punny Side

Why don't pirates travel on mountain roads?

'Scurvy.

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