Session book-ended by DEI and bathrooms, then hockey and baseball stadiums; Nikki Haley wins her first GOP primary | | | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at editor@utahpolicy.com. | | |
Situational Analysis | Mar. 4, 2024 It's Monday and National Pound Cake Day It's over. The Utah 2024 legislative session wrapped up on Friday night, after passing a record number of bills: 591. 156 of them passed on Friday alone. Armed security will now be required in every school, the Ten Commandments can be taught as a historical document and the Senate President and Speaker of the House can email Utah teachers up to three times per year. Bills that did not pass include the bill that would have allowed a public-private partnership for daycare, a bill on geothermal energy and a bill that would have allowed doulas to bill Medicaid. | | |
Utah Headlines Legislative session How Utah families will be impacted by Utahâs newest state laws (Deseret News) The 2024 Utah Legislative Wrap-Up (RadioWest) Utahâs 2024 legislative session bookended by DEI, transgender issues and new baseball, hockey stadiums (Deseret News) The Utah 2024 Legislative Session is over. Hereâs what lawmakers did (KSL Newsradio) Gov. Cox not planning to veto any 2024 legislative session bills (KSL Newsradio) Utah Legislature passed a record number of bills in 2024. Hereâs how theyâll change your life. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah has $29 billion to spend next year. Hereâs how lawmakers are spending your taxes. (Salt Lake Tribune) Here's what the 2024 Utah State Legislature did to your life. (Fox13) Bills on homelessness, mental health services pass Legislature in final days (Daily Herald) Curtain falls on 2024 Utah Legislature. Hereâs what happened (Standard-Examiner) Passes & fails: A recap of what happened during Utahâs 2024 legislative session (KUER) 2024 Legislative Session Week 7 (Hinckley Report) Business and Labor A hike in Utahâs liquor prices is going to the governor (Salt Lake Tribune) Economic Development Gov. Cox âgiddyâ at housing bills passed this session (Deseret News) Potential new pro sports venues in Utah would come with tax increases (Deseret News) Denied again: Navajo Nation is still waiting on Utah to commit $2M for a road to Blanding (KUER) Government Operations Utahâs ranked choice voting program will continue through 2025 election (Salt Lake Tribune) Education Utah passes law to shield college athlete NIL deals from public scrutiny (Deseret News) Utah public teachersâ email addresses will be given to Republican leaders in the Legislature if Cox signs bill (Salt Lake Tribune) Republicans try banning pride flags in schools twice during final hours of Utah Legislature (Salt Lake Tribune) To encourage more Utah teachers to carry guns, Legislature OKs free âclassroom threatâ training (Salt Lake Tribune) Natural Resources, Environment Utah lawmakers embrace âenergy securityâ in multiple bills (Deseret News) Utah Legislature passes massive bill aimed at helping Great Salt Lake (KSL Newsradio) Utah passes bill to make grazing a state right. What do Utahns need to know? (Salt Lake Tribune) Revenue and Taxation The Utah Legislature approved another tax cut. Hereâs what taxpayers need to know (Deseret News) Other Utah News Political news Sunday Edition: Nikki Haley (KSL TV) Election news Republicans in race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney try to differentiate themselves (Deseret News) Nikki Haley: Utah has a chance to help save America (Deseret News) Utah news Utah National Guard leaves for Africa on largest deployment in a decade (ABC4) Expert breaks down how far someone can legally go to protect their Utah property (KSL) South Jordan residents react to thousands of tumbleweeds in front of their homes (KSL Newsradio) Crime/Court Kingston polygamist sect trafficked children, violated federal labor laws, Utah lawsuit alleges (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture Utah Jazz celebrate Women's History Month (KUTV) âI want people to see God through meâ: Kristin Chenoweth shares her adoption story at RootsTech (Deseret News) Like âThe Great British Baking Showâ ⦠but not âquite as charmingâ (Deseret News) Donât call them âpreppersâ: Meet the people building an off-grid community in Utahâs West Desert (Salt Lake Tribune) Education âReady to be settledâ: Parents still hope to keep kids with siblings, friends after Salt Lake City school closures (Salt Lake Tribune) Family As the family goes, so goes the nation (Deseret News) Health Perspective: There are still too many who believe the lie that we would be better without them (Deseret News) Housing Park City reckons with how to house its priced-out workers serving luxury clientele (Salt Lake Tribune) | | |
National Headlines General Iowaâs Caitlin Clark breaks Pete Maravichâs NCAA Division I scoring record (AP) Women report sexual harassment at glitzy legal tech events in a #MeToo moment (NPR) JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines Call Off Merger Deal (Wall Street Journal) Political news Supreme Court to post a decision Monday, possibly on Trump ballot access (Washington Post) Election news Nikki Haley wins first primary, as Donald Trump wins Idaho, Missouri (Deseret News) Trump keeps making incendiary statements. His campaign says that wonât change (AP) Ukraine ðºð¦ Putin ally says Ukraine is 'definitely Russia', rules out talks with Zelenskiy (Reuters) Israel ð®ð± After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both (AP) World Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons. Thousands have escaped (AP) Russians Keep Turning Up Dead All Over the World (Wall Street Journal) | | |
| | News Releases Homeownership and the American Dream â Elusive for First-Time Homebuyers Friday, the Utah Foundation released a new report on homeownership. Homeownership is both a symbol of achieving the American Dream and a way it is achieved. However, the housing affordability crisis affects anyone looking to become a first-time homebuyer. Ultimately, high home prices are putting the American Dream out of reach for a growing share of Utahns. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Mar. 5 â Caucus night Mar. 20 â Utah Foundation Annual Lunch, 11:45 am-1:30 pm; Grand America, Purchase tickets here Apr. 20 â United Utah Partyconvention Apr. 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions | | |
On This Day In History 1628 - England's King Charles I grants a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1789 - The first session of the US Congress is held. 1791 - Vermont is admitted to the Union as the 14th state. 1797 - John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of The United States, Thomas Jefferson 2nd Vice President 1801 - Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. 1861 - Abraham Lincoln inaugurated. 1867 - Ida Gray Nelson Rollins is born. She became the first Black female dentist in the US. 1869 - The 42nd Congress convened with five Black congressmen, including Josiah T. Walls from Florida who was the first Black congressman to represent an entire state. 1877 - Garrett A. Morgan is born. This Black inventor came up with a belt fastener for sewing machines, the gas mask and the automatic traffic signal. 1917 - Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) took her seat as the first female member of Congress. âWeâre half the people. We should be half the Congress.â 1918 - First cases reported in the US in a deadly flu pandemic that eventually killed 675,000 Americans. 1933 - FDR inaugurated and Frances Perkins becomes the United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet. 1936 - The first - and last - flight of the Hindenburg. 1952 - Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry. 1960 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorce after 20 tumultuous years of marriage. 1966 - John Lennon says âWe (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus.â 1989 - The Louvre Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei is inaugurated by French President Francois Mitterrand. 1994 - John Candy dies of a heart attack at age 43. Quote of the Day âThis is the biggest housing package in the United States right now. This is it. This could be a model for other states.â âGov. Spencer Cox On the Punny Side What do you call a piece of corn that gets promoted in the military? A colonel | | |
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