Utah Headlines

Political news

• After DEI bill, this is what Utah’s college presidents fear will be the next target of lawmakers (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Has ICE dysfunction made Utah a sanctuary state for migrants? (Deseret News)
• The state of education in Utah (Hinckley Report)

Election news

• Inside Utah Politics: Senate candidates Robert Newcomb, Wendy Davis (ABC4)

Utah news

• It’s official. Jerrod Calhoun is USU’s new men’s basketball coach (Deseret News)
• New Ogden class giving would-be US citizens extra dose of civics preparation (KSL)
• Wrongful demolition of historic building sparks outrage in Salt Lake City (Fox13)

Business/Tech

• AT&T says a data breach leaked millions of customers’ information online. Were you affected? (KSL TV)

Crime/Court

• Judge sets deadlines as state seeks to have Menzies executed (Fox13)

Culture

• Rev. Theresa Dear: ‘He is not here, he is risen, just as he said’ — the enduring gift that is Easter (Deseret News)
• She helped Vaughn Jose find a home — and she’s still going to Disneyland (Deseret News)
• The Utah ranch that became a hangout and hideout for mobsters, prostitutes, polygamists ... and Adam and Eve? (Salt Lake Tribune)

Education

• USU's Entrepreneur leadership series hosts CEO of women-based company "Motherly" (UPR)

Environment

• Endangered fish find new home, safe harbor at $2 billion Southern Utah mega-resort (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Climate conference coming to Ogden; Rep. John Curtis is keynote speaker (Standard-Examiner)

Family

• Why babies smell so good and teens ... don’t (Deseret News)
• What happened when this Italian province invested in babies (New York Times)

Health

• In Utah, it’s possible to dodge high health costs — if you work for a top employer (KUER)
• Utah health group launches study to identify, manage growing medical costs (Daily Herald)

Housing

• Davis County leaders eye creation of homeless shelter; talk draws backlash from some (KSL)
• A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing (AP)

National Headlines

General

• How spiritual leaders are healing one of America’s most heartbroken cities (Deseret News)
• Missing a refund? The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 about to expire (KSL)
• Harvard removes human skin from the binding of 19th-century book (Washington Post)

Political news

• Trump attacks resigning GOP Reps as ‘cowards and weaklings’ as majority thins (The Hill)
• As members of Congress buy stocks, social media accounts are tracking their trades (Deseret News)
• America is divided over major efforts to rewrite child labor laws (Washington Post)
• Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over Trump attacks on law (Washington Post)
• Republican blame game heats up as their majority thins (The Hill)
• Republicans are rushing to defend IVF. The anti-abortion movement hopes to change their minds (Politico)

Election news

• Hill GOP to Trump: Tamp down the talk of grudges and Jan. 6 (Politico)
• Trump’s VP search is starting to get serious (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Rep. Don Bacon: 'It’s possible' Mike Johnson could lose speakership over Ukraine (NBC News)
• Russia seeks extradition of Ukraine security service head; Ukraine rejects demand (Reuters)

Israel and Gaza

• Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu (NPR)

World news

• Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry. The situation in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi has reached crisis levels. (Politico)
• Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling election loss in Turkey (Reuters)
• Hunger stalks war-ravaged Sudan as aid is blocked and looted (Washington Post)
• A Russian defector’s killing raises specter of hit squads (New York Times)

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Upcoming

• April 10 — Utah Valley Chamber Pillar of the Valley recognizing Gail Miller, 7:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• April 18 — Utahns’ Perceptions of the Challenges Facing Women and Girls, 12:00-1:15 pm, Register here
• April 20 — United Utah Partyconvention
• April 27 — State GOP and Democratic Conventions

On This Day In History 

• 1507 - English guilds go under state control.
• 1621 - The Pilgrim-Wampanoag peace treaty is signed.
• 1700 - April Fool’s pranks popularized. 
• 1748 - Ruins of Pompeii discovered after being buried for 1700 years.
• 1789 - The first US House of Representatives elects its first speaker, Pennsylvania Representative Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg.
• 1919 - LDS April General Conference is delayed due to a pandemic. 
• 1940 - Wangari Muta Maathai is born. Dr. Maathai became an internationally renowned Kenyan environmental political activist, founder of the Green Belt Movement and was the first black woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1945 - US troops land on Okinawa in the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater
• 1946 - Alaskan earthquake triggers massive tsunami that killed 159 people in Hawaii.
• 1970 - Nixon signs legislation banning cigarette ads on TV and radio.
• 1976 - Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs start Apple Computer in Jobs’ parents’ garage.
• 2014 - 8.2 earthquake hits Chile

Quote of the Day

"No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can. There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments."

—Wangari Muta Maathai

On the Punny Side

What monster plays the most April Fool’s jokes?
Prankenstein.

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