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Situational Analysis | Mar. 19, 2025 It's Tuesday and National Backyard Day. 𥶠Happy birthday to Sen. John Johnson! ð ð ð RIP to longtime Utah County politico and BYU athletic video coordinator, Chad Bunn What you need to know EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced this month that EPA will work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of âwaters of the United States.â The controversial rule on what constitutes protected water is concerning to Utah farmers and other private property owners in the West due to the intermittent nature of some water, such as springs or dry "streams" that perk up after a storm. Rapid Relevance 12 counties across Utah issue Code Blue alert; Utah Hockey Club has their worst night so far; JFK assassination files released | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Gov. Cox signs Utah law letting cake shops stay closed on Sunday without penalty (Deseret News) Driven by tragedy: Dylan Rounds' mom advocates for new Utah law, law enforcement training (KSL) Bill that will allow Utah to make payments in gold awaits governor signature (KSL TV) 'One side of the story': GOP lawmakers defend bill stripping public unions of bargaining power (KSL) Did Utahâs vote-by-mail reform really make elections safer? Speaker Schultz said lawmakers worked with the Heritage Foundation on HB300 (Deseret News) What happened to the Great Salt Lake in the 2025 Legislature? Most bills that would encourage water conservation failed. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah $75M donation helps establish University of Utah health campus in West Valley City (Deseret News) International migration motored Utah's growth from 2023 to 2024 (KSL) A place for the forgotten: Alano Clubâs embrace of second chances (Deseret News) Southern Utah regional director to reflect on lifelong friendship with US Secretary of State (St. George News) âIt is a very vulnerable thing to be going through a crisis;â SLC detectives and social workers responds to crises, calls for help (KSL TV) Biz/Tech Frontier Airlines offers free checked bags as Southwest cuts perks (Deseret News) Salsa Queen was born out of a mother's desire to support her 7 kids, and became her identity â literally (KSL) Opinion: Proposed port fees spell disaster for American consumers (Deseret News) Utah businesses seek new Eastern European partners, despite strained Ukraine talks (KSL) âPeople are afraidâ: How Trumpâs policies are affecting the bottom line of Utahâs Latino businesses (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture/Community COVID-19 didnât change many Americansâ relationship to religion â at least according to them (Deseret News) Amy Dott Harmer: I work with refugees, and Iâve seen Utahâs famous welcoming spirit come under threat. Their situation is urgent, and human decency compels us to act. (Salt Lake Tribune) Economy Will egg prices âcrackâ before Easter? (Deseret News) Education - K-12 Latino students at Logan High School feel unsafe, face worsening harassment (UPR) Bingham High students get chance to use their skills in preparation for car show (Fox13) Education - Higher Following Trumpâs executive order, U.S. Coast Guard Academy removes âclimate changeâ references from curriculum (Deseret News) 'Every industry will be impacted': Utah Tech partners with AI company to prep students for the future (St. George News) Family Utahâs new support network for children grieving death of parent (Deseret News) US births rose last year, but experts donât see it as a trend (AP) Health Research finds air quality monitors more frequently placed in affluent neighborhoods (KSL Newsradio) Utah sees measles vaccination bump as outbreak spreads in nearby states (Daily Herald) Utah man shares what finally helped him make progress in Long-COVID recovery (Fox13) Housing A look behind the scenes of SLC homeless camp cleanups, and how it impacts people (Fox13) | | |
National Headlines General Pod of dolphins greets NASA astronauts (New York Times) Navajo Code Talkers to be restored to U.S. military websites after Navajo Nation speaks out (KSL TV) Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge (AP) Political news âVery dangerousâ: Japanese Americans warn of Trumpâs use of Alien Enemies Act (Washington Post) Trump threatens to undo pardons for Jan. 6 investigators, as they push back (Deseret News) JD Vance to serve as finance chair for the Republican National Committee (Deseret News) Democrats demand DOGE answers on scope of authority and if itâs within âbounds of federal lawâ (Deseret News) Tension between Trump and the Supreme Court is ratcheting up (Deseret News) US judge finds Musk's USAID cuts likely unconstitutional, blocks him from making more cuts (Reuters) Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service (AP) US Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trumpâs call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans (AP) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract (NPR) Democrats look to mend their cracks as polling shows party underwater (Deseret News) Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts (Reuters) DOGE/Musk DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover (Washington Post) Ukraine/Russia Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children (Washington Post) Zelenskyy says Putinâs vow not to hit Ukraineâs energy infrastructure âat odds with realityâ (AP) Israel, Gaza, Syria Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce (Reuters) Israeli public support for war in Gaza wanes as fighting restarts (Wall Street Journal) World news âDanish Viking blood is boiling.â Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too (AP) | | |
| | News Releases Gov. Cox signs SB 230 in the 2025 General Legislative Session Gov. Cox signed SB 230 in the 2025 General Legislative Session. Information on this bill can be found below: SB 230, Utah Resident Terminology Amendments For 40th year, Weber State students will display literary talent at annual conference Weber State University will provide students from across the nation the opportunity to present their literary work and hear from a world-famous author during the 40th Annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference April 3â5. That Friday and Saturday, students will present their work in various genres, from poetry to digital literature and technical writing. This yearâs guest author, Bret Anthony Johnston, will join an on-stage conversation Friday, April 4 from 10:30â11:30 a.m. in Elizabeth Hall Room 229. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Mar 22 â MWEG annual conference with plenary speaker Sharon Eubank, UVU, Register here Apr 7 âPillars 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 â High school writing contest deadline with The Rostra: Applying the wisdom of the past to the problems of today. More info here Aug 7 â Titan of Public Service, Sen. Tom Cotton, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, Grand America Hotel | | |
On This Day In History 1589 - William Bradford is born. He was the Governor of Plymouth colony for 30 years and is the 11th great-grandfather of Utahâs Lt. Governor, Deidre Henderson. 1875 - Margaret Foley is born. She became a labor organizer, suffragist, and social worker, and an out-spoken suffrage activist who would loudly confront anti-suffrage speakers. She made a solo balloon flight over Lawrence, Massachusetts, tossing suffrage literature from the basket. 1916 - The first US air combat mission begins. 1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling. 1964 - Geraldine Mock departs from Columbus, Ohio in her single-engine Cessna 180 christened the âSpirit of Columbusâ in an ambitious adventure. She earned the nickname the âFlying Housewifeâ and became the first woman to fly around the world solo when she returned to Columbus on April 17, 1964. 1979 - C-Span launches and begins broadcasting live from the US House of Representatives. Did you know it had been around that long? Neither did I. 2003 - War in Iraq begins. Quote of the Day "Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin."
âDwight D. Eisenhower On the Punny Side Went to the doctors yesterday with a suspicious looking mole.
He said they all look like that and I should have left him in my garden. | | |
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