Utah Headlines

Political news

• Sen. Mike Lee calls for restrictions on judges’ ability to block presidential orders (Deseret News)
• Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins the bipartisan fight against robocalls (Deseret News)
• Next move for Romney: Former Utah senator joins nonprofit board for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (Deseret News)
• Utah 1st in the nation to pass these 5 bills: Flags, fluoride, gold and more (Daily Herald)
• Group protests against Trump, Musk, asks Utah politicians to protect Medicaid benefits (KSL)
• JFK’s grandson slams file release, Mike Lee, Donald Trump and news media (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah

• Outgoing IOC leader presented with family history (Deseret News)
• Body of Provo boy missing nearly 43 years confirmed to be 'John Doe' buried in Moab (KSL)
• Man found unconscious, suspended 30-feet in air after tree-cutting incident in Kaysville (KUTV)
• Snowboarder dies after being found buried in snow on Park City Mountain (KSL TV)
• Why a massacre of Chinese miners 140 years ago still matters (RadioWest)

Biz/Tech

• Opening act of Utah’s big development at The Point will now be anchored by an entertainment venue (Salt Lake Tribune)

Crime/Courts

• Utah high school coach arrested, accused of 'making out' with student (KSL)
• Built Bars sues Springville protein bar startup over trade secret accusations (KSL)

Culture/Community

• Leaders in volunteerism look to the future of service in Utah (Deseret News)
• The Tabernacle Choir’s invitation to celebrate the 5,000th week of ‘Music & the Spoken Word’ (Deseret News)
• Nate Bargatze really does love Utah. Here’s the latest sign (Deseret News)

Economy

• Fed stands pat on interest rate amid growing economic uncertainty (Deseret News)
• Fed projections see an economy dramatically reset by Trump's election (Wall Street Journal)

Education - K-12

• State Board of Education, Qualtrics partnering to transform K-12 education (KSL)
• Utah terminates multiyear deal with group that manages school voucher program, seeks new bids (Salt Lake Tribune)

Education - Higher

• UVU evaluating how to cut its budget, create reinvestment plan as required by Utah Legislature (Daily Herald)
• Trump's battle with colleges could change American culture for a generation (New York Times)

Energy

• Price mayor: Trump’s push for more coal production will be good for Utah (KSL Newsradio)
• New coal mine proposed in Carbon County; Scofield residents push back (KSL TV)

Environment

• The monarch butterfly is in trouble. Will the government help? (Deseret News)

Family

• Voices: As an influencer, I understand the risks and value of social media. As a parent, I’m proud of Utah for putting kids’ safety first. (Salt Lake Tribune) 

Health

• The top 10 cities where allergy sufferers struggle the most (Deseret News)
• Perspective: Conservatives want grace. But some aren’t willing to extend it when it comes to COVID-19 (Deseret News)
• Utah Naloxone surpasses significant milestone in overdose reversals (KSL Newsradio)
• Food safety jeopardized by onslaught of funding and staff cuts, including a committee studying bacteria in infant formula (New York Times)

Housing

• Gov. Cox says the Trump administration just changed the game on affordable housing in Utah. Here’s how (Deseret News)
• Utah realtor breaks down anticipated impacts on housing market from tariffs (KSL TV)

National Headlines

General

• Opinion: The slashing of a lifeline — how returning the VA to 2019 staffing levels endangers our veterans (Deseret News)
• Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position (AP)

Political news

• Opinion: We lost a giant when we lost Al Simpson (Deseret News)
• Defense Secretary Hegseth: ‘Our troops will be fit — not fat’ (Deseret News)
• Judge declines to bar DOGE from the US Institute of Peace after standoff (Reuters)
• Trump to sign order to shut down Department of Education on Thursday, White House says. He cannot shutter the agency without congressional legislation. (Reuters)
• Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike (AP)
• Lawyer says ICE is holding German green-card holder in 'legal limbo' (NPR)
• Georgetown University researcher detained by immigration authorities, lawyer says (Washington Post)
• US Republican lawmakers voice alarm over possible Pentagon command shake-up (Reuters)

DOGE/Musk

• Teslas lit on fire, keyed, covered in graffiti. Musk says the movement ‘is insane’ (Deseret News)
• DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk’s team has helped dismantle (AP)
• Republicans want Musk to shut up about Social Security (The Hill)

Ukraine/Russia

• Trump floats idea of US owning Ukrainian power plants as he pushed cease-fire (Wall Street Journal) 
• Exclusive: Intelligence shared with White House shows Ukrainians not 'encircled' in Kursk (Reuters)
• Europe hatches plan for Ukraine peacekeepers without US (Wall Street Journal)

Israel, Gaza, Syria

• After airstrikes, Israel says it has launched new ground operation in Gaza (Reuters)
• 'Nowhere is safe': Doctor in Gaza describes scenes of 'nonstop' injuries after Israel ends ceasefire (NPR)
• At least 85 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, health authorities say (Reuters)

World news

• Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies (Reuters)
• Trump threatens Houthi rebels that they’ll be ‘completely annihilated’ as airstrikes pound Yemen (AP)
• 'You can now die': The human cost of America's foreign aid cuts in Africa (NPR)
• Sudan army close to taking control of Presidential Palace from RSF, state TV says (Reuters)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation announces generous gift to the Museum of Utah

The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation is proud to announce a $1 million donation to the Museum of Utah to help support programming and acquisition costs. As Utah’s first state history museum, the Museum of Utah will celebrate our state’s unique history, culture and art through world-class exhibits, programming, and community spaces. Designed as a trailhead, the Museum will invite visitors to explore Utah’s past and consider their place in shaping the state’s future. (Read More)

FJ Management, Maverik CEO to address UVU graduates at commencement

Utah business icon Crystal Maggelet, chief executive officer of FJ Management, Inc. and Maverik, will keynote Utah Valley University’s (UVU) annual commencement ceremony on April 30, where she will also receive an honorary doctorate of business degree. (Read More)

WSU appoints new dean for College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology

The new dean of the College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology brings more than 21 years of experience guiding and promoting Weber State University.  Brian Rague has served as associate dean of EAST since 2018 and, before that, was chair of the Department of Computer Science.  As dean, Rague will oversee seven academic programs, 100 faculty members, 30 staff members and about 3,200 student majors. (Read More)

Utah Naloxone, law enforcement partners reach milestone in overdose reversals

Utah Naloxone has surpassed a significant milestone, with over 12,500 reported naloxone reversals—more than 1,000 of these credited to the lifesaving efforts of law enforcement partners across the state... Law enforcement officers play a vital role in overdose response across Utah. While overdose deaths have declined in many parts of the country, Utah remains among the states where the drop has not been as pronounced, underscoring the need for continued action. (Read More)

Utah-federal government nexus for defense in Utah

States and the federal government share a vital economic relationship. This data summary, the fifth in a series on state and federal economic linkages from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presents the Utah-federal government nexus for defense in Utah...Approximately 35,000 federal defense employees work in Utah, consisting of over 19,000 civilian and almost 16,000 military personnel. Defense civilians and military make up 62% of the state’s federal workforce. In addition, private defense contractors employ roughly 20,200 employees working on federal contracts. (Read More)

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• Mar 22 â€” MWEG annual conference with plenary speaker Sharon Eubank, UVU, Register here
• Apr 7 —Pillars of the Valley Elder Matthew S. and Paige Holland, with the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, 7:00-9:00 pm, Register here
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• 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

• 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published and becomes the best-selling book of the 19th century.
• 1854 - Republican Party is founded. In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party meet to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.
• 1856 - Frederick Winslow Taylor is born. He was an American mechanical engineer and considered the father of scientific management.
• 1906 - Pop Chalee is born in Castle Gate, Utah. She was a Taos Pueblo artist who became known for her paintings of enchanted forests.
• 1917 - After trying to stay out of WWI, multiple American ships were sunk. On this day, President Woodrow Wilson met with his cabinet who agreed that war was inevitable. 
• 1925 - Romana Acosta Bañuelos is born. She became the thirty-fourth Treasurer of the United States, where she served from 1971 to 1974 as the first Hispanic in that role. She was also the owner of a multimillion-dollar business, Ramona’s Mexican Food Products, Inc.
• 1965 - LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama to protect a civil rights march.
• 1968 - LBJ signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money.
• 2003 - A US-led coalition launches a ground invasion of Iraq after an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq expires

Quote of the Day

“Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

On the Punny Side

I crossed a four leaf clover with poison ivy and got a rash of good luck.
I was just itching to tell someone.

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