Plus, Utah's Olympic bid moves forward
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: 🌦️ 52 – 74° in Logan | 💧 50% ⛅ 60 – 79° in Salt Lake | 💧 30% ☀️ 62 – 96° in St. George Have you ever visited a national park, hoping for a refreshing escape to the natural world, only to encounter obnoxious tourists taking selfies and bothering the flora and fauna? You’re not alone. Read more about how social media is negatively affecting the national park experience — and how it can be used for good. Also on our minds: How BYU landed a potential NBA lottery pick The CDC’s recommendations to protect yourself from bird flu Netanyahu calls recent Israeli strike on Rafah a ‘tragic mishap’ |
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| Gov. Cox mobilizes Utah faith communities to increase foster care amid historic shortage |
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Gov. Spencer Cox called on Utahns to erase a historic deficit in foster care parenting during a joint press conference with state faith leaders on Tuesday. Utah currently has 1,756 children in the foster care system but only 822 licensed foster families — the lowest number in over 25 years, according to Utah Foster Care CEO Nikki MacKay. To meet this demand, Cox announced a formal invitation will be sent out to faith congregations across the state asking members to consider caring for foster children. A similar push occurred under former Gov. Mike Leavitt 24 years ago when several Utah area regional presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement encouraging members to enter the program. In response, a record number of Utahns offered up their homes for foster care, Cox said at the press conference. Now, with the number of foster parents in the state “at an all time low,” Cox said he is “calling on Utahns to do the same thing again today.” Read more about what Cox said on foster care in Utah and how people can help. |
| Utah’s Olympic bidders pitched what they called “a compelling and sustainable plan” for a 2034 Winter Games to leaders of the world’s winter sports federations in a virtual presentation Tuesday. “Our ability today to showcase proven and experienced venues for every sport — all within an hour of the Athlete Village — is a strong selling point for Utah to the winter sport federations,” Colin Hilton, president and CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, said. Read more about the latest step in the International Olympic Committee’s selection process. More in Utah Testimony wraps up in Chad Daybell murder trial; closing arguments Wednesday (KSL) Utah Democrats name attorney Nathaniel Woodward as nominee for 2nd District House seat (KSL) Trial date set in lawsuit over Utah's ban on transgender student athletes (FOX 13) Utah’s tribal reentry court is a success that Arizona and Wyoming want to model (KUER) |
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