Also: Sen. Mike Lee and former British Prime Minister Liz Truss on why the bureaucracies have got to go
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 30 - 40° 🌧️ | 60% 💧 Salt Lake City: 38 - 46° 🌧️ | 80% 💧 St. George: 46 - 55° 🌧️ | 70% 💧 Where do you catch up on the news? While you're likely a newsletter reader, Gen Z relies on another source: TikTok. According to a new poll, 51% of Gen Z users prefer using TikTok over Google for news. Find out why. On our mind: Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke were sentenced to four consecutive terms in prison, state school board member Natalie Cline will seek reelection and the Provo Utah Temple has a new name. |
| This poet wants you to fall in love with the Great Salt Lake |
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| | They start at sunrise. A group of artists and community members gather at the Utah Capitol and begin hoisting up azure and turquoise colored fabric waves. The wind gently moves through the fabric as the crowd marches its way silently around the building. It brings together an eclectic crowd. Nan Seymour, a poet who is part of the Great Salt Lake Artists Collective, said the group’s rally transcended divides: environmentalists, artists, school professors and religious leaders side by side. “It’s because we all know that we need the lake,” she said. “It’s because it’s recognized that we have to step over these divides to take care of this essential thing. And we’re really willing to — and that’s been so inspiring to me — to work hand in hand with all these different kinds of people.” |
Read more about the vigil for the Great Salt Lake. |
| Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Liz Truss, former U.K. prime minister, spoke as part of the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy’s forum series on Tuesday at Utah Valley University for a conversation about why they believe limited government is critical for the future. Truss served as prime minister for about seven weeks in 2022. “We have two people today that we’re going to be hearing from that care deeply about the well-being of their respective countries and the public service that they’ve rendered is significant,” former Gov. Gary R. Herbert said in his introduction. Read more about what Lee and Truss said. More in Politics: Embattled state school board member Natalie Cline will seek reelection (Deseret News) How will the IRS spend its extra money? Rep. Blake Moore asks during House committee hearing (Deseret News) In South Carolina town hall, Trump and Fox News seem friendly again (Deseret News) What the heck is a presidential preference poll? And other questions, answered (Deseret News) Haley says she’ll stay in 2024 presidential race — even if she loses in South Carolina (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR MYLIO PHOTOS Does this sound familiar? Thousands of photos are scattered across different devices and storage platforms with little hope of preserving the most precious memories for future generations. Mylio Photos solves this problem. Discover Mylio and get 10% off with the code "Deseret" at the checkout. | Health ‘Zombie deer disease’ is spreading. Scientists are worried it could infect humans (Deseret News) Why do women get colder than men? Science has the answer (Deseret News) Faith The Provo Utah Temple has a new name (Deseret News) Kelsey Dallas: How I ended up in a church pancake race (Deseret News) Jennifer Graham: The bright line between the holy and the profane (Deseret News) Entertainment This ‘terrifying’ act just won ‘America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League’ (Deseret News) How Jerry Seinfeld channeled his lifelong love of Pop Tarts into a Netflix movie (Deseret News) Utah Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke sentenced to four consecutive terms in prison (Deseret News) More advisories issued as another atmospheric river arrives in Utah (KSL) Legislators punt on adding renter, advocate to housing affordability panel (KSL) Moab poised to apply for Dark Sky certification (Times-Independent) The West Do mineral extraction companies on the Great Salt Lake need more oversight? (Deseret News) Social media is going bonkers for a mansion in Gilbert. Here's why (Arizona Republic) The Nation Some states have more affordable property taxes than others. Where does Utah rank? (Deseret News) Tinder, Hinge sued over allegedly ‘manipulative’ and ‘addictive’ features (Deseret News) The World With cranes and excavators, Indian farmers prepare to march on capital (Reuters) China says US veto sent wrong message over Gaza (BBC) Sports 3 keys to No. 25 BYU’s 78-71 win over No. 11 Baylor (Deseret News) The Utah State Aggies played the San Diego State Aztecs Tuesday night. Here's how they fared (Deseret News) What will BYU’s defensive and specialists depth charts look like? (Deseret News) Time to pull the plug on all-star games (Deseret News) |
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