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| | Wildlife Crossings Save Moneyâand Lives Utah sees around 7,000 deer-vehicle collisions annually, costing taxpayers nearly $138 million in vehicle damage and injury each year. Luckily, research shows that overpasses and underpasses with associated fencing can reduce those collisions by up to 90%. But first, they have to be funded. While wildlife crossings are sometimes included in larger road projects, Utah needs dedicated fundingâfunding that would accelerate the construction of projects when and where they are needed. Learn More. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Empowering Utahâs students, industry: Gov. Spencer Cox signs bevy of education bills (Deseret News) Inside Bernie and AOCâs political revival (Deseret News) Utah attorney general joins other states in attack on ârobocall ecosystemâ (KSL) How are Utahns reacting to Trump's tariff strategy? (Deseret News) Municipal news Provo Airport breaks ground on 3-year expansion project (KSL) Utah 'It was huge': How 'The Sandlot' cast is helping keep baseball alive at 'rival' Utah field (KSL) Utah is home to top 3 hiking trails in US, study shows (Fox13) Biz/Tech 3 of the 4 best small cities for starting a new business are in southern Utah (KSL Newsradio) A Utah wellness MLM has suddenly shut down (Salt Lake Tribune) Crime/Courts Warrants show how couple might be involved in covering up Cottonwood Heights murder (KSL) Utah Board of Pardons & Parole launches new victim notification system (KUTV) Culture/Community Utahâs first Olympic gold medalist subject of new film (KSL TV) Utah builder featured in HGTV show â Hereâs how you can see the homes (ABC4) What funding cuts for Head Start programs would mean for Utah communities (Fox13) Mormon studies loses a giant â a Methodist historian who knew the LDS Church inside and out (Salt Lake Tribune) Education - K-12 Photo gallery: High School Pacific Island Cultural Arts Festival (Deseret News) How artificial intelligence can be utilized, restricted in classrooms (KUTV) Utah school leaders don't sign Trump administration DEI letter (KUTV) Education - Higher Utah lawmakers in Congress push to preserve University of Utah research park under review by BLM (Deseret News) USU in âsubstantial complianceâ after yearslong Title IX concerns, Department of Justice says (KSL Newsradio) Utah State University merges 5 colleges into 2 as state mandates multimillion-dollar budget cuts (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Perspective: When love and prayer intertwine (Deseret News) The hidden tragedy of an âupbeat divorceâ (Deseret News) Health The hidden risks of cannabis use for expecting mothers (Deseret News) Worldâs smallest pacemaker will dissolve when itâs no longer needed (Deseret News) Housing Will Trumpâs on-again, off-again tariffs drive up rents? (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General Why did Taylor Lorenz call Luigi Mangione a âmorally goodâ man? (Deseret News) Given months to live, he decided to volunteer in every state (Washington Post) Vance drops Ohio Stateâs championship trophy during White House celebration (New York Times) Political news Governors and VP Vance react to arson attack on Pennsylvania governorâs mansion (Deseret News) White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups (AP) El Salvador's Bukele says he will not return man the US mistakenly deported (Reuters) Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. (AP) Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands (NPR) Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event (AP) Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi arrested by DHS agents during naturalization interview (The Hill) Tariffs US government slapping 21 percent tariff on most tomatoes from Mexico (The Hill) DOGE/Musk DOGE cuts hobble office that would aid NASA and SpaceX Mars landings (New York Times) A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data (NPR) DOGE is collecting federal data to remove immigrants from housing, jobs (Washington Post) Ukraine/Russia Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine âto come and to seeâ the destruction (Washington Post) Israel, Gaza, Syria Exclusive: Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria's World Bank debts, sources say (Reuters) Israel has taken over about a third of the Gaza Strip (Wall Street Journal) World news Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says (Reuters) China, where fat equals rich, tries to tackle a growing obesity crisis (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases Moore joins bipartisan, bicameral effort to help reduce income as a barrier to adoption Representative Blake Moore reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2025 to help children find permanent, loving families by removing income as a barrier to adoption. Representative Moore was joined by Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and Robert Aderholt (R-AL). Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will introduce companion legislation in the Senate. The Adoption Tax Credit helps families offset some of the costs of adoption, especially for children with special needs. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Apr 24 â Giant in Our City with the Salt Lake Chamber, 6:00-9:00 pm, Register here May 1 â Utah Foundation's annual luncheon and 80th birthday celebration, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, 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 May 6 â "State AG Offices and the New Administration" webinar hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, 10:00 am MDT, Register here May 12 â Utah Taxes Now Conference with the Utah Taxpayers Association, Grand America Hotel, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Register here Aug 7 â Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here | | |
On This Day In History 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci is born. 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies. 1892 - Corrie ten Boom is born. 1895 - Josephine Blatt makes hip-and-harness lift of 3564 lb (record) 1896 - May Edward Chin is born. She was the first Black woman doctor in Harlem and worked with Georgios Papanikolaou on the Pap smear to identify cervical cancer. 1912 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic. 1926 - Norma Merrick Sklarek is born. Called the âRosa Parks of Architecture,â she became the first African-American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York in 1954. 1955 - Ray Kroc opens the first McDonaldâs in Des Plaines, Illinois. 1983 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author of The Hiding Place and Holocaust survivor, dies at 91 1998 - Pol Pot, the architect of Cambodiaâs killing fields, dies at age 72 of apparently natural causes while serving a life sentence imposed against him by his own Khmer Rouge. 2013 - Three people killed, hundreds injured in Boston Marathon bombing. 2019 - Notre Dame de Paris catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof. Quote of the Day "Joy runs deeper than despair."
âCorrie Ten Boom On the Punny Side What kind of shoes do frogs wear? Open toad. | | |
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