Plus, porn group sues Utah over law requiring age verification, climate change lessons in Utah schools and who's behind high drug costs?
Inside the Utah delegation’s face-to-face sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
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| | This weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Utah delegation to discuss mutually beneficial partnership opportunities for both the Eastern European country and the Beehive State. “I would like to thank you on behalf of the Ukrainian people, because our society, we all feel and rely on your support — the support of the United States from the very beginning of the full-scale war, from the very beginning of the Russian aggression,” Zelenskyy said at the opening of the meeting. The overall message to the Utah delegation was this: Don’t wait! There is great urgency to assist as Ukraine prepares for a much-anticipated counteroffensive. “Everywhere I’ve gone in Ukraine this week I’ve heard people express their deep appreciation for Utah and America,” Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, who has led the 30-person contingent in Ukraine over the past week, said after the meeting with Zelenskyy. |
Read more about the sit-down, and what Sen. Mike Lee said about the war in Ukraine. |
| You know that tiny section at the bottom of your grocery receipt that itemizes food tax? If you're like me, you may be guilty of not paying much attention to this part of your receipts, but this inconspicuous fine print has Utahns talking. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found 76% of Utahns want to get rid of the state’s share of the food tax — that’s 1.75% of the 3% in sales taxes collected on food in Utah since 2008, the rest is distributed to local governments. But there isn't as strong of a majority favor when it comes to whether Utahns still support doing away with the state food tax if that means they first have to approve an amendment to the Utah Constitution taking away the earmark on state income taxes for education. Just 47% of Utahns said they’d be willing to get behind the amendment already approved by the Utah Legislature that would allow fast-growing income tax revenues to be spent on more than schools. Read more about the poll. More in Politics: Porn group sues Utah over law requiring age verification (Deseret News) Romney: Lawmakers should stop ‘posturing and politicizing’ over the debt ceiling (Deseret News) Opinion: Who’s really to blame for high drug costs? (Deseret News) | FROM DESERET NEWS MARATHON Chase 53 Years of Tradition — Run Utah's Oldest Road Race This Pioneer Day Experience tradition on July 24th while racing down the historic pioneer route into Salt Lake Valley and through the Days of ‘47 Parade in the Deseret News Marathon. Full marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K are available. Prices increase on May 12th. | Faith: Why Latter-day Saints and mainline Protestants have the highest social capital rates (Deseret News) Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month: 'No place for antisemitism in Salt Lake City' (KSL.com) Environment: State school board votes 8-7 to restore climate change to latest science standards (Deseret News) Thinking about getting rid of your lawn? Utah will pay you to do it (KUER) Business: Farming is becoming trendy — but should it be? (Deseret News) Utah’s $20k first-time homebuyer assistance program starts in July (KSL-TV) Arts & Entertainment: As ‘Yellowstone’ ends in November, sequel set to begin in December (Deseret News) Documentary highlights epidemic of missing, murdered Indigenous people in Utah (KSL.com) Box Elder and Morgan Counties: Utah elected official apologizes for using term considered racist during public meeting (KUTV) Runoff to bring more birds and habitat for migratory refuge (KSL-TV) Salt Lake County: From helping people die to helping people live (Deseret News) Salt Lake City mayor unveils $444.5 million budget plan (Axios Salt Lake City) Washington County: St. George man arrested for charity scam in front of Costco (ABC4) Short Creek continues ‘seismic shift’ with 2 groundbreakings on Utah/Arizona border (St. George News) The Nation: Shooting at outlet mall in Dallas suburb leaves at least 9 dead, 7 injured (NPR) New York reflects on help for homeless after subway killing (BBC News) The World: King Charles III is officially crowned king of Britain (Deseret News) More than 24,000 people evacuated in Western Canada as 103 wildfires burn (NBC News) Sports: What can be learned about transfer portal (and NIL) from Kody Epps’ flip-flop? (Deseret News) The interesting thing Will Hardy said of his rookies heading into offseason (Deseret News) |
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