Plus, here's what value this publication puts on the Utah Jazz.
⛅ 27 – 46° Logan | ⛅ 36 – 54° Salt Lake ⛅ 30 – 52° Manti | ⛅ 27 – 50° Moab ⛅ 31 – 59° Cedar City | ⛅ 35 – 60° St. George 🌅 Good morning! Parenting is challenging, and modern life presents a host of new obstacles. Mariya Manzhos wrote about some of the biggest challenges parents faced in 2024 and how to navigate them in the new year. Some of the things on the list are: Regulating technology use Independence and resilience "Take away the phone and open the door" "Focus on peace in the home" Read more to learn how experts suggest to navigate these challenges. |
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| Utah lawmakers have set aside more than $200 million for another tax cut this year. What break will taxpayers get? |
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| Will this be the year Utah eliminates state income taxes on Social Security? Lisa Riley Roche reports: The price tag for getting rid of the tax on Social Security benefits is $143.8 million. Gov. Spencer Cox has called eliminating the tax that directly affects some 150,000 Utahns a cornerstone of his $30.6 billion budget, saying “it’s an embarrassment that we are one of eight states that still does that.” It’s too soon to say what action the 2024 Legislature will take on Cox’s proposal to end the state’s taxing of Social Security benefits, but last month the legislative leaders who serve on the Executive Appropriations Committee set aside a total of $231 million for an unspecified tax cut “for later consideration.” Read more about the money set aside for tax cuts. More in Utah Susan Madsen: The cost of choosing efficiency over higher education (Deseret News) 119th Congress will include a triple-digit number of military vets — for a few days (Deseret News) 2nd Utah Homeland Security agent charged with selling seized drugs to drug dealers (KSL) West Valley couple dead; son suspected of killing them shot, killed by police (KSL) Utah wants to open the door to nuclear in its pursuit of more electricity (KUER) Santa Clara City Council approves funding for improvements to Tuacahn Wash culverts (St George News) |
Dennis Romboy writes: Along with every other team in the NBA, the value of the Utah Jazz increased substantially in the past year. Sportico recently published its 2024 list of franchise valuations, with the Golden State Warriors at the top of the league ranking and the Memphis Grizzlies at the bottom. An NBA team is worth, on average, $4.6 billion, according to Sportico’s calculations. The total is up 15% over 2023 and nearly double that of four years ago, when the average was $2.37 billion. Here are three key points: The average value of an NBA team rose 15% to $4.6 billion over the past year. The Golden State Warriors are the most valuable team in the league at $9.14 billion The Utah Jazz are now valued at $3.67 billion, $2 billion more than they sold for in 2020. More in Sports What does leadership look like in the Utah Hockey Club locker room? (Deseret News) How Wednesday’s attack in New Orleans affected football fans at the Sugar Bowl (Deseret News) BYU embracing opportunity of facing ‘one of the toughest schedules in the country’ (Deseret News) Judge says Utah high schools can't restrict play of international students (KSL) Among top Latter-day Saint athletes, signing with BYU has become cool again (Deseret News) |
Health Diet and exercise strategies that may lower your 'biological age' (NBC News) 9 unexpected things we learned about mental health and our brains in 2024 (NPR) Faith 6 new chapters of ‘Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Russell M. Nelson’ released (Church News) Pres. Nelson’s 3 tips for successful New Year’s resolutions (LDS Living) Politics Donald Trump promises to declare Mexican cartels terrorist organizations ‘immediately’ (Deseret News) This Utah congressman believes challenging House Speaker Mike Johnson would be ‘nothing short of dishonest’ (Deseret News) How ‘The Babylon Bee’ Predicted the Vibe Shift (The Free Press) The Nation and the World 4 things we know about the Cybertruck detonation in Las Vegas (Deseret News) New Orleans attacker posted videos declaring support for ISIS shortly before rampage, FBI says (CBS News) |
🗓️ Events Calendar We are still working on updating the calendar for January's events. We will hopefully have it ready for you by the end of the week. Here are some highlights for events in Utah today: "Ragtime" | The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, Pleasant Grove “Titanic: The Musical” | Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Ogden Utah gymnastics vs. Utah State University | 7 p.m. |
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