Also: University of Utah requests $6.5 million to host presidential debate; vows it will be a ‘no fly’ zone
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 32 - 40° 🌧️ | 90% 💧 Salt Lake City: 40 - 45° 🌧️ | 90% 💧 St. George: 42 - 48° 🌧️ | 80% 💧 If you're looking to add a Utah Jazz cup to your Stanley collection, it's your lucky day. The Jazz are making Stanley cup history by becoming the first pro sports franchise to partner with Stanley on a team-branded cup. Find out where to get one. Also on our mind: Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation donates $22M to the Ballpark neighborhood project, former Utah gymnasts testify in legislative hearing about abuse in sports and why Gov. Cox will be visiting the Southern border.
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| Is the water being ‘saved’ for the Great Salt Lake really ending up there? |
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| | The problem: Utah law is ambiguous when it comes to the health of the Great Salt Lake and the beneficial use of water. As it stands, water that ends up in the lake is looked at or classified as unused or wasted — something leftover from a farming operation or city that was not put to beneficial use, says Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise. The solution: Rep. Snider wants to “color” the water saved for the Great Salt Lake. If you can imagine taking a red marker for every drop of water intended to stay in the lake and mark that savings, it would not only paint a telling visual picture but a concrete portrayal of what is actually happening in the Great Salt Lake drainage. While no such marker exists for the Great Salt Lake, top lawmakers want to change that with a proposal due to be unveiled that seeks to protect water destined for the Great Salt Lake. “So when I hear from constituents, when I hear from the public, we’re going to save the lake by getting it water — that’s critical,” he said. “But we also have to make sure that the water that we are sending to the lake stays there for the purposes for which it was intended.” |
Read more about lawmakers' efforts to help the Great Salt Lake. |
| The University of Utah will host the final of three presidential debates on Oct. 9, and it has asked for $6.5 million to do it. The catch? No flies. “Does a little bit of this money go for insect control?” Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner, R-Ogden joked during the university’s funding request to the Utah Legislature’s Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Thursday, The vice presidential debate, conducted during the pandemic, was perhaps one of the more memorable in modern history — for a house fly that landed on Pence’s snow-white hair for approximately two minutes during the broadcast. Read more about the University of Utah's funding request. More in Politics: Sen. Lee continues to call for President Biden to get Congress’ permission before retaliating for strike that killed 3 U.S. soldiers (Deseret News) Child tax credit passes House, but road through Senate may be rough (Deseret News) Former Utah Attorney General Jan Graham passes away, leaving ‘a legacy of justice and compassion’ (Deseret News) Former Utah gymnasts testify in legislative hearing about abuse in sports (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: Will a new Utah bill protect you against hidden tax hikes? (Deseret News) | Health Preterm shift: Over 1 in 12 U.S. births now early as rates rise sharply (Deseret News) Do Stanley cups have lead? What experts have to say (Deseret News) Faith Church calls charge against Latter-day Saint stake president ‘misguided’ (Deseret News) See what the First Presidency’s Sunday meeting schedule adjustments are for Easter, Christmas (Church News) Family Top Utah business, community leaders ask Legislature to address child care crisis (Deseret News) Is an ‘outside the box’ proposal a solution to Utah’s child care crisis? (Deseret News) Business Fed signals optimism but most Utahns not so positive on the economy (Deseret News) 23andMe’s journey from celebrity spit parties to stock plunge and data breach lawsuits (Deseret News) Environment Invasive phragmites are needlessly sucking water out of Great Salt Lake (Deseret News) Curtis wants to help states impacted by neighbors’ wildfire smoke (Deseret News) Utah County Provo seeks Utah's help as it looks to expand airport, add international service (KSL) New art show in Provo to feature diverse portraits of Christ (KSL) Washington and Grand Counties Suspect leads Washington City Police on high-speed chase through I-15 construction zone (St. George News) Lower Lisbon Valley residents fear copper mining proposal’s effects on water (The Times-Independent) The West Gov. Cox to visit southern border in solidarity with Texas governor (Deseret News) Republican leaders sue over Arizona election procedures 7 weeks before first statewide vote (Arizona Republic) The Nation Social media CEOs faced tough questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday, including from Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee (Deseret News) Steve Pierce: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and the battle the GOP can’t win (Deseret News) The World US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say (BBC) Japan's message for Donald Trump: don't cut a deal with China (Reuters) Sports Aspects of BYU’s Aly Khalifa’s game resembles artistry of late Kresimir Cosic (Deseret News) An NFL player just helped save a woman’s life on a flight (Deseret News) Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation donates $22M to Ballpark neighborhood project (Deseret News) The Jazz played the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night: Inside the numbers (Deseret News) |
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