You may have been following our coverage of a lawsuit challenging the Mountain West’s policy on transgender athletes. The latest: A federal judge ruled Monday that the volleyball championship can proceed as planned this week, denying a motion to ban San Jose State’s transgender player.
“The ruling came in response to a request for emergency relief from a group of current and former volleyball players, as well as a coach,” Kelsey Dallas reports. “The women, including one of the transgender player’s teammates, argued that the Mountain West’s policy on transgender athletes violates Title IX.”
Utah election results certified: Here’s how Trump really did
The Utah state board of canvassers certified statewide and multi-county election returns from the 2024 general election on Monday. Here are the results:
President-elect Donald Trump increased his vote share in Utah by over 5% in the days following election night, according to final results, giving him his biggest winning margin ever in the state.
Rep. Phil Lyman received more than 200,500 write-in votes for governor, capturing 13.6% of the vote.
Trump was outperformed among Utah voters by most other statewide and congressional Republicans, including:
Sen.-elect John Curtis, who received 62.5%.
Rep. Blake Moore, of Utah’s 1st Congressional District, who received 63.1%.
Rep.-elect Mike Kennedy, of Utah’s 3rd District, who received 66.4%.
Rep. Burgess Owens, of Utah’s 4th District, who received 63.4% of the vote.
Read more about Utah’s final vote totals and the winners of the state’s major general election races.
“Utah has been at the forefront of a national conversation about how to grow and strengthen families, thanks in part to the leadership of Gov. Spencer Cox,” Brad Wilcox writes.
Wilcox recently invited Cox to speak at the University of Virginia for the National Marriage Project. They discussed a wide range of topics, including:
Utah initiatives that enable strong families.
The governor’s efforts to protect teens from the harms of social media and technology.
Utah’s unique strengths.
Cox’s plans for new policies related to teens and cellphones in the coming year.
Read more from Wilcox about his conversation with Gov. Cox.
More in Utah
Warnings, advisories issued in Utah ahead of pre-Thanksgiving winter storm (KSL)
$3 million infusion will help at Great Salt Lake (Deseret News)
Utah lawmakers to consider ‘Know-by-Name’ data sharing on homelessness next year (KUER)
Utah victim advocacy organizations prepare for uptick in DV cases as holidays approach (KUTV)
Feds offer $1K reward after petroglyphs defaced in southern Utah (KSLTV)
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Thanksgiving
What weather should the West prepare for this Thanksgiving week? (Deseret News)
Holly Richardson: Navigating gratitude and grief this holiday season (Deseret News)
3 takeaways from a new survey on Americans’ Thanksgiving habits (Deseret News)
Politics
A tale of 2 briefs — Sen. Mike Lee and the Church of Jesus Christ both file in support of Texas’ porn law (Deseret News)
Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump (NPR)
Trump says he will quickly impose tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico (POLITICO)
The U.S.
Menendez brothers’ case will return to court for resentencing trial in January (Deseret News)
Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week (The Associated Press)
The World
Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico’s new system (The Associated Press)
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce (Reuters)
Sports
‘What’s best for the program, not what’s best for me’: Kyle Whittingham has a decision to make (Deseret News)
Andy Reid makes his Hallmark debut Saturday. Here’s what you need to know (Deseret News)
How likely is BYU to make Big 12 championship game? Here’s what the numbers say (Deseret News)
Sitake says Big 12 ‘looking into’ leaked halftime video, wild finish at ASU (Deseret News)
Faith
‘The Chosen’ releases Season 5 trailer (Deseret News)
2024 Light the World Christmas initiative invites all to be someone’s angel (Church News)
Health
How your 'lizard brain' might help manage anxiety and depression (Deseret News)
Bird flu virus detected in raw milk in California (CNN)
Entertainment
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ give the box office a much-needed boost with impressive opening weekend earnings (Deseret News)
Sure, you can sing along at your screening of ‘Wicked’ — but not until Christmas (Deseret News)
🗓️ Events Calendar
We put together a calendar list of events and activities going on around the state of Utah the next month. Check it out and let us know if we are missing anything!
Here are some highlights for events in Utah today:
Nov. 12-30 — Gallivan Center Ice Rink | The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
Nov. 19-30 — 2024 World of Illumination: Reindeer Road | Utah State Fairpark and Event Center, Salt Lake City
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