Plus, will Utahns have to keep paying sales tax on food? It’s complicated.
Good morning! Here's today's forecast: 🌥️ 30 – 46° in Logan | 💧 10% chance 🌥️ 39 – 60° in Salt Lake City | 💧 10% chance ☀️ 45 – 73° in St. George Two days ago, I had the privilege of watching my younger sister try on wedding dresses. As a somewhat indecisive person, I've never understood how the phrase "when you know, you know" is even possible. I thought we were going to be there awhile until she found the perfect dress, but boy was I wrong. My sister fell in love with the first dress she tried on. She did her due diligence and tried on a few more just in case, but none of them could compete with the first. It didn't come as a surprise for anyone that saw her in that dress. I knew she would choose it the moment I saw her in it. It was then that I realized "when you know, you know" is indeed possible. Tell me: What have been some of your "when you know, you know" moments? ---------- Also on our minds: The effect social isolation has on fatigue, how Dirty Dough is fighting back in the #UtahCookieWars and if college degrees are worth it. |
| Will Utahns have to keep paying sales tax on food? It’s complicated |
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| | The Utah Legislature’s $400 million tax cut package included removing the state’s share of sales tax on food, but Utahns may have noticed that the state is still collecting a food sales tax.
Only the state's share of the tax would be lifted if voters approve an amendment to the Utah Constitution in November 2024. If voters approve it, the state's 1.75% portion of the 3% food sales tax would be lifted on Jan. 1, 2025. If voters fail to approve the amendment, the 3% tax will remain unchanged. | Last weekend, Latter-day Saints were reminded during the 193rd Annual General Conference to keep the true meaning of Easter at the center of their Easter celebrations. But that task can be difficult for parents. “You want to give your kids a religious foundation, but also let them be kids. I don’t know how you square it all,” said the Rev. Burge, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Here are five tips for parents on making Easter religiously significant and stress-free: Follow your heart, not the crowd Don’t let the Easter bunny steal the show Prepare your kids for worship (and then prepare to field questions) Focus on the themes of the Easter story, rather than the details Don’t beat yourself up Read more about these tips here. More in Faith: Perspective: What Dostoevsky can teach us about suffering and faith (Deseret News) Why celebrate Easter? Church leaders flood social media with thoughts of Jesus (Deseret News) | Culture: King Charles III expresses support for research into monarchy’s slavery ties (Deseret News) Dirty Dough is proposing a countersuit against Crumbl in the #UtahCookieWars (Deseret News) Health: Social isolation can make you more tired, study finds (Deseret News) Should seniors exercise? The best exercise routine for seniors (Deseret News) Politics: What New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern said in her farewell speech (Deseret News) What Justice Thomas said about his controversial trips on a private jet and superyacht (Deseret News) Education: Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Over half of Americans no longer think a college degree is worth it. Are they right? (Deseret News) Iron County: Final police report of Enoch murder-suicide reveals a husband’s violent spiral, and a family ready for divorce (Deseret News) Salt Lake County: Safety restrictions, road closure kept guests and employees stuck at Alta and Snowbird for almost 5 days (Deseret News) Police searching for man they say attempted to kidnap student at a West Valley elementary (KSL) Man ordered to stand trial for fatal shooting outside Salt Palace Convention Center (KSL) The Nation: Tornado deaths in 2023 already approaching yearly average (Deseret News) Jury seated in Vallow Daybell trial; opening arguments to begin Monday (Deseret News) The World: Famous British YouTuber known for traveling ‘to the most dangerous places on Earth for fun’ captured by the Taliban (Deseret News) Israel fired airstrikes into Lebanon, Gaza Friday in retaliation to rockets shot from Lebanon into northern Israel (Deseret News) | Sapporo, Japan, the former frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games, may be back in contention to host. The bid efforts are expected to resume if Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto wins reelection against two anti-Olympics candidates. One of the mayoral candidates opposing Akimoto believes the money used to host the games should be spent on social welfare programs, health care and better snow removal instead. The IOC has confirmed that they've had discussions with six regions about hosting, but they did not name the additional interested regions. Salt Lake City is one of the bidders, but U.S. Olympic leaders would prefer if it hosted the 2034 Winter Games. Read more here. New With The: BYU Cougars: Is BYU one of the teams reportedly showing interest in Steven Ashworth? (Deseret News) Utah State Aggies: Utah State is reportedly finalizing a deal with its new head basketball coach (Deseret News) Utah Utes: Is Dalton Kincaid a top 10 talent in the 2023 NFL draft? (Deseret News) |
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