Utah Sen. Mike Lee attributes the national baby formula shortage to the Biden administration, and he has a plan to help.
Water in the West: Is growth at risk due to drought, climate change? |
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| | Politicians, water experts and policymakers gathered Tuesday at a Deseret News panel discussion with the goal of "elevating" the national discourse on the topic of water and drought in the West. Here are some takeaways: Politics are partisan, but water is not. Benji Backer, president and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, said bridging the gap between rural and urban communities is crucial when it comes to managing resources such as water. “At the end of the day, we need sound decisions that work for rural and urban Arizonians and to bridge the gap between where we are now and where we need to be doing things in the future," Backer said. Water use is on all of us. A 9% reduction in agriculture’s use of Colorado River water would double the amount of water available in the basin states, according to Rhett Larson, a professor of water law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. But that doesn't mean the problem is solely farmers', Larson said. "We are all beneficiaries of the work that farmers do. And so it doesn’t do anyone any good to wag our fingers at farmers and tell them to fix it,” he said. |
Read why Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles said "there is no reason for people not to come" to Arizona despite concerns about water. |
| Utah Sen. Mike Lee attributes the national baby formula shortage to the Biden administration, and he has a plan to help. “American babies are going hungry and the federal government is standing in the way,” he said in a statement. “Current policies, tariffs, quotas, bans, and regulations are preventing mothers and fathers from being able to make the best choices to feed their babies.” Here's what the Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans (FORMULA) Act would do: Temporarily waive current protectionist trade barriers like tariffs and quotas on importation that reduce the supply and increase the price of available foreign-made formula. Waive regulations that prevent the importation of safe baby formula from abroad. Lets Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children program recipients to use vouchers to purchase formula from any producer rather than be limited to the brand or product listed on specific vouchers, which may be unavailable. Read more about the FORMULA Act. More in Politics Mike Lee among 11 Republicans to vote against aid package to Ukraine (Deseret News) Are UFOs real? Here’s why Congress wants to hear about your sightings (Deseret News) This lawmaker says her fellow Republicans have ‘enabled’ white supremacy following Buffalo shooting (Deseret News) 2022 midterms: These 5 states are holding primaries on Tuesday (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR ENVISION UTAH Join Envision Utah for a discussion on the future of housing! You’re invited to Envision Utah’s Spring Breakfast! Join us and hundreds of community leaders as we dive into the future of Utah housing with national expert Ali Wolf. We'll discuss current housing trends, steps for improved affordability and predictions for the future. Register today! | Health The overlooked factors that likely contributed to the baby formula crisis (Deseret News) Opinion: 1 million deaths later, how do we evaluate our response to COVID-19? (Deseret News) FDA authorizes COVID-19 booster shot for young children. What happens next? (Deseret News) Faith Goodbye, Judeo-Christian nation. Hello, interfaith America (Deseret News) Deseret News religion reporter Kelsey Dallas on the importance of religious freedom (Church News) Go behind the scenes with ‘The Chosen’ during the filming of Season 3 in Texas (Deseret News) Southern Utah A space ‘by artists for artists’ opens in Hurricane featuring local artisans (St. George News) Kolob Canyons Visitor Center to see expansion, improved accessibility (St. George News) Northern Utah Provo church hopes to raise $50K in three weeks to get pipe organ (KSL.com) Retiring Janis Vause ‘instrumental’ in Ogden schools’ financial success (The Standard-Examiner) Business Elon Musk on housing bubble: ‘They dug their own graves — a lesson we should all take to heart’ (Deseret News) Can’t take no for an answer — JetBlue launches hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines (Deseret News) Is Elon Musk using fake accounts as an excuse to bail on Twitter deal? (Deseret News) The West The Latter-day Saint ghost town that keeps emerging from Lake Mead (Deseret News) The key to any water forecast in the West is really ‘what happens in the winter’ (KUER) The Nation Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional (BBC News) The World Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steel plant (Deseret News) Sports Commentary: Tom Holmoe is back casting lines after Vols wiggle off the hook (Deseret News) Why the economic impact of another Olympics in Utah would be less than in 2002 (Deseret News) |
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