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Utah Headlines Political news - Editorial Board: Undocumented immigrants deserve due process (Deseret News)
- Utah politicians react to Trump's 90-day pause on most tariffs (KSL)
- State leaders tell Trump cabinet members that Utah should run its own federal programs (ABC4)
- Voices: When I need to restore my faith in democracy, I think of my friend Mia Love (Salt Lake Tribune)
Municipal news - âWe had no sayâ â SLC leaders go along with last-minute changes to funding for Delta Center, Salt Palace overhauls (Salt Lake Tribune)
- In Salt Lake Cityâs growing Granary District, brewery owners and locals help paint a new crosswalk â without city permission (Salt Lake Tribune)
Utah - Mike Leavitt: Utah lost a soldier of stature â and a great teacher of teachers (Deseret News)
- Utahâs Hogle Zoo welcomes new baby colobus monkey (ABC4)
- In her own words: How Deserae Turner, shot as a teen, decided to enter hospice care (Salt Lake Tribune)
Biz/Tech - The Cheesecake Factory is entering Utah's dirty soda war with a new item exclusive to the Beehive State. (KSL)
- Citing market uncertainty, Utah Iron shuts down mining operations in Iron County (St. George News)
- Utahâs new consumer protection law: What it means for you (KSL TV)
Culture/Community - The âpioneeringâ journey for the first missionary called after the Church allows senior single males to serve (Deseret News)
- Can kindness change the world? A Utah group says definitely (ABC4)
- LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll (AP)
Economy - Perspective: Dear President Trump, trade is actually really good. Hereâs why (Deseret News)
- Retiring? Navigating Social Security and a 401(k) amid tariffs (Deseret News)
- Egg prices continue to increase despite bird flu outbreak slowing (AP)
- Whatâs a dead cat bounce? Six terms to know for the trade war (AP)
Education - Higher ed - Weber State bets big on hypersonic research with MARS center upgrades (Deseret News)
- Utah State University leader: Thereâs no way âto avoid job cutsâ (Deseret News)
- Weber State University to hold spring commencement outdoors with accompanying drone show (Standard-Examiner)
- 'What Were You Wearing?' Utah Tech's annual exhibit aims to dispel myths around sexual violence (St. George News)
- University of Utah told to look at cutting majors with fewer than 40 graduates per year (Salt Lake Tribune)
- How Utahâs only Navy ROTC unit training landlocked Utahns to become seaworthy officers (Deseret News)
Environment - Utah search & rescue volunteer warns hikers to go into outdoors prepared for problems (KUTV)
Health - Measles update: Is your vaccination still good? (Deseret News)
- As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics (NPR)
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National Headlines General - Duke basketball star at risk of deportation under State Department visa policies (Fox13)
- The view of a trade war from a Canadian hockey game (Deseret News)
Political news - Trump to lift water curbs to 'make America's showers great again' (Reuters)
- Financial and economic fall out from Trumpâs tariff policy continues (Deseret News)
- Wall Street bosses fear anti-American backlash as Trump's trade war intensifies (Reuters)
- Trumpâs tax plan uncertain as House delays vote (Deseret News)
- Rep. Stefanik announces new leadership position (Deseret News)
- Trump targets two people highly critical of him during his first term in office (Fox13)
- Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges (AP)
- Top IRS officials join chief in quitting following immigration data deal (Reuters)
- House votes to overturn Biden-era rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5, sends to Trump to sign (AP)
- Trump administration appeals court decision ordering AP journalists back into White House events (AP)
- Trump faces a House Republican mutiny (Politico)
Tariffs - Tariffs, taxes, labor and lessons from former Utah Sen. Reed Smoot (KUER)
- Republicans praise Trumpâs tariff pause as the âart of the deal,â Dems call it market manipulation (Deseret News)
- Why Trump blinked on tariffs just hours after they went into effect (Wall Street Journal)
- Trump considering tariffs on pharmaceuticals (Deseret News)
- Republican leaders block efforts to restrict Trump tariff powers (Deseret News)
- GOP Sen. Ron Johnson on Trumpâs trade policy: âI donât know what the endgame is here yetâ (The Hill)
- Republicans fume as Trump blindsides them with tariff pause (Axios)
DOGE/Musk - Social Security abandons DOGE-led phone service cuts amid chaos, backlash (Washington Post)
- Trump sends DOGE to review the Navy (Politico)
Ukraine/Russia - Ukraine says more than 150 Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine (AP)
- Ukraine's military chief says new Russian offensive has begun (Reuters)
Israel, Gaza, Syria - Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say (New York Times)
- Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trumpâs ambassador to Israel (AP)
World news - Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218 (AP)
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 | News Releases Caroline Gleich to join Senator Bernie Sanders at Salt Lake City stop of âFighting Oligarchyâ tour Former U.S. Senate candidate, ski mountaineer, and conservation advocate Caroline Gleich will join U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders this weekend at the Salt Lake City stop of his Fighting Oligarchy tour. Gleich will deliver remarks focused on reclaiming the American Dream from billionaire influence. (Read More)
Hunger Fight partners with Swire Coca-Cola to combat food insecurity in Utah Hunger Fight, a local nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity and hunger, is excited to announce a partnership with Swire Coca-Cola to provide nutritious meal pouches to families in need across Utah. This partnership will strengthen Hunger Fightâs mission to combat food insecurity by uniting resources and volunteers to deliver essential meals to communities in need...To learn more about upcoming meal-packing events, volunteer opportunities, or ways to make a difference, visit www.hungerfight.org and be a part of the solution. (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming - Apr 24 â Giant in Our City with the Salt Lake Chamber, 6:00-9:00 pm, Register here
- May 1 â Utah Foundation's annual luncheon and 80th birthday celebration, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, Register Here
- May 1 â High school writing contest deadline with The Rostra: Applying the wisdom of the past to the problems of today. More info here
- May 6 â "State AG Offices and the New Administration" webinar hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, 10:00 am MDT, Register here
- May 12 â Utah Taxes Now Conference with the Utah Taxpayers Association, Grand America Hotel, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Register here
- Aug 7 â Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here
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On This Day In History - 1815 - Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people and causing a global volcanic winter
- 1866 - ASPCA founded by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh, 54.
- 1872 - First national Black Convention held in New Orleans
- 1880 - Frances Perkins was born. She became the first female cabinet member when she became the Secretary of Labor in 1933. She was a key contributor to the Social Security Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- 1912 - RMS Titanic sets sail.
- 1930 - Dolores Huerta is born. An outspoken activist, she was a labor organizer and along with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the United Farm Workers union.
- 1942 - Bataan Death March begins.
- 1998 - Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, ending 30 years of bloody attacks
- 2019 - Four tiny sweat bees removed alive from a woman's eye in the world's first operation of its kind at Fooyin University Hospital, Taiwan. Gross.
Quote of the Day "No one except the man who has been exposed to noxious gases, dust, and fumes in a factory really knows what the dangers of factory life can be. The continued existence of industrial hazards, both accident and health, in our great American factories is one of our oldest disgraces." âFrances Perkins,
On the Punny Side What do you call an airplane full of bald people? Receding Airlines | | |
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