Wildlife Crossings Save Money—and Lives

Utah sees around 7,000 deer-vehicle collisions annually, costing taxpayers nearly $138 million in vehicle damage and injury each year. Luckily, research shows that overpasses and underpasses with associated fencing can reduce those collisions by up to 90%. But first, they have to be funded. While wildlife crossings are sometimes included in larger road projects, Utah needs dedicated funding—funding that would accelerate the construction of projects when and where they are needed. Learn More.

Utah Headlines

Political news

• Peace by piece: Stitching hope into the fabric of democracy (Deseret News)
• Protect Utah Workers coalition far exceeds signature gathering goal (Deseret News)
• Gov. Cox signs bill expanding Utah’s school lunch program for struggling families (Deseret News)
• Utah House speaker says embattled judge could be impeached if he doesn't resign (KSL)

Municipal news

• Hideout mayor resigns after 7 years in office, applications open to the public (ABC4)
• Logan Mayor Holly Daines will not seek re-election (Cache Valley Daily)
• Hefty share of new transportation work coming to the west SL Valley’s booming ‘burbs (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah

• BYU Ph.D. student’s international student visa revoked over apparent fishing license violation (Deseret News)
• ‘It’s unfair’: International PhD student at BYU speaks after his student visa was revoked (ABC4)
• University of Utah health researcher Wesley Sundquist among Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 (Deseret News)
• Explosion destroys Northrop Grumman building on remote ‘Rocket Ranch’ (KSL)
• Focused on tariffs and the border, some travelers are canceling trips to Utah (KSL TV)
• Former BYU athletic director receives ‘Hero Samaritan’ gift from son. Why it’s so meaningful (Deseret News)

Biz

• Southwest rolls out yet another another policy change (Deseret News)
• Utah CEO visits China to build relationships to help him survive tariff increases (KSL TV)
• Meet the Utah tech company that just closed one of the biggest funding rounds in state history (KSL)

Crime/Courts

• 'Aggressive solicitor' arrested in Lehi (KSL)
• 30 years later: DNA evidence leads to charges in 1994, 1997 Ogden rapes (KSL)

Culture/Community

• Bring home the bacon: 35k pounds of pork donated to Utah Food Bank (ABC4)
• Lion House rolls will return this year — and other LDS Temple Square renovations will wrap up sooner than you think (Salt Lake Tribune)
• A Utah man is chasing the record for the most vertical feet skied in a season. Here’s how far he’ll have to drop. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Economy

• Perspective: The U.S. is at greater risk of recession now than at any point since COVID (Deseret News)

Education - Higher

• Roster limits in the spotlight as plan for revenue sharing with college athletes nears final approval (Deseret News)
• ‘A special gift’: Apostle dedicates stunning new BYU Music Building (Deseret News)
• How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities (AP)
• Trump administration says Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students (Reuters)
• Trump administration asks IRS to start process to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status (Wall Street Journal)

Environment

• Utah sued over a Biden-era conservation rule last year. Now, the Trump admin is dismantling it. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• Perspective: Ozempic and the disappearing dinner table (Deseret News)

Health

• Voices: As a pediatrician, I’m afraid a measles outbreak in Utah is inevitable (Salt Lake Tribune)
• RFK Jr. accuses researchers, media of ‘epidemic denial’ amid rising autism rates (Deseret News)
• How Utah tax refunds can be taken to pay medical debt (Fox13)

National Headlines

General

• It’s a boy! What to know about Bryce Harper’s unique in-game gender reveal (Deseret News)
• They’re not the prettiest, but they survived 2 extinction events (Deseret News)

Political news

• Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order (AP)
• Moderate Republicans draw the line on Medicaid cuts in upcoming tax bill fight (Deseret News)
• Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who’s seeking asylum (AP)
• Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say (AP)
• GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York (AP)
• El Salvador refuses to allow senator to meet with mistakenly deported man (Washington Post)
• Trump threatens the Fed chair for not cutting interest rates, says 'Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!' (New York Times)
• Robert O’Brien and Jeff Flake on Trump’s ‘unpredictable’ approach (Deseret News)
• US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation (Reuters)

Tariffs

• Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars (AP)
• California is first state to sue Trump on tariffs (Politico)

DOGE/Musk

• Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy (NPR)
• DOGE comes for AmeriCorps staff in Washington and across the country (Politico)
• Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of (AP)

Ukraine/Russia

• Scenes from Ukraine's frontlines as ceasefire talks fade (Reuters) 

Israel, Gaza, Syria

• Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone, minister says, as truce bid stalls (Reuters)
• Israel strikes area with large tent camps for displaced Gazans (New York Times)

World news

•  U.K. Supreme Court issues unanimous ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ (Deseret News)
• Photos: Two years of war in Sudan (NPR)

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Upcoming

• Apr 24 â€” Giant in Our City with the Salt Lake Chamber, 6:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• Apr 26 â€” Utah Forward Party/United Utah Party Organizing Convention, 9:00 am –2:30 pm, Salt Lake Community College, Taylorsville Campus Thayne Center
• May 1 — 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
• May 17 — Utah GOP Organizing Convention, at UVU’s UCCU Center.
• May 31 — Utah Democratic Party Organizing Convention, Ogden High School
• 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

On This Day In History

• 1790 - Benjamin Franklin dies at age 84.
• 1913 - Dorothy Fosdick is born. She worked as a federal official from 1942 to 1953, developing the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, advised on national security and wrote speeches for Henry “Scoop” Jackson (1955-83).
• 1916 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike is born. She became the world’s first modern female head of state when she became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960.
• 1961 - The Bay of Pigs invasion begins.
• 1964 - Geraldine (Jerrie) Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo around the world.
• 1970 - Apollo 13 returns to earth.
• 1975 - Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge killed approximately 1.7 million people over the next 4 years (21% of the country's population). 

Quote of the Day

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

—Benjamin Franklin, 1738

On the Punny Side

I was abducted by aliens. They made me wash my hands, clean my room, and eat my vegetables.
Turns out I was on the mothership.

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