Plus: Utah’s homegrown Clark Kent, what we know about the 2023 Cougars and receiving more than you can ever give in Nepal.
Good morning, Utah Today readers! Here’s your forecast: ☀️ 11 – 37° in Logan ☀️ 19 – 44° in Salt Lake City ☀️ 31 – 64° in St. George I hope you’re holding up through this week so far! Here are some stories that caught my eye to start your day: ——— ❄️ Did anyone else wake up yesterday and think, “Wait — it’s STILL snowing?!” Apparently, Salt Lake’s snowfall exceeded 80 inches for the first time in 27 years. 🛶 The other day, my mom was telling me that before I was born, there was a flood in Salt Lake City. We published an article about said flood as well as what it could look like this summer. It includes some incredible photos. 👑 As someone who loves British royal history, I’m excited about King Charles’ coronation. I can’t help but think of Mr. Bennet from “Pride and Prejudice.” This quote seems apt: “For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors (across the pond), and laugh at them in our turn?” ⛳ We have a story about the new state flag in the politics section below, but did you know the design is in the public domain? For example, if you have a Cricut and wanted to make a decal, you could. In fact, here’s the file. Moreover, Rep. Daniel McCay would probably be thrilled if you shared whatever you create with the new flag design on Twitter. ——— Also on our minds: Utah’s homegrown Clark Kent, what we’ve learned about the Cougars as 2023 spring camp nears its end and receiving more than you can ever give in Nepal. Correction: In Tuesday’s issue of Utah Today, we incorrectly reported that University of Utah was a stepping stone for coaches. It should have said Utah State University instead. |
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| | Gov. Spencer Cox’s new Office of Families hit the ground running. Just months after it started operations with Director Aimee Winder Newton and her sole part-time staffer, the state has already expanded its home visiting program to vulnerable families, passed social media restrictions and funded a state child tax credit focused on families with very young children. According to Winder Newton, the office has five initial focus areas: Support vulnerable families with infants to children age 3. Supply child care for residents who need it while preserving options for stay-at-home parents. Tackle youth mental health issues. Launch young adults successfully. Promote family-friendly workplace policies. | Among one of the many changes signed into law during the 2023 Utah state legislative session, the legislature made a dramatic change to the Utah state flag. Starting March 9, 2024, the modernized red, white, blue and yellow flag will represent the Beehive State. But what do Utahns think of it? According to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll: 48% support having a new state flag. 35% oppose a new state flag. Only 3% of respondents who display a flag in their home fly a Utah state flag. Jason Perry, director of the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics, noted that lawmakers’ votes on the flag were not divided down party lines. What do you think? Read more here. More in Politics: Majority of Utah voters concerned about Silicon Valley Bank failure but is U.S. banking sector in the clear? (Deseret News) Opinion: Trump isn’t above the law. But he shouldn’t be unjustly below it either (Deseret News) | Business and Technology: Opinion: The answer to solar and wind energy storage isn’t giant batteries — it’s mountain reservoirs (Deseret News) The billboards of Silicon Slopes (Utah Business) Some Utah educators don’t see ChatGPT and AI as a threat but as an opportunity (KUER) Health: Johnson & Johnson offers $8.9 billion in baby powder settlement (Deseret News) Refugee children hit harder by lead exposure, Utah health experts say (KSL) Police and The Courts: A conversation with James Egan, the Clark Kent of the Paltrow trial (Deseret News) Death row inmates sue Utah over capital punishment (FOX13) Faith: Opinion: ‘Contention never leads to inspired solutions.’ How our words can motivate violence or love (Deseret News) The meaning of Passover seders (Deseret News) Cache County: Man convicted of sexually abusing teen at youth facility faces new felony charge (KSL) Dashboard camera shows ice chunk hit Utah man's windshield while driving (KSL) Salt Lake County: West Jordan man charged with killing teen killed another teen 5 days earlier, charges say (KSL) U.S. and The World: In the poorest hills of Nepal, getting more than I could ever give (Deseret News) Israeli police raid Muslim mosque, leading to confrontation amid religious holidays (Deseret News) Settlers of Catan creator Klaus Teuber dies (Deseret News) Sports: Tony Finau’s most memorable Masters moments (Deseret News) What we’ve learned about the Cougars as 2023 spring camp nears its end (Deseret News) Who will be the next Utah State basketball coach? Here are six possible candidates (Deseret News) | Photo of the Week Skiers walk to their lodging at Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. See more photos here. 📸: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News |
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