Plus, a look at Utah's new behavioral health commission
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: ☀️ 53 – 93° in Logan ☀️ 67 – 97° in Salt Lake ☀️ 73 – 104° in St. George Audits have shown that Utah’s elections are clean, but that doesn’t satisfy a segment of the population that believes otherwise. That cynicism tends to trickle down, which is why former GOP state chairman Stan Lockhart and Josh Daniels, a former Utah County clerk, have found it necessary to start a website with the stated aim of reassuring voters and building trust in Utah elections. Read more from Jay Evensen about how Utahns feel about election security here and in the rest of the nation. Also on our minds: New protocols are helping to counter domestic violence in Utah U.S. housing prices hit a record high last month BYU football is zeroing in on top recruiting prospects this weekend |
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| Expect a ‘celebration’ on July 24, a U.S. Olympic leader says about 2034 Winter Games |
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| Utah should easily clear the final hurdle to be named the host of the 2034 Winter Games, a top U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee official said Friday. “We’re very, very excited about it and we think it will be quite a smooth process,” USOPC Chair Gene Sykes told reporters during a news conference following this week’s board meeting in Indianapolis. Last week, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board advanced the bid to a final vote by the full membership, set to be held in Paris on July 24, Utah’s Pioneer Day. Sykes said there should be plenty for Utahns to celebrate that day. Read more about the final steps in Utah's bid to host the Olympics.
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‘Nothing about us without us’: Utah's new behavioral health commission includes members with lived experience |
| When the Utah Senate confirmed Evan Done's appointment to the Utah Behavioral Health Commission on Thursday, he carried a photograph of his mother in his jacket pocket. She died as a result of a substance use disorder when Done was 27 years old. "I just wanted to honor her but also all of the people I've known that I've lost to substance use disorders. My voice is here to represent them as well," he said. Read more about Done and the two other Utahns with “lived experience” appointed by Gov. Spencer Cox to the new 11-member Utah Behavioral Health Commission. More in Utah Pro-Curtis PACs drops $2 million against Staggs during final 2 weeks of primary (Deseret News) Measures to counter domestic violence in Utah are working (Deseret News) Utah communities prepare for possible flooding from tropical storm remnants (KSL) Washington County attorney says no evidence of a candidate acting inappropriately in signature gathering (Deseret News) |
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