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| | In past years, only one or two weapons were brought onto Granite School District’s campuses. Since COVID-19, however, the district saw 17 last year and 16 this year alone. “That’s untenable. We need help. We need state support on that,” said Ben Horsley, Granite District’s communications and community outreach director. The school district introduced an unobtrusive weapons detection system in February and went live with the system with the start of the final school term. Utah lawmakers passed a suite of bills in the 2023 session, including HB61 which would provide $75 million in grant funding to hire more resource officers, train safety specialists and install firearm detection software like the kind in the Granite School District. According to Horsley, the catch is, it would take $12 million to equip each of the district’s high schools. | Thursday, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced he’s forming an exploratory committee for a 2024 run for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mitt Romney. Romney has not yet announced whether he’ll seek reelection, but he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission earlier this week called a statement of candidacy that allows him to raise funds and spend money on a 2024 campaign. Wilson sat down for an interview with the Deseret News. When asked why he was running, he said, “I was born here, I was raised here … and I raised my family here … and as an elected official, and as Speaker of the House, I’ve really loved the opportunity that we’ve had to keep government small and out of people’s lives, it’s part of why Utah is so special.” Is Wilson looking at any competition? Read more here. More in Politics: Is Romney signaling a run? FEC filing may offer clue (Deseret News) 'Our work isn't finished': Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall to seek 2nd term (KSL) | FROM USA BERKEY FILTERS The Gold Standard in Water Filtration Protect your family’s health and prepare for any situation by purchasing a Berkey system for your home, office or for outdoor use. Find new water filters, replacement filters, accessories, parts and more with free shipping on all U.S. orders. | Police and Courts: Lori Vallow Daybell’s former friend describes her relationship with Chad Daybell, JJ Vallow’s last days (Deseret News) One million Social Security disability benefit applications still pending review (FOX13) Business and Technology: Gail Miller says MLB pursuit completes the circle on family’s lifelong connection to baseball (Deseret News) What is job satisfaction, really? Surely life’s masters will know (Deseret News) Opinion: The WWII generation would tell us to be more careful (Deseret News) Family: More wives, husbands have similar earnings. But who’s doing the housework? (Deseret News) Health: Is magnesium a magical cure for insomnia? (Deseret News) Faith: Historically Black college honors President Nelson with first Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize (Deseret News) How a target of religious bigotry and racism found a higher way (Deseret Magazine) Welcome to ‘Jewtah’! Population: 3 (Deseret News) Davis County: Lagoon changes name to ‘LoganLand’ for Make-A-Wish child (ABC4) Salt Lake County: Mayors issue emergency orders amid Sugar House flooding; hundreds help with sandbags (KSL) 'Voices' told Salt Lake man accused of killing wife he was cured of being bipolar, charges say (KSL) Utah County: Driver killed after crashing into Utah County river (KSL) The West: Why Tony Hawk skated with the Navajo Nation president (Deseret News) Avian influenza kills 18 condors near Utah, thwarts efforts to save endangered species (KSL) U.S. and The World: Biden, the proud Irish American, takes a trip to Northern Ireland (Deseret News) Sports How Utah gymnastics fared in the NCAA semifinals (Deseret News) Which positions encourage, and worry, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham the most this spring? (Deseret News) Is there any way to stop tanking in the NBA? (Deseret News) What is pickleball? Everything you need to know about Utah’s favorite sport (Deseret News) |
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