Also: Senate inches forward with $95 billion foreign aid package, despite Sen. Mike Lee’s 4-hour-long filibuster
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: Logan: 21 - 40° ⛅ | 10% 💧 Salt Lake City: 27 - 47° ⛅ St. George: 30 - 57° ⛅ Happy Galentine's Day! While women have an entire holiday to celebrate their female friends, men are facing a friendship recession. Do men need a holiday to strengthen — or create — male friendships? Maybe along with Galentine's Day and Valentine's Day, we need a Palentine's Day. Also on our mind: Utah lawmakers move to ban land sales to some foreign entities, legislators are working on a resolution that could result in Natalie Cline’s impeachment and debunking common workout myths. |
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Utah, among the most arid states in the nation, may someday have to contemplate importing water from another state. Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, is proposing to set up an infrastructure to do just that with SB211. The bill would establish a new entity to negotiate all things water in the state. What the bill would do: Establish the water development council to determine water “generational” needs 75 years from now. Put in place a “water agent” to negotiate those water needs with other states, including closed-door discussions with the major players. Act in an advisory fashion. The bill passed a committee, but not without pushback. |
Sen. Mike Lee took to the Senate floor over the weekend and spoke for nearly four hours — almost as long as the Super Bowl. Lee was arguing against a $95 billion supplementary aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in negotiating. But more conservative Republicans — Lee of Utah and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — made great efforts to delay the bill. “We cannot send billions of dollars to Ukraine while America’s own borders are bleeding. This betrayal is all the more loathsome as it occurs at a time when the eyes of a nation are turned to sport, family and fun,” Lee said at the beginning of his filibuster, which started at 11 a.m. MST Saturday. Read more about Lee's filibuster. More in Politics: Sen. Mitt Romney issues dire warnings if the U.S. doesn’t continue to help Ukraine (Deseret News)
Utah lawmakers move to ban land sales to some foreign entities (Deseret News) Legislators working on resolution that could result in Natalie Cline’s impeachment (Deseret News)
RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad displays testy relationships with his family, super PAC (Deseret News)
Jay Evensen: Utah’s great flag debate is not over, yet (Deseret News)
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Kane and Washington Counties Fire at popular Lake Powell marina determined to be accidental (KSL)
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The West California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again (LA Times) They started building a bulkhead for a new home on Hood Canal. Then the feds found out (Seattle Times) The Nation America’s debt dilemma: The $34.2 trillion U.S. debt and the surge in consumer spending (Deseret News)
Spirit Airlines uncertainty has some pilots dusting off their resumes (Reuters) The World Finnish airline asking passengers to weigh themselves at departure gate (Deseret News)
Israel Gaza: Palestinians sheltering in Rafah fear impending offensive (BBC) Sports Are the No. 19 Cougars a ‘lock’ for the NCAA Tournament? (Deseret News) The Jazz played the Golden State Warriors Monday night: Inside the numbers (Deseret News) How Brock Purdy’s viral lookalike made it to the Super Bowl (Deseret News) Utes get commitment from Tulsa prep quarterback (Deseret News) |
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