Utah Headlines

Political news

• Reps. Maloy, Kennedy face angry voters in disruptive town hall (Deseret News, KSL, Salt Lake Tribune, KUTV)
• Gov. Cox says destructive DOGE protesters should be imprisoned (Deseret News)
• Major changes coming to Utah’s government records access law (Deseret News)
• ‘A blatant power grab’: Emails show virtually no support for public records bills (KSL TV)
• William C. Duncan: Utah legislative fights over judiciary highlight need to reinforce separation of powers (Deseret News)
• Axson vs. Lyman: Inside the battle for Utah Republican Party chair (Deseret News)
• Utah lawmakers bolster AI consumer protection laws (KSL)
• ‘Too many bills’: Gov. Cox calls on Utah Legislature to be more DOGE-like (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Cox ‘hopes President Trump is right’ on tariffs as housing advocates worry over rising costs (KUER)
• Property tax changes will hurt children of low-income seniors, disabled Utahns, county treasurer warns (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Candidates should have multiple paths to the ballot, Utah voters say (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah

• Salt Lake Salvation Army offers 'choice-model' food pantry to residents in need (KUTV)
• Hogle Zoo welcomes female Chinese red panda (KSL) 

Biz/Tech

• Utah's own Trü Frü moves downtown as it expands into global market (KSL)
• In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks (AP)

Crime/Courts

• Utah registered nurse arrested, accused of killing former roommate to receive life insurance (KSL)
• Utah Supreme Court rules on youth climate change lawsuit (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Utah man accused of running 'ponzi scheme'; used investor funds for personal chef (KUTV)

Culture/Community

• Growing grace: Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III is the 2025 Social Innovator of the Year for the BYU Ballard Center for Social Impact for his work with the Black Church Food Security Network (Deseret News)
• Utah community initiative seeks to improve mental health by furnishing homes of people in need (KSL)
• A new taste: Cheesecake Factory eliminates 13 dishes, introduces 22 options (Fox13)

Education - K-12

• Utah educators say they’ll provide guidance as Trump signs order to eliminate Education Department (KSL Newsradio)
• ‘Our mission remains unchanged’: Utah officials react to Trump’s order to dismantle Department of Education (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Iron County School District opens new teen center for students in need (Fox13)
• Gov. Cox signs new bill addressing transitional procedures amid Alpine School District split (Daily Herald)

Education - Higher

• Some Utah State faculty worry big changes will make it harder to attract students (KUER)

Environment

• ‘This is a crisis’: A southern Utah city is set to build a power station on top of a premier dinosaur fossil site (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Mike Lee, Brian Somers, Jonathan Freedman, Aaron Starks: America needs critical minerals. Why won’t Washington let us mine them? (Deseret News)
• Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high (AP)

Family

• ‘I stole her from my brother’: Donny Osmond on bonding with his wife (Deseret News)
• Inside the rat race reshaping family life (Deseret News)

Health

• Latinos health fair set for Saturday with 20-plus organizations planning to be there (KSL)
• Cedar City Hospital emergency room to almost double in size (KSL)
• University of Utah opens third SUPeRAD clinic to address substance abuse during pregnancy (KSL TV)

Housing

• Ogden debates using repurposed shipping containers as Salt Lake City project moves forward (KSL)

National Headlines

General

• Dining alone: Why Americans are less happy than ever, according to a new report (Deseret News)
• Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee. (Deseret News)
• Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America (AP)
• US government cannot deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders (AP)

Political news

• Trump calls for the elimination of Education Department (Deseret News)
• GOP senator says he’ll draft bill to dismantle Department of Education after Trump executive order (Deseret News)
• Trump invokes emergency powers to boost US critical minerals production (BBC)
• Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say (Reuters)
• White House begins review of federal agency plans for second round of mass layoffs, sources say (Reuters)
• Trump urges Supreme Court to limit judges' power to impede his agenda (Reuters)
• Pentagon spokesman sidelined after uproar over Jackie Robinson article (Washington Post)
• Government answers on migrant flights ‘woefully insufficient,’ judge says (Washington Post)

DOGE/Musk

• Musk set to receive top-secret briefing on US war plans for China (Wall Street Journal)
• Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook (New York Times)

Ukraine/Russia

• Editorial Board: Dealing with 'realisms' in Ukraine (Deseret News)
• Russian drones hammer Ukraine's Odesa as Czech leader visits (Reuters)
• European military leaders discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force (NPR)

Israel, Gaza, Syria

• In Israel, little appetite for more war in Gaza amid weary reservists, protests (Reuters)
• Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints (AP)

World news

• Global flight turmoil as London's Heathrow closed by huge fire (Reuters)
• Menaced by Trump, Canada prepares to join E.U. military industry buildup (New York Times)

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News Releases

Nominees announced for Eighth District Juvenile Court vacancy

The Eighth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Eighth District Juvenile Court. This position results from the appointment of Judge Ryan Evershed to the Second District Juvenile Court on Nov. 20, 2024. 

The nominees for the vacancy are: Jarell Dillman; Aliisa Leon; Eric Stott; Michelle Sullivan; and Jordan Van Oostendorp.

Written comments can be submitted to the Eighth District Judicial Nominating Commission at judicialvacancies@utah.gov or Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2330.  The deadline for written comments is noon on March 31, 2025. 

Women’s Business Center of Utah receives Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award from U.S. Small Business Administration

Ahead of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced this year’s SBA specialty award winners. The Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) was selected as the winner of the Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award for 2025. This award is part of the SBA Resource Partner Awards, which recognizes SBA-funded training and assistance partners for their impact on local economic growth, job creation and entrepreneurial support. (Read More)

UVU takes 1st in International Cybersecurity Policy competition

In a riveting display of Wolverine grit, Utah Valley University’s (UVU) “W0LV3R1NES” cybersecurity team claimed first place among 45 top university, military, and private sector teams worldwide in the 2025 International Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, hosted by the Atlantic Council on March 15. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• Mar 22 — MWEG annual conference with plenary speaker Sharon Eubank, UVU, Register here
• Apr 7 —Pillars of the Valley Elder Matthew S. and Paige Holland, with the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, 7:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• Apr 24 — Giant in Our City with the Salt Lake Chamber, 6:00-9:00 pm, Register here
• May 1 — High school writing contest deadline with The Rostra: Applying the wisdom of the past to the problems of today. More info here
• Aug 7 — Titan of Public Service, Sen. Tom Cotton, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, Grand America Hotel

On This Day In History

• 1617 - Matoaka dies at age 20. We know her by her nickname - Pocahontas.
• 1873 - Hannah Kaaepa is born. Hannah was a Hawaiian immigrant who moved to Iosepa, Utah who boldly spoke for Hawaiian women’s voting rights. 
• 1891 - A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ending a 20-year long bloody feud that began with an accusation of pig-stealing.
• 1916 - Albert Einstein publishes his Theory of General Relativity in the scientific journal Annalen der Physik.
• 1947 - US President Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have “complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States”
• 1963 - Alcatraz prison closes.
• 1965 - Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
• 1975 - Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3000 years
• 1980 - President Carter announces that the US will boycott the Olympics to take place in Moscow later that summer. 
• 1985 - In a race riddled with storms, Libby Riddles claimed victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, becoming the first woman to win the famed endurance race.
• 1986 - Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championship.
• 2006 - Twitter is born!
• 2014 - Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemnation
• 2019 - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, 6 days after the Christchurch terrorist attack
• 2021 - 10 people shot dead at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, by 21 year-old gunman

Quote of the Day

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
—Dalai Lama

On the Punny Side

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Please form an orderly orderly orderly orderly queue.

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