Utah Headlines

Political news

• School aide slams Utah lawmakers over lack of reform after Gavin Peterson’s death (KUTV)
• Gavel in hand, here are Mike Lee’s plans for the Senate energy committee (Deseret News)
• Trump’s small business czar defends tariff negotiations during Utah visit (Deseret News)
• With drought already here, Sen. John Curtis aims to help (Deseret News)
• In Utah, here’s how Trump and DOGE are having an impact on Hill Air Force Base (Salt Lake Tribune)
• The sego lily, Utah’s state flower, has a long history of political symbolism (KUER)
• Political party realignment and Utah's future (UPR)

Municipal news

• Orem City Council votes to rezone Wilkerson Farm for housing (KUTV)
• New museum in Murray showcases the city's history (Fox13)

Utah

• Here are the new names helping to organize Utah’s 2034 Winter Games (Deseret News)
• Utah Olympic organizers kick off tour to gather community ambitions for 2034 (KUER)
• Salt Lake City named one of the best travel destinations for this summer. Here’s why (Deseret News)

Biz/Tech

• A ‘stunning number’: 1 in 4 Utah jobs are found in Salt Lake City (KUER)
• Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a ‘day with a lot of tears’ (AP)

Community/Culture

• Utah Grizzlies CEO Kevin Bruder dies suddenly at 56 (KSL)
• Out fishin': Thousands of Utah kids, young adults with special needs take to the pond (KSL)

Crime/Courts

• Decades long cold case involving missing University of Utah student has been solved (KSL TV)
• 2025 has already had more Utah police shootings to date than any year in the past 10 (KSL Newsradio)
• Woman says 'Wasn't that fun' after leading multiple agencies on high-speed chase into Utah (KUTV)
• Utah men charged in $3.1M check fraud scheme (ABC4)

Education - K-12

• Dozens of AP tests invalidated after balloon sets off school’s fire alarm (KUTV)

Education - Higher

• BYU names Brian Santiago as its new director of athletics (Deseret News)
• Students inventors help BYU land on Top 100 list for issued patents (Daily Herald)

Energy

• It’s time to rethink geothermal energy as a key player in renewables (Deseret News)

Environment

• Trump administration to fast-track permits for Utah uranium mine (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• The world is wooing U.S. researchers shunned by Trump (New York Times)
• What you’ll see on the pope’s personal X account — and why it matters (Deseret News)
• The Menendez brothers had their sentences reduced. What’s next? (AP)
• As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark's airspace Monday night, FAA says (NPR)
• Major League Baseball lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson (NPR)

Political news

• Protests erupt, arrests made at U.S. Capitol as Congress debates Medicaid cuts (Deseret News)
• Procedural problem or political retribution? DNC vice chairs forced to rerun (Deseret News)
• Trump drops sanctions on Syria and sends a warning to Iran on his first day in the Middle East (Deseret News)
• Tech titans join president in Saudi Arabia seeking investments (Washington Post)
• With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success (New York Times)
• Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists (NPR)
• Trump officials balk at RFK Jr.'s attack on pesticides (Wall Street Journal)
• Harvard expands lawsuit after Trump cancels $450 million more in grants (Reuters)
• Congress set to quiz RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles response (Washington Post)
• In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress (Washington Post)
• GOP senators raise red flags over House’s ambitious Trump legislative package (The Hill)
• A House Republican told AOC not to talk to cameras. She fired back. (Politico)

Immigration/Deportation

• US judge says Trump can use Alien Enemies Act for deportations (Reuters)
• Hawaii's prized Kona fields have become a target for ICE (New York Times) 

DOGE/Musk

• ‘DOGE caucus is dead’: Rep. Jared Moskowitz isn‘t attending the funeral (Politico)

Tariffs

• White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to ‘Trump’s people’ (Washington Post)

Ukraine/Russia

• Russia jails head of independent election watchdog for five years (Reuters)
• Russia, Ukraine set for first direct talks since war began with U.S. present (Washington Post)

Middle East

• Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 60 people, including 22 children, Health Ministry says (AP)

World news

• World Health Organization scales back work after funding cuts (Reuters)
• Pope Leo says he will make 'every effort' for world peace (Reuters)

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Upcoming

• May 17 — Utah GOP Organizing Convention, at UVU’s UCCU Center.
• May 20-22 — Interim Days
• May 31 — Utah Democratic Party Organizing Convention, Ogden High School
• Aug 7 —  Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here

On This Day In History

• 1796 - Early smallpox vaccine is tested by English country doctor, Edward Jenner.
• 1804 - Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest with a Black slave known only as York.
• 1890 - Margaret Naumburg is born. She became an early pioneer of art therapy.
• 1948 - State of Israel proclaimed, establishing the first Jewish state in 2000 years.
• 1955 - The Warsaw Pact is formed with the Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites.
• 1985 - Philadelphia police drop a satchel bomb, a demolition device typically used in combat, on a home that was the headquarters for the Black liberation group, MOVE. Eleven people were killed, including 5 children, 61 homes were destroyed and more than 250 were left homeless.
• 1998 - Frank Sinatra dies at age 82.

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– Frank Sinatra

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