Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions Cost Utah $165M a Year

Problem: Utah is a high-risk state for wildlife-vehicle collisions, costing taxpayers millions of dollars in vehicle damage. 
Solution: Continued funding for new wildlife crossings—bridges or underpasses for animals—can reduce these accidents by 90%, saving lives and money. Learn More.

Utah Headlines

Political news

• Utah congressional delegation in ‘watch and wait’ mode as maps are redrawn (Deseret News)
• At National Press Club event, Spencer Cox, Wes Moore say bipartisanship is tough sledding (Deseret News)
• Utah files emergency stay to Utah Supreme Court in redistricting case (KSL)
• Lawmakers tell Utah Supreme Court they’re harmed by judge’s ruling in gerrymandering case (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Highland High students stage rally as part of nationwide effort to end school gun violence (KSL)
• Congressional Maps, Budget Cuts, and Political Headlines (Hinckley Report)
• Utah Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ After Redistricting Ruling (RadioWest)
• Utah governor appoints chief hearing officer to become fifth member of parole board (KUTV)

Municipal

• Salt Lake City seeks to update Avenues community plan for the first time in 38 years (KSL)
• Ogden neighbors seek to preserve green space (KSL)
• Tooele County hires lobbyist to push for Midvalley Highway expansion (KSL Newsradio)
• Grand County government is a toxic environment, particularly for women, commissioner says (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah

• Opinion: The myth of medical privacy in Utah (Deseret News)
• Tragedy at Blatch’s Backyard BBQ: Chef survives fire, restaurant destroyed (KSL Newsradio)
• Zion National Park reopens signature Weeping Rock Trail (KUTV)
• ‘This is my home’: Violinist John Shin speaks out after release from immigration detention facility (KSL)

Biz/Tech/AI

• Vendors will not be allowed to sell AI-generated items at FanX (KSL TV)

Crime/Courts

• Man shot and killed during fight in Sugar House neighborhood (KSL)
• Probation ordered for woman who stole ashes of murdered Sandy man from his mother (KSL)
• State wants Menzies’ hearing expedited; defense says prosecutors are defying court procedures (KSL)

Culture/Community

• Sawdust and starched shirts (Deseret News)
• Why this Salt Lake woman gives away hair (Deseret News)
• Hundreds of people come out for ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’ to support mental health and suicide prevention (KSL TV)
• Utah companies step up to provide replacement after boy with rare condition had wheelchair stolen (Fox13)

Economy

• Blue-collar work is attracting younger generations (Deseret News)

Education

• Eric Dahlin: Nontraditional students can transform the ‘demographic cliff’ into economic advantage (Deseret News)

Environment/Energy

• Opinion: Saving the Great Salt Lake starts with learning (Deseret News)
• New fire starts in Utah County, while Utah’s largest fire of the year is now 100% contained (Deseret News)
• Opinion: Utah families and health professionals have an opportunity to protect clean air for kids (Deseret News)
• Federal government moves ‘Roadless Rule’ one step closer to repeal (Deseret News)

Faith

• Russell M. Nelson: We All Deserve Dignity and Respect (Time)
• Those who are filled with charity and virtue ‘are the happiest people we know,’ says BYU–Pathway president (Deseret News)
• Church history conference discusses ‘making peace with challenging questions’ (Deseret News)
• President Nelson 101: How the prophet has influenced the leadership, life of this BYU dean (Deseret News)

Family

• New Davis County grief center promises support, resources for families experiencing loss (KSL TV)

Health

• Officials confirm first measles case in Grand County (Fox 13)
• Opinion: Utah's declining vaccination rates represent a public health crisis (Deseret News)
• ‘Worst of all possible worlds’: Despite collecting swaths of abortion patients’ data, Utah has stopped publishing stats (Salt Lake Tribune)

Housing

• Tribune Editorial: Homeless campus will work only if services, security and transportation are provided (Salt Lake Tribune) 
• Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on (AP)

National Headlines

General

• The 'serious red flag' for a potential school shooter? An obsession with other mass shooters (CNN)
• Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say (Washington Post)

Political news

• 10 years in, Freedom Caucus wants its legacy cemented — even in a post-Trump world (Deseret News)
• As shutdown looms, can Republicans fix Congress' broken budget process? (Deseret News)
• States face massive new costs under Trump budget cuts (Washington Post)
• Paul slams Vance’s ‘despicable’ comments about alleged drug boat strike (The Hill)
• Pentagon officials fume over Trump's Department of War rebrand (Politico)

Immigration/deportation

• South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July (AP News)
• Legal aid group sues to preemptively block U.S. from deporting a dozen Honduran children (AP News)
• ICE Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts (New York Times)
• South Koreans feel betrayed over detainment of hundreds of workers at plant raid in Georgia (AP)

Ukraine/Russia

• Putin says foreign troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets (Reuters)
• Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of war, sets government building ablaze (Reuters)

Middle East

• 'Trump's legacy crumbles', Israelis call on U.S. President to end Gaza war (Reuters)
• Palestinian gunmen kill six at Jerusalem bus stop (Reuters)

World news

• Fourteen killed in Nepal in 'Gen Z' protest over social media ban (Reuters)

Number of the Day

News Releases

Maloy introduces bill to extend hazard pay for wildland firefighters

Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act to ensure federal wildland firefighters and smokejumpers receive hazard pay for all dangerous activities, including prescribed burns and training jumps.
Currently, federal wildland firefighters receive hazard pay when fighting active wildfires but not when conducting prescribed burns—despite facing similar risks from fire, smoke, and hazardous conditions. Smokejumpers, who parachute into remote fire areas, also don’t receive hazard pay for regular proficiency jumps required to maintain operational readiness. (Read More)

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On This Day In History

• 1504 - Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence, Italy
• 1565 - First permanent European settlement in the US founded at St. Augustine, Florida
• 1664 - New Amsterdam becomes New York
• 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs the Emergency Revenue Act, doubling the rate of income tax and adding inheritance and munitions profits tax
• 1954 - Ruby Bridges is born. She became the first African American child to start the desegregation process at the William Frantz School in New Orleans. At her side, federal marshals escorted her to and from school as an angry mob protested. It was not your typical first day of kindergarten.
• 1966 - “Star Trek” premieres on NBC
• 1974 - Ford pardons Nixon
• 1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationwide making the host the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated television talk show.
• 2022 - Queen Elizabeth II dies at age 96, after ruling for 70 years

Quote of the Day

"We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society."

— Ruby Bridges

On the Punny Side

Trying to budget my monthly expenses.. Car: $300. Phone: $150.

Things I buy online when I'm sad: $3,750. Utilities: $100.

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