Thursday, April 24, 2025
⏰ Tick Tock
13 days remaining to verify signatures for the HB267 referendum. (5/7/2025)
111 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025)
195 days until Election Day (11/4/2025)
559 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026)
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Utah Headlines
Poll: Utah residents weigh in on fluoride ban. [Deseret News]
Once a Motel 6, Utah's long-awaited family shelter is about to open. [Utah News Dispatch]
Renting costs a lot less than buying a home, especially in the West. Here's how big the gap is in the Salt Lake area. [Deseret News]
Class credit for serving an LDS mission? The University of Utah will now offer just that. [Tribune]
National/International
A coalition of 12 Democratic Attorneys General sued President Donald Trump over his tariffs, arguing he has no power to "arbitrarily impose tariffs." [New York Times]
The White House is considering backing down on tariffs on Chinese imports in an attempt to de-escalate tensions with Beijing. [Wall Street Journal]
Just 37% of Americans approve of President Trump's handling of the economy, according to a new survey. 59% of Americans disapprove of Trump's tariffs on most other countries. [Reuters]
President Trump's approval rating has been falling steadily in the three months since he took office. Just 45% of Americans approve of Trump, down from 52% in January. [New York Times]
President Trump signed an executive order to eliminate a civil rights enforcement tool used to fight discrimination. [Washington Post]
President Trump blamed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for prolonging the "killing field" by rejecting calls to cede territory to Russia as part of a plan to end the war. [Associated Press]
Attorney General Pam Bondi directed Justice Department employees to enforce the Trump administration's policies targeting gender-affirming care for minors. [CNN]
Misinformation about measles and the measles vaccine is on the rise, and Americans – mostly conservatives – are buying into it. [STAT]
The 19 richest American households gained about $1 trillion in wealth in 2024. [Wall Street Journal]
Briefly...
Google is forcing some remote workers to come back to the office 3 days a week or lose their jobs. [CNBC]
The U.S. fertility rate grew by just 1% in 2024. That increase was mostly due to women in their 30s and 40s having babies. [Business Insider]
