Tuesday, April 22, 2025

⏰ Tick Tock

112 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025)
196 days until Election Day (11/4/2025)
560 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026)

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Utah Headlines

"We will fight for this;" Voucher battle set after Utah judge's ruling. [Fox 13]

  • What's next for Utah's school voucher program after judge declared it unconstitutional? Here's what we know so far. [Tribune]

Planned Parenthood closing two Utah clinics after Trump cuts all federal reproductive health funds to state. [Tribune]

Sen. Mike Lee is "leery of trade wars." [Deseret News]

Utah Gov. Cox signs executive order for wildfire preparedness. [Utah News Dispatch]

Utah Valley University closes cultural centers, blaming budget cuts and "intense" anti-DEI oversight. [Tribune]

This Utah university just cut 14 academic programs under state-imposed budget cuts. [Tribune]

Miller family considering sports and entertainment district in Sandy after RSL purchase. [KSL]

Environmentalists warn: Changing "waters of the U.S." definition could damage Great Salt Lake. [Utah News Dispatch]

National/International

The White House is reportedly in the process to pick a replacement for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after new revelations about him sharing sensitive information in a group chat. [NPR]

  • The information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared with his wife and brother came from information secure messages sent by a top general. [NBC News]
  • President Donald Trump said any concern about Hegseth sharing military plans in a group chat was "a waste of time." [New York Times]

President Trump's approval rating dropped to its lowest level since his return to the White House. 42% of Americans approve of his performance as president, down from 47% following his inauguration. [Reuters]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is headed toward its worst April performance since 1932. The S&P 500's performance since Inauguration Day is the worst for any president going back to 1928. [Wall Street Journal]

Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.'s autism study will amass private medical records on millions of Americans. It will; also create a new disease registry to track Americans with autism. [CBS News]

DOGE is reportedly building a master database to surveil and track immigrants. [Wired]

The Justice Department says the best way to remedy Google's monopoly in internet search is to break up the $1.81 trillion company. [New York Times]

The Education Department will start "involuntary collections" for student loans that are in default beginning May 5. [CNBC]

Briefly...

Americans spent $71 billion on weight loss drugs in 2023. [Washington Post]