Wednesday, April 23, 2025

⏰ Tick Tock

14 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

Utah to be first state to ban fluoride from drinking water. Will we regret it? [Tribune]

Proposed $40 billion federal cuts to HHS would threaten Utah health and economy, advocates say. [Utah News Dispatch]

Utah's newest political party has a new chair. [Deseret News]

Utah State University: More than a dozen degrees and programs being cut to comply with HB265. [Deseret News]

No more ethnic, women and gender studies at WSU as state-mandated budget cuts start. [Utah News Dispatch]

Now banned in Utah: placing kindergartners in a secluded room. [Fox 13]

A judge ruled the University of Utah didn't have to help a sex assault victim because the attack happened off campus. [Tribune]

National/International

A federal judge scorched the Trump administration, accusing them of intentionally flouting her order to provide details about the illegal deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador. [Politico]

  • A judge ordered the Trump administration to provide Venezuelan migrants 21 days notice before deporting them under the Alien Enemies Act. [The Hill]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. trade war with China is not sustainable and he expects a "de-escalation." [Associated Press]

  • The International Monetary Fund says President Donald Trump's tariffs will be a significant drag on the world economy. [Washington Post]
  • The CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot privately warned president Trump his tariff and trade policy could lead to rising prices and empty shelves. [Axios]
  • Credit card companies are bracing for an economic downturn. [Wall Street Journal]

Elon Musk says he plans to pull back on his work with DOGE and refocus on Tesla after the company's net income dropped 71%. [Bloomberg]

  • About half of Americans have a negative view of Elon Musk. [CNBC]

The measles outbreak in the Southwest is now the largest single outbreak since 2000. [New York Times]

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a preemptive lawsuit to block the Trump administration from taking action against the state under a federal ban on transgender athletes participating in women's sports. [Associated Press]

Briefly...

Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds. [Guardian]

Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. is considering eliminating the COVID-19 vaccine from the government's list of recommended immunizations for children. [Politico]