Tuesday, June 3, 2025
⏰ Tick Tock
Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 70
Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 154
Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 518
Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,253
👀 Here's what you need to know for Tuesday morning:
UTAH AND THE WEST
Podcast: Trust the science...unless it conflicts with your politics. [Utah Political Watch]
GOP lawmaker threatens "significant legislation" after Mammoth, Jazz celebrate Pride month. [KSL]
Cox's pick to run new Government Records Office has a history of "haphazard" record keeping. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Majority of Utah law enforcement have not complied with sexual assault data collection law. [KSL]
New Salt Lake City police chief requests nearly $15 million bump to budget. [Utah News Dispatch]
Utah Jewish community on high alert after Colorado attack; Local synagogue increases security measures. [Fox 13]
Are Latter-day Saints shifting left? Here's what the data shows. [Deseret News]
Nuclear fuel near you? Utah's agreement with a California startup will explore making the fuel here. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Federal dollars will go toward forest conservation in southern Utah. [Utah News Dispatch]
Developer angers Kane County officials by asking state to bypass them, approve planned city. [Salt Lake Tribune]
NATIONAL
President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Republicans in the Senate to pass the massive tax and spending bill approved by the House last month. [Bloomberg]
The Supreme Court left a pair of state bans on semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines in place. [Washington Post]
The Trump administration has dismantled key parts of anti-corruption enforcement at the FBI. [NBC News]
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether advertising and advocacy groups coordinated boycotts of advertisers. [New York Times]
ECONOMY
The dollar is down 0.7 percent, getting close to the three-year low it hit shortly after president Trump announced his "liberation day" tariffs. [Financial Times]
40% of Americans say they do not have a retirement savings plan. [Gallup]
Americans are cooking at home more and eating budget-friendly meals. [Axios]
ENVIRONMENT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is scrapping a new hurricane response plan and reverting to last year's. [Wall Street Journal]
- David Richardson, who was tapped to head FEMA in May, told staff he was not aware the U.S. has a hurricane season. [Reuters]
The National Weather Service lost nearly 600 employees to staff cuts and retirements under the Trump administration. The NWS now plans to hire more than 100 people to "stabilize" the department. [New York Times]
