Work is finally underway on the inland port project in Salt Lake City. Some community groups accuse the port authority of hurting the environment. The port authority insists they’re helping it: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/work-finally-begins-on-salt-lake-citys-inland-port-project #utpol #Utah
Boy, Salt Lake City did not have a great weekend.
Salt Lake Tribune: Three killed, including 8-month-old, in shooting at WestFest carnival in West Valley City
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/16/westfest-shooting-leaves-multiple/
Great, glad to see stuff like this getting covered
"Utahns show up to stand in solidarity with Los Angeles protests"
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/09/utahns-show-up-stand-solidarity/
"Ah good. At last we've escaped them."
Not that I want to be anti-social, but when I visit beautiful places like Zion National Park in Utah, USA, I like to leave the crowds.
And while it's difficult to do in popular spots (Zion gets some 4-5 million visitors per year), if you find the trails that aren't listed on the visitor brochures, you'll quite often succeed.
Hop Valley framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/hop-valley-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
#nature #art #artwork #utah #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #USA #travel
It sounds like the #NoKings gathering in Provo, #Utah had about 4,000 people
Utah County (where Provo is) voted 68% for Trump in 2024.
Governor Spencer Cox has declared a state of emergency for wildfires and the state moves into Stage 2 fire restrictions: https://www.fox13now.com/news/utah-wildfires/this-is-a-big-one-gov-cox-surveys-monroe-canyon-fire-damage-as-wildfire-grows #utpol #Utah
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Yep, sure looking like the shooting at the #SLC #Utah #NoKings march was a self-anointed "good guy with a gun" shooting at another self-anointed "good guy with a gun" and killing an innocent person in the process.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/16/peacekeeper-under-investigation/
More guns do not make us safer.
Remember: there are no accidental shootings.
The majority-women Salt Lake County Council votes to become the first county to support “A Bolder Way Forward” — a resolution for the empowerment of women and girls: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/a-resolution-on-empowering-women-girls-gets-backing-of-majority-women-slco-council #utpol #Utah
Salt Lake Tribune: When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call. “Some 911 calls dialed by residents of Salt Lake City and Sandy soon may be answered by something like a robot, powered by artificial intelligence. Faced with chronic understaffing among the ranks of its dispatchers, the 911 Communications Bureau based in Utah’s capital city wants to explore using an […]
Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd was summoned to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers about the “No Kings” protest shooting: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/salt-lake-city-police-chief-summoned-to-meet-with-lawmakers-over-no-kings-shooting #utpol #Utah
BDG news: Salt Lake Buddhist Temple Celebrates 89th Annual Obon Festival
🔗 Read more at BDG: https://tinyurl.com/8kydkpbt
#Buddhism #BonOdori #Utah #SaltLakeCity #JapaneseBuddhism #Obon #JapaneseCulture #Buddha #JapaneseFestival
So, uh, things have gotten a little heated between Rocky Mountain Power and the Public Service Commission over a proposed rate hike: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-supreme-court-may-decide-rocky-mountain-power-rate-hike-as-capitol-hill-watches #utpol #Utah
Following the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers, members of the Utah State Legislature were given a briefing about their own personal security: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/after-minnesota-lawmakers-shootings-utahs-capitol-hill-gets-security-briefing #utpol #Utah
I send thanks to the buyer from Massachusetts who purchased a framed print of
Autumn on the Fremont River -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/autumn-on-the-fremont-river-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
May the artwork take you to a glorious autumn day by the river, where there is peace and beauty.
#art #artwork #autumn #nature #travel #utah #southwest #capitolreef #vacation #hiking #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #river #nationalpark #fall #trees #color #colorful #sale #decor
“Not Just #Measles”: #WhoopingCough Cases Are Soaring as #Vaccine Rates Decline
Measles #Vaccination Rates in Most States Were Below #HerdImmunity in #2023
Over 36 states have drop in rates for at least one key vaccine from 2013-14 to 2023-24 school years. And half of states have seen an across-board decline in all four vaccination rates. #Wisconsin, #Utah and #Alaska have experienced most precipitous drops during that time, with declines of more than 10% in some cases.
https://www.propublica.org/article/whooping-cough-measles-outbreak-vaccine-hesitancy-trump
Bison is on the menu in some Utah schools thanks to the Ute Tribe and a state-run program to get more local produce and proteins in cafeterias: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-schools-serve-up-a-taste-of-the-wild-with-bison-on-the-menu #utpol #Utah
A woman who survived a paddleboarding accident thanks to a life jacket is pleading with others to remember to wear them. Utah’s Department of Natural Resources is dealing with more drownings lately because people aren’t: https://www.fox13now.com/always-always-always-wear-a-life-jacket-survivor-of-paddleboard-accident-pleads-with-utahns #utpol #Utah
The beginning of the day is bright, promising, alert, as we think of the many things (I hope pleasant) we have to do.
But evening is quiet, easy, slow, a time to reflect upon what we have accomplished, and to relax into a state of rest.
Nature does this every day with sunrise and sunset, and when we follow her lead, we do so as well.
Long Shadows in Zion art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/long-shadows-in-zion-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#travel #utah #zion #nature #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #sunset #landscape #peace
The state of Utah has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, accusing it of crafting addictive algorithms and forcing an AI onto many users that offers some disturbing advice: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-files-lawsuit-against-snapchat-alleging-company-made-app-addictive-for-minors #utpol #Utah
I legitimately forgot it was #PioneerDay (Utah holiday) today until just now when I heard fireworks go off. This is going to be a long night. #Utah #PieAndBeerDay
Utah has joined a coalition of attorneys general in cracking down on robocalls and the companies that they allege facilitate them: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-ag-joins-coalition-cracking-down-on-robocalls #utpol #Utah
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