Christine Milbank

IMPORTANT: The spending of Utah State University’s president will now be subject to four reviews a year to check all purchases for “prudence and integrity."

This comes after @sltrib tracked more than $660,000 in spending by the previous president.

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Criminal Case Against Fake Electors Can Proceed, Nevada Supreme Court Rules Read more here.

The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously cleared the way for a criminal case against six supporters of President Donald Trump’s attempt to undermine the 2020 election by falsely claiming to be presidential electors to continue. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

UDAF Issues Public Health Advisory on ByHeart Infant Formula Recall Taylorsville, UT — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Division of Regulatory Services is issuing a public health advisory following a voluntary nationwide recall of all ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products. This includes all unexpired lots of formula cans and single-serve “anywhere” sticks. The recall was initiated after federal and state investigations identified potential contamination concerns connected to a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula. ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula is sold online and at major retailers nationwide. UDAF is committed to ensuring consumer safety and protecting public health. The Regulatory Services Division has been performing recall audits of Utah retailers to ensure that any recalled products have been removed from stores. Recall information: On November 11, 2025, ByHeart Inc. issued a voluntary recall of all ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This includes: ● ● All lot numbers All sizes of cans and single-serve packets. FDA Recommendations: ● Parents and Caregivers should stop using any ByHeart infant formula products immediately. ○ If your child consumed ByHeart infant formula and is experiencing symptoms (see below) seek immediate medical attention. ○ If your child consumed ByHeart infant formula and is not currently showing symptoms, continue monitoring them and seek medical attention if symptoms develop. ○ If you still have ByHeart formula in your home, you should: ■ Take a photo or record the information on the bottom of the package.

■ Keep the container in a safe spot and be sure to label it as DO NOT USE. ■ If your child develops symptoms, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services might want to collect your formula container for testing. If your child does not develop symptoms after 30 days, throw your containers out. Retailers should ensure recalled products are not on store shelves, including products that have been returned by customers. Botulism can be fatal, and you should take action right away. Seek immediate medical attention if your child has consumed ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and is experiencing signs and symptoms of botulism such as ○ Poor feeding, ○ Loss of head control, ○ Difficulty swallowing, or ○ decreased facial expression If you are a physician and suspect an infant patient has botulism, immediately call the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program at 510-231-7600 for case consultation. Consultation is available 24/7.

INBOX: Utah Dept. of Agriculture & Food issues health advisory on infant formula recall... #utpol #Utah

Skydiving is usually seen as a rush, but for a growing number of Utah veterans, it’s becoming something deeper — a path toward healing.

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Google is hosting CBP’s new facial-recognition app that helps police identify immigrants and alert ICE — while removing community apps that track ICE activity.

By shutting down tools meant to document abuses and approving tech that expands government surveillance, Google isn’t being neutral.

How much did Utah spend on support services during the federal government shutdown?

I asked the Governor's Office of Planning & Budget and they say it was $1.28 million.

💵 $1 million on food banks
💵 $280,000 for national park visitors centers

#utpol #Utah

I might be biased, but Salt Lake City has improved so much just over the last 6 years

INBOX: @benmcadams.bsky.social announces that within the first 24 hours of his congressional campaign launch, he has raised $500,000. #utpol #Utah

Inside Deer Valley’s snowmaking revolution: How Utah’s most advanced system will blanket its historic expansion - TownLift, Park City News PARK CITY, Utah — On a recent private tour through Deer Valley Resort’s new East Village, the future of skiing looked a lot like a construction site. Dirt

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Creekstone Energy closes funding round to advance world's largest data center campus in Utah The push for Millard County to house the world's largest data center campus took another step forward last week when Creekstone Energy announced the closure of its Series B funding round to advance it...

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More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.

apnews.com/article/meli... than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates

Holy shit. What say you @nytimes.com ?

This is what gender solidarity and collective action to oppress women looks like, Part 3: the male NYT reporter using his professional position to help Jeffrey Epstein protect his crimes from public exposure.

JUST IN: Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, announces she will run for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the newly created 1st Congressional District. #utpol #Utah

🐄 “Argentina? Why would you buy your beef from Argentina?”

Cattle farmers (many of which voted for Trump) are now making ads against his policies that are Making Argentina Great Again — while refusing to stop 🇺🇸 health care costs from skyrocketing

Name them.

Now That's What I Call A Bagel

The Trump admin has unveiled plans to open California’s coastline to offshore oil drilling for the first time in decades, a move that has sparked swift and fierce backlash from state leaders. The proposal, which outlines up to six federal lease sales between 2027 and 2030, would mark the first

Missed the Northern Lights? We received dozens of photos and compiled a photo gallery to see them all in one place.

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‘Extreme’ gerrymander: Utah judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ congressional map, picks districts favoring Democrats A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.

After losing repeatedly in court, the Utah Republican Party has now filed to gather signatures for an initiative seeking to repeal Proposition 4 entirely.
They also indicated they will try to impeach the judge who ruled against them.

Snow is coming — but not soon enough for Utah skiers Brian Head Resort reset the opening day for Utah's ski season for the second time in a week after forecasters projected an incoming storm won't arrive until Saturday.

Brian Head Resort reset the opening day for Utah's ski season for the second time in a week after forecasters projected an incoming storm won't arrive until Saturday.

Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, said the ruling upends Utah’s long-standing approach of blending rural and urban areas within the same districts.

39 tax hikes across Utah have been rejected because of a change in the law Dozens of cities, school districts and special service districts are scrambling to figure out how to fund millions in government and education services after their tax increases were rejected.

After a bunch of property tax increases were blocked because of a law change, the Granite School District says it won't fight denial of its proposed $18 million hike. Instead, they're slashing costs and instituting a hiring freeze.

Background: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Environmentalists urge judge to keep Great Salt Lake lawsuit alive A coalition of environmental groups have asked a judge to keep a lawsuit over the future of the Great Salt Lake alive.

UPDATE: Environmental groups are urging a judge to reject — once again — the state's latest effort to drop a lawsuit over the Great Salt Lake: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

Bagley Cartoon: Good Grief Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Good Grief

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Good Grief

‘My heart sank’: Spray-painted vandalism found on Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park A retired National Park Service ranger discovered white spray-paint graffiti last week along the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park.

A retired National Park Service ranger discovered white spray-paint graffiti last week along the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park.

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The map submitted by Republicans “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/11/11/gerrymander-utah-judge-rejects-gop 

The last Von Trapp child is 86 - and is still running their US lodge The last living Von Trapp child still helps run the family resort in the mountains of New England – where fans of The Sound of Music can explore a little slice of Austria.

The last living Von Trapp child still helps run the family resort in the mountains of New England – where fans of The Sound of Music can explore a little slice of Austria.