🗳️ Republican state lawmakers scrapped a planned hearing this week on the GOP's chaotic "presidential preference poll" that replaced the party's Super Tuesday primary, saying presenters' complaints were too critical and "not appropriate." (Utah News Dispatch)
Polling showed participants were put off by long waits, and the Disability Law Center argued the party didn't provide enough parking, greeters or signage to accommodate all voters.
🐐 State wildlife officials are moving 15 mountain goats to Ben Lomond after the herd there shrank from 300 to 30 since 2011 due to harsh winters, dry summers and increased hunting. (KUER)
💰 Embattled anti-sex-trafficking crusader Tim Ballard was paid $600,000 in 2023 by Operation Underground Railroad, the nonprofit he founded, even though he was ousted halfway through the year amid allegations of sexual misconduct. (Salt Lake Tribune)
🛏️ CVB Inc., a company based in Cache County, is recalling nearly 138,000 platform beds following notices Thursday from U.S. and Canadian safety agencies that the beds can sag, break or collapse during use. (Associated Press)
🚨Policein Taylorsville say a man fired a bullet through another car's windshield because he believed the driver was moving too slowly. (KSL.com)
