Data: U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. District Court for the District of Washington; Chart: Axios Visuals
🐣 To Utah's south, west and and east, states are suing to block President Trump's executive order seeking to undermine the birthright citizenship protections guaranteed by the Constitution. (Axios)
The intrigue: Gov. Spencer Cox told the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday that he doesn't think Trump's order is constitutional.
Yes, but: Only states with Democratic attorneys general have taken legal action.
🌄 Utah could join Arizona in ditching Daylight Saving Time under a bill that passed unanimously out of a House committee Wednesday at the Capitol. (Utah Legislature)
Axios Phoenix's thought bubble: "As a lifelong Arizonan, I can't properly put into words how infuriating it was to lose that hour when I lived in New Mexico and Utah for five years," reporter Jeremy Duda told us.
🌳 About 4,600 of Salt Lake City's beloved sycamore trees are threatened by a fungal disease as well as bug infestations and mildew. (KSL.com)
The enormous trees define the shade canopy on several city streets.
City foresters are seeking $150,000 to test chemical treatments and other maintenance.
👽 Policein West Valley City say they don't know what caused a 2:45am boom and bright light in the sky yesterday — preceded by strobe-like flashes and a hissing sound — but they don't think it's threatening. (FOX 13)
Other first responders in the western Salt Lake Valley were also unable to identify the cause; ABC4 obtained video of the event.
