AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoStratos Data Center Backlash: Box Elder County’s Stratos hyperscale project is still igniting a fight over secrecy, democracy, and the environment—opponents say commissioners approved it without meaningful public input and that scientists warn the waste heat could push parts of Utah toward “Sahara-like” conditions while stressing the Great Salt Lake. Governor’s Housing Push: Gov. Spencer Cox spent Monday volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Tooele, tying the effort to Utah’s affordability crunch. Federal Land Management Shakeup: A new wave of criticism is hitting the Trump administration’s Forest Service changes, including research cuts and office consolidations. Immigration Funding Standoff: In Washington, a Senate Republican is threatening to derail an ICE/Border Patrol funding package over Trump’s $1B “ballroom” request. Regional Politics & Courts: The Pac-12 and Mountain West reached a settlement in principle in their exit/poaching fees lawsuit. Sports & Culture: Starbucks announced 252 corporate layoffs in Seattle; and Utah’s Pride and community events kept rolling, from a BMCC spring powwow to the Kilby Block Party’s big weekend.
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