DepositPhotos New York, NY, USA - Aug 3 2008: Donald Trump recording on 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower in New York City. SALT LAKE CITY — Here’s a look at the news for June 21. MUST-READ NEWS THIS MORNING: LDS Church updates guidelines for interviews LDS Church leaders announced Wednesday that they had updated guidelines for bishop interviews with children and youths, according to the Deseret News. The First Presidency has asked bishops to share a list of topics and ideas with parents and youths before they meet with children and youths for interviews. The guidelines will appear in Handbook 1, which is the policy guide for bishops. “The new handbook section provides new direction to bishops and their counselors when they discuss obedience to commandments with youth,” according to the Deseret News. “It states that they should ‘make appropriate use’ of the set list of questions required in limited-use temple recommend interviews.” … [Read more...] about Utah lawmakers support Trump executive order; LDS Church updates interview guidelines; Utah Jazz prepare for draft
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Trump executive order fails to boost flow of military gear to local police departments
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Trump executive order fails to boost flow of military gear to local police departments The amount of military gear sent to local police has declined this year despite an order President Trump signed to expand the transfers, a USA TODAY analysis has found. Shipments of military gear in the first three months of 2018 fell by half compared with the same period last year. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 24 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs John Fritze, USA TODAY Published 11:50 a.m. ET April 22, 2018 | Updated 3:00 p.m. ET April 22, 2018 CLOSE The President floated the idea of throwing journalists in jail in order to stop leaks from the White … [Read more...] about Trump executive order fails to boost flow of military gear to local police departments
CBS News Logo Trump executive order calls for review of “egregious” federal land grab
President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Department of the Interior Wednesday directing the review of federally designated lands to determine if the federal government should relinquish ownership to states. Specifically, the review will consider all national monument designations of federal public lands since 1996 that are 100,000 acres or larger. Mr Trump singled out former President Barack Obama’s “egregious” use of federal power in using the Antiquities Act to “unilaterally” place swaths of American land and water under federal control, adding, “it’s time we ended this abusive practice.” “Today we are putting the states back in charge, that’s a big thing,” said Mr. Trump, flanked by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Vice President Mike Pence. Mr. Trump said Utah. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch -- who was at the signing -- prompted him to review the issue. In Hatch’s state, … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Trump executive order calls for review of “egregious” federal land grab
Trump Executive Order Aims To Expand Veteran Mental Health Care
National Trump Executive Order Aims To Expand Veteran Mental Health Care Listen · 2:51 2:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/576976684/576976685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email The Trump administration is moving to enroll all new veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs mental health services. This greatly expands the numbers of veterans enrolled with the VA. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump has signed an executive order to help more military veterans get mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Suicide prevention is a top priority for the VA. An estimated 20 veterans take their own lives every single day. The rate is particularly high among younger vets, who don't always have access to VA health care when they leave the service. The executive … [Read more...] about Trump Executive Order Aims To Expand Veteran Mental Health Care
CBS News Logo Trump executive order will dismantle Obama environmental regulations
Last Updated Mar 28, 2017 3:31 AM EDT President Trump will sign a sweeping executive order on Tuesday to begin the process of dismantling environmental regulations implemented under the Obama administration to aggressively fight climate change. The Energy Independence executive order, which Trump will sign at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), attacks the core of President Obama’s 2013 Climate Action Plan. A senior White House official said Monday that the order “directs the EPA to suspend, revise, or rescind the Clean Power Plan,” adding that the EPA would “proceed in a manner that upholds the rule of law” and would continue to abide by the Clean Air Act. Obama to United Nations: “Nobody gets a pass” on climate changeThe executive order also mandates that every agency conduct a 180-day review that identifies all regulations and rules that “impede” energy production. Mr. Trump plans to use the reports to craft … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Trump executive order will dismantle Obama environmental regulations