AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublic Lands Fight: Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert is pushing back hard after President Trump slashed Bears Ears by 91% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by about 90%, calling it a giveaway to mining and drilling and a betrayal of Tribal Nations. Monument Backlash in Utah: Hundreds of Utahns protested the cuts in Salt Lake City, arguing the changes don’t reflect what Utah residents want. Housing Access: Utah Main Street opened the fourth and final round of its Rural Revive & Reside grant, offering up to $50,000 per project to rehab historic Main Street buildings for mixed commercial and housing use. Affordable Homebuilding: SERDA is taking applications for its Mutual Self-Help Program, where families build homes together using “sweat equity” alongside low-interest USDA loans. Childcare Expansion: Moab Community Childcare opened an infant center, adding about 10 spaces and separating infant and toddler programs. Boating Safety: Utah is launching a statewide Life Jacket Behavior Survey to understand why people don’t wear life jackets and target future education. Economy Watch: Utah’s job market stayed strong in the latest Workforce Services report, with unemployment estimated at 3.6% and 26,300 jobs added over the past year. Corrections & Costs: A Utah Foundation report says Utah has fewer people under correctional control than most states, but spends more per inmate than many Mountain West neighbors. Cybercrime Recovery: The FBI says Utah scam victims sometimes can recover money if they act fast, with millions stopped before reaching scammers.
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