> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Selling public lands to pay for tax cuts - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/morning-news-brief-selling-public-lands-to-pay-for-tax-cuts/ - Published: 2025-05-07T13:23:18.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:48:03.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Wednesday, May 7, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock 97 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) 181 days until Election Day (11/4/2025) 545 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Wednesday morning: Thank you for being one of more than 1,200 people supporting Utah Political Watch with your free subscription. I'm so thankful to have you as a reader! "Morning News Fix" is a subscriber-exclusive newsletter curating the morning's top news headlines to help you get informed before starting your day. 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[Upgrade to paid ](https://utahpolitics.news/membership/) ## Utah Headlines Republicans in Congress want to sell off more than 11,000 acres of public lands in Utah and Nevada to pay for President Donald Trump's massive tax cuts. \[[Bloomberg](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/republicans-pay-trump-tax-cuts-113609211.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah anti-union law put on hold as referendum exceeds signature requirements. \[[Utah Political Watch](https://utahpolitics.news/utah-anti-union-law-put-on-hold-as-referendum-exceeds-signature-requirements/)\] "800 pound gorilla": GOP chair hopeful urges party to flex political muscle. \[[Utah Political Watch](https://utahpolitics.news/800-pound-gorilla-gop-chair-hopeful-urges-party-to-flex-political-muscle/)\] Salt Lake City adopts 3 new flags to bypass new state flag law. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51308163/salt-lake-city-adopts-3-new-flags-to-bypass-new-state-flag-law-?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] This gay Utah mayor plans to keep pride flags in his city office as a state ban goes into effect. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05/07/gay-utah-mayor-plans-keep-pride/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] These new Utah laws take effect Wednesday. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51305218/these-new-utah-laws-take-effect-wednesday?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "Counterproductive and cruel": Advocates form coalition to protect Medicaid from federal cuts. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/06/advocates-form-coalition-to-protect-medicaid-from-federal-cuts/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Where and when Utah will see higher wildfire risks this summer, Rocky Mountain Power meteorologists say. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2025/05/06/utah-wildfires-rocky-mountain/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Salt Lake City mayor seeks record $512M budget but warns of "economic uncertainty." \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51307958/salt-lake-city-mayor-seeks-record-512m-budget-but-warns-of-economic-uncertainty-?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah ranks as the best state in the nation – again. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2025/05/06/utah-ranks-number-1-in-the-nation-us-news-and-world-report/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## National/International The papal conclave gets underway today as 133 cardinals meet to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15v5n0knv3o?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "Canada is not for sale." New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney poured cold water on President Trump's pitch to annex Canada. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/carney-canada-not-for-sale-trump-tax-breaks-00331059?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Global shipping is grinding to a standstill, which means empty shelves in stores are coming. \[[Barrons](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ar-AA1EhmJR?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Top U.S. officials will hold trade talks with a high-level Chinese delegation in Switzerland. \[[Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/trump-china-trade-switzerland-bessent-2a3335ed92989dc4b3a74ea550b79b3f?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The U.S. trade deficit jumped 14% in March as businesses stockpiled goods to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs. \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-trade-deficit-hits-record-as-companies-front-loaded-pharmaceuticals-5d7a1720?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to pause military aid to Ukraine in January caught the White House off guard. \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/order-by-hegseth-cancel-ukraine-weapons-caught-white-house-off-guard-2025-05-06/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The U.S. reached a ceasefire agreement with Houthi rebels in Yemen. \[[Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/05/06/houthi-ceasefire-trump-yemen-attacks?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The U.S. is increasing intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland. \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/world/greenland-spying-us-intelligence-809c4ef2?st=PBLZt7&reflink=article%5FcopyURL%5Fshare&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Two more federal judges blocked President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants. \[[CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/06/politics/judge-blocks-trump-administration-deport-migrants?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The U.S. may deport migrants to Libya for the first time this week. \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-may-soon-deport-migrants-libya-military-flight-sources-say-2025-05-07/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can proceed with plans to ban transgender people from the military. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/trump-ban-transgender-troops-scotus-ruling-00331383?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## Briefly... President Trump plans to announce that the U.S. will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia. \[[Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/trump-persian-gulf-saudi-arabia-ce30874c27bc01426d93ad3c65a18844?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows. \[[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/trump-meme-coin-crypto.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]