2034 Winter Olympics

He said one option is to restore the previous grant program.

The council could also modify it to help local businesses prepare for the 2034 Winter Olympics.

It could be, you know, less on general startup subsidies and more on helping those businesses, uh, achieve operational capacity, compliance, uh, making capital upgrades so that when the games get here, those local operators are successful.

Another option would create temporary assistance for businesses affected by major construction projects or economic downturns.

Now, Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson praised federal authorities for taking the denial of lawful voting seriously, noting that discarding ballots infringed on Utahns' right to vote.

Well, turning to other news, three Utah State University researchers say that the upcoming 2034 Winter Olympics offer a unique opportunity to improve air quality along the Wasatch Front.

Now, in a study that was published in the Journal of Sustainability and Climate Change, the researchers, Edwin Stafford, Rosalind Brain, and Randy Martin, outlined several strategic recommendations for state leaders.

The proposal includes expanding electric vehicle infrastructure, increasing renewable energy generation, expanding air monitoring networks, while also restoring the Great Salt Lake and enhancing public education.

The authors emphasize that the eight-year lead-up provides crucial time now to curb pollutants that exacerbate winter inversions on the global stage.

Stafford said that the Olympics gives lawmakers a political lever with which to get things done, noting that the event can accelerate policy changes.

To engage future leaders, the researchers are also launching an Olympic-themed clean air marketing contest for Utah high school students.

And finally, a local man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $15,000 in merchandise from Utah hardware stores using self-checkout registers.

So there you go.

What else do we have going on? Utah is stepping up the efforts to restore the shrinking Great Lake ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Water diversions, uh, for farms, homes, and industry have contributed to the lake's decline, exposing more than eight hundred square miles of lake bed that can, uh, produce dust cont- uh, containing arsenic and other contaminants.

The state is, uh, pursuing conservation measures, irrigation improvement, and water leasing programs with the goal of raising the lake by seven feet.