AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWasatch County: Sheriff Jared Rigby will take paid leave after pleading not guilty to felony obstruction and a misdemeanor false-statement charge tied to the Kouri Richins case. County officials had planned to call for his resignation. Gambling Lawsuit: Utah is suing prediction-market company Kalshi, seeking to stop its sports and election bets in the state and recover alleged profits and damages. Business: Bose is buying Park City-based Skullcandy, which will remain a separate brand within Bose’s audio business. Utes: No. 11 Utah hosts No. 14 Houston in a marquee Big 12 matchup, with ESPN’s “College GameDay” in Salt Lake City. Water: A new study estimates the Upper Colorado River Basin lost 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during the 2020–22 drought—roughly half the volume of Lake Powell. Courts and Elections: A Utah advocacy group is urging Supreme Court Justice Michael Menssen to recuse himself from redistricting cases after reports he signed a petition to repeal the state’s anti-gerrymandering law before joining the court.
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