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2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Gov. Cox creates new council to help prepare Utah for a bright future
As the state of Utah continues to grow rapidly, a new coordinating council will bring together various state agencies and other entities to coordinate and communicate plans for the future in order to keep quality of life in the state from decreasing. On Wednesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order to create the BUILD coordinating council. BUILD stands for: Blueprint for Utah's Infrastructure, Land, and Development. The council will coordinate efforts between multiple agencies for long-term planning in the state and will be chaired by state planning coordinator and senior adviser to the governor Laura Hanson. Hanson said the creation of this council comes as Utah is at a pivotal point where the state is growing rapidly. When this growth first started, many Utahns were excited about it, Hanson said. 'But we've hit a point where Utahns are starting to feel a little anxious about the growth and a little bit of concern, worry that the Utah of the future may not be as high quality as the Utah of today,' Hanson said. The council will include people from various state agencies such as the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Quality. Other associations represented on the council include the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air, and the Utah Association of Counties. 'As Utah evolves, everything from water use to transportation is affected,' said Cox, according to a press release. 'This council will help us combine efforts and make better decisions to maintain the quality of life that makes Utah exceptional.' 'The goal of this coordinating council is to bring together decision makers and thought leaders and researchers in a whole variety of different policy areas, from transportation, air quality, economic development, housing, water, homelessness and public safety, the Olympics, but also local governments and private sector partners through the chamber to come together and have a conversation about what is the kind of Utah that we want for the future,' Hanson said. The council will meet to discuss the various planning efforts of the different groups and how to coordinate those efforts. Hanson said the goal is to 'ensure that we are moving toward the shared goals that we have as Utahns, and make sure that the future is just as great as it is today, and that we don't lose all the things that make Utah special, even as we bring in a larger population.' Different state agencies and other groups are developing their own long-range plans and goals within their areas, and this new council will provide a way for these efforts and different entities within the state to be aligned and coordinated. The creation of this council builds on HCR11, which was passed by the state Legislature in 2024 and focused on cross-issue impacts. 'Even if a policy area doesn't directly touch another policy area, there are indirect connections between these things like transportation and our air quality, like our housing and development patterns and our water consumption or preservation of agricultural land and open space. There are all these connections between these various different topics,' Hanson said. She added that, many times, policymakers and state agencies are focused on specific, individual issues, but regular Utahns are concerned about quality of life as a whole, and this council will be able to align many different issues in order to make sure Utah as a whole continues to improve. Specific areas that the council will be looking into include water, transportation, housing, air quality and recreation. 'It is very broad, which I think, is a challenge, but it's also an opportunity for us to think really holistically about where we want Utah to be in the future,' Hanson said. The coordinating council will meet together four times a year, with Hanson as the chair. Two yet-to-be-named co-chairs who will work with Hanson. One will be an executive branch co-chair and the other will be an external stakeholder co-chair. Hanson added that some sort of executive committee might also be formed within the council that can do work in between the quarterly meetings. The council's first meeting will be on July 22 at 9:30 a.m. at the Capitol. This meeting will be open to the public. At the first meeting, the group will start identifying what stakeholders want Utah to look like in the future and set statewide goals based on public input from the past. The different state agencies and entities involved will also be able to share their goals and plans for the future and how those can affect other areas and groups. 'So now we're building those connections, and it's really all about coordination. It's about talking together more. It's about being intentional about the future that we want.' The council will also develop an annual report that will be given to the governor and Legislature. This report will discuss changes that are happening in the state, constraints on natural resources and infrastructure, and will outline a list of high priority areas that need to be focused on as a state. 'We have limited resources, but we have tons of needs, and so this is an opportunity for us to come together and say, OK, with our limited resources, which focus areas are going to get us the biggest bang for the buck, what are the most critical things that can make or break quality of life in Utah,' Hanson said.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
US weighing future of military command in Africa, top general says
By Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -The United States is assessing the future of its military command for Africa, its top general for the continent said on Tuesday, and called on African governments to make their views on its possible elimination known in Washington. President Donald Trump's administration is considering merging AFRICOM, which became a distinct geographical command in 2008, with the U.S. command in Europe to cut bureaucracy, American media outlets reported in March. Speaking to reporters before a conference of African defence chiefs in Kenya, AFRICOM's commander, General Michael Langley, said he had discussed the issue with officials on the continent. "I've talked to a number of ministers of defence and a few presidents and told them we were assessing," Langley said. He said governments should make their views about AFRICOM's future known through their ambassadors in the U.S. "That's what I tell them. I said: 'okay, if we're that important to (you), you need to communicate that and we'll see'." Before 2008, U.S. military activities in Africa were handled by commands from other regions. AFRICOM's creation reflected rising U.S. national security interests on the continent, including Islamist insurgencies and competition with China and Russia. In West Africa, where groups with ties to al Qaeda and Islamic State have grown in recent years, U.S. security influence has waned following a series of military coups. The putsches forced Washington to pull back on security support and brought to power juntas that have turned to Russia for assistance. Last year, the ruling junta in Niger ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country and vacate a $100 million drone base. Langley said the U.S. had nevertheless maintained some intelligence sharing with the military regimes in the Sahel region and was looking for "other ways to continue to stay engaged".
Reuters
4 days ago
- General
- Reuters
US weighing future of military command in Africa, top general says
NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuters) - The United States is assessing the future of its military command for Africa, its top general for the continent said on Tuesday, and called on African governments to make their views on its possible elimination known in Washington. President Donald Trump's administration is considering merging AFRICOM, which became a distinct geographical command in 2008, with the U.S. command in Europe to cut bureaucracy, American media outlets reported in March. Speaking to reporters before a conference of African defence chiefs in Kenya, AFRICOM's commander, General Michael Langley, said he had discussed the issue with officials on the continent. "I've talked to a number of ministers of defence and a few presidents and told them we were assessing," Langley said. He said governments should make their views about AFRICOM's future known through their ambassadors in the U.S. "That's what I tell them. I said: 'okay, if we're that important to (you), you need to communicate that and we'll see'." Before 2008, U.S. military activities in Africa were handled by commands from other regions. AFRICOM's creation reflected rising U.S. national security interests on the continent, including Islamist insurgencies and competition with China and Russia. In West Africa, where groups with ties to al Qaeda and Islamic State have grown in recent years, U.S. security influence has waned following a series of military coups. The putsches forced Washington to pull back on security support and brought to power juntas that have turned to Russia for assistance. Last year, the ruling junta in Niger ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country and vacate a $100 million drone base. Langley said the U.S. had nevertheless maintained some intelligence sharing with the military regimes in the Sahel region and was looking for "other ways to continue to stay engaged".
Malaysia Sun
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysia Sun
"Our delegation's purpose is to tell world that Pakistan thrives on terrorism": JDU's Sanjay Jha
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, who is leading a delegation of parliamentarians on India's Operation Sindoor global outreach on Wednesday said that purpose of the delegation is to tell the countries across the globe that Pakistan only thrives on the terrorism. 'My delegation is going to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The purpose of the delegation is to tell the world that Pakistan thrives on terrorism,' Jha told ANI. BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, who is a part of a delegation of nine MPs on India's Operation Sindoor outreach said that a right kind of narrative containing facts and figures will be set globally as it is important that 'Pakistan should not mislead these countries'. 'As a citizen of the country, I can say that sending 7 delegations to around 33 countries by PM Modi's govt is a highly well thought out expercise, and the idea is to communicate to the international community India's stand on cross-border terrorism. The intention is to communicate to the different countries of the world that, as far as terrorism and violence are concerned, irrespective of political parties, we are all one,' Sarangi said. 'PM Modi and his govt want to tell the world Pakistan's role in this entire ceasefire pre and post, and it must be understood by one and will set the right kind of narrative containing facts and figures. It is important for us that Pakistan should not mislead these countries. We are optimistic and hopeful that we will achieve the desired results,' she added. Earlier, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed MPs and delegation members at Parliament ahead of their visits under Operation Sindoor to highlight India's fight against cross-border terrorism. Seven all-party delegations will visit key partner countries, including UN Security Council members. The delegations are led by Congress member Shashi Tharoor, BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant Panda, JD-U's Sanjay Kumar Jha, DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and (NCP-SP) leader Supriya Sule. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. The Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, eliminating over 100 terrorists linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. On May 10, both countries agreed to cease hostilities. (ANI)
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Consumer Internet Stocks Q1 Teardown: Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Vs The Rest
Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the consumer internet stocks, including Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and its peers. The ways people shop, transport, communicate, learn and play are undergoing a tremendous, technology-enabled change. Consumer internet companies are playing a key role in lives being transformed, simplified and made more accessible. The 49 consumer internet stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q1. As a group, revenues beat analysts' consensus estimates by 1.9% while next quarter's revenue guidance was in line. Luckily, consumer internet stocks have performed well with share prices up 11.5% on average since the latest earnings results. Widely regarded as the face of crypto, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is a blockchain infrastructure company updating the financial system with its trading, staking, stablecoin, and other payment solutions. Coinbase reported revenues of $2.03 billion, up 24.2% year on year. This print fell short of analysts' expectations by 3.6%. Overall, it was a slower quarter for the company with EBITDA in line with analysts' estimates. Interestingly, the stock is up 28.2% since reporting and currently trades at $264.80. Is now the time to buy Coinbase? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free. Known for its glass tower car vending machines, Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) provides a convenient automotive shopping experience by offering an online platform for buying and selling used cars. Carvana reported revenues of $4.23 billion, up 38.3% year on year, outperforming analysts' expectations by 6.2%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a solid beat of analysts' EBITDA estimates and impressive growth in its units. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 18.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $306.20. Is now the time to buy Carvana? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free. Founded by consignment store aficionado Julie Wainwright, The RealReal (NASDAQ: REAL) is an online marketplace for buying and selling secondhand luxury goods. The RealReal reported revenues of $160 million, up 11.3% year on year, in line with analysts' expectations. It was a slower quarter as it posted full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts' expectations. As expected, the stock is down 25.3% since the results and currently trades at $5.45. Read our full analysis of The RealReal's results here. With a mission to democratize finance, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is an online consumer finance platform known for its commission-free stock and crypto trading. Robinhood reported revenues of $927 million, up 50% year on year. This number beat analysts' expectations by 1.2%. Taking a step back, it was a slower quarter as it logged a miss of analysts' EBITDA estimates. The company reported 25.8 million users, up 7.9% year on year. The stock is up 31.2% since reporting and currently trades at $64.50. Read our full, actionable report on Robinhood here, it's free. Formed through the 2013 merger of Elance and oDesk, Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is an online platform where businesses and independent professionals connect to get work done. Upwork reported revenues of $192.7 million, flat year on year. This result surpassed analysts' expectations by 2.2%. More broadly, it was a mixed quarter as it also produced an impressive beat of analysts' EBITDA estimates but a decline in its customers. The company reported 812,000 active customers, down 6.9% year on year. The stock is up 24.2% since reporting and currently trades at $16.53. Read our full, actionable report on Upwork here, it's free. In response to the Fed's rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, inflation has been gradually trending down from its post-pandemic peak, trending closer to the Fed's 2% target. Despite higher borrowing costs, the economy has avoided flashing recessionary signals. This is the much-desired soft landing that many investors hoped for. The recent rate cuts (0.5% in September and 0.25% in November 2024) have bolstered the stock market, making 2024 a strong year for equities. Donald Trump's presidential win in November sparked additional market gains, sending indices to record highs in the days following his victory. However, debates continue over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments, raising questions about economic stability in 2025. Want to invest in winners with rock-solid fundamentals? Check out our Strong Momentum Stocks and add them to your watchlist. These companies are poised for growth regardless of the political or macroeconomic climate. Join Paid Stock Investor Research Help us make StockStory more helpful to investors like yourself. Join our paid user research session and receive a $50 Amazon gift card for your opinions. Sign up here. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
