According to Chris B. Haynes, the Utah Jazz are expected to be interested in Tobias Harris in free agency. You can watch Haynes’s video mentioning that interest below.

Haynes mentions the following teams that will be interested in Harris: Utah, Detroit, San Antonio, Dallas, and New Orleans.

The question is, how much interest will these teams show? Even if the Jazz have interest, they may or may not have the cap space this summer to sign him if they’re re-negotiating Lauri Markkanen. That said, Harris has been underwhelming in his role in Philadelphia, and it’s possible he could be had for a bargain. If the Jazz are looking for cheap deals, this could possibly be a fit. Considering that so many teams are looking into signing him, the price may increase if this turns into a bidding war.

If the Jazz lose out on Harris, that may be for the best. Utah has three players coming into their second season and more coming in this year’s draft. Will they prioritize cheap veterans over developing young talent this season?

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah legislator discusses legislation he helped craft to rein in harmful features influencing kids plugged into social media.

Earlier this week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to protect kids by placing a warning label on social media platforms as commonly seen on tobacco and alcohol items.

On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill shifting back to parents some online authority to control children’s social media accounts:

Utah lawmakers take on social media heavyweights

Dave & Dujanovic spoke with State Sen. Mike McKell, R- Spanish Fork, about legislation aiming to regulate social media in Utah.

Reining in social media in Utah

McKell and his partner in the House, Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, sponsored HB464, which creates a civil right to action for kids under 18 years who allege harm from social media. 

They also sponsored SB194, which requires social media companies to verify the age of all account holders.

McKell said the bills go into effect beginning in October.

According to McKell, they wanted social media companies to disable the data-collection feature on kids’ accounts.

“We want parental consent for data collection… In a perfect world, we don’t want any data collection of our kids at all. But what we said in the legislation in Utah is if you’re going to collect data on children in the state of Utah that Mom and Dad have to give that parental consent. I don’t think parents will give parental consent,” McKell said, referencing the article below:

Instagram regularly recommends sexual videos to accounts for teenagers who appear interested in racy content and do so within minutes of when they first log in, according to tests by The Wall Street Journal and an academic researcher.”

Unmasking the dangers of social media

“I don’t know why any parent would want their child on [social media]. And unfortunately, I think parents are missing it. I don’t think they realize how serious it actually is online,” McKell said.

To that end, he added that state government leaders have assembled a website for parents meant to “unmask the dangers of social media.”

The site provides parents with information and resources.

McKell also wants to disable addictive features on social media platforms, such as the endless scroll and push notifications.

“We don’t want kids listed in the index so people can find them,” said McKell.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah gas prices are now lower than the national average after dropping over 20 cents in the last month. Travel officials said this is normal, it was actually the past two years of high prices that were out of the ordinary.

The current average price of gas in the state is sitting right around $3.43. This is a few pennies shy of the national average and nearly 60 cents cheaper than this time last year.

Julian Paredes with the AAA says these prices seem much lower because of the last two years when various problems skyrocketed the price of gas in the country.

“This year looks pretty different compared to the last two years,” Paredes said. “But really, I think it just looks normal.”

Paredes said one of the various problems related to Utah gas prices going up were due to the start of the war in Ukraine pushing up demand and throwing off the maintenance schedule for refineries.

Now the refineries are back on track, which is a reason prices have been decreasing nationwide over the last month.

Paredes said prices may drop or rise a few cents but should stay around $3.40 throughout the summer in Utah. 

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