Salt Lake City, UT (March 27, 2019) — Today, Governor Herbert signed HB57, positioning Utah as the state with the strongest data privacy law in the country.
See our recent op-ed in Wired, or this video that explains more about the bill.
The following statement may be attributed to our president, Connor Boyack.
“The U.S. Supreme Court recently required that our cell phone location data be protected by a warrant, which is a small step in the right direction. Utah’s new law takes that principle and puts it on steroids, applying it to all of our electronic data.
“This first-in-the-nation law makes clear that if the government wants our data—whether it’s on our phone or on a company’s server somewhere else—they have to get a warrant. It’s a good policy that we’ll be encouraging other states to soon adopt.”
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About Libertas Institute
Libertas Institute is a free market think tank that collaborates with a diverse group of organizations and allies to create a freer Utah, effecting change through legal research, public advocacy and advertising, lawsuits against government, events, publications, and more.
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It’s time for spring cleaning and for many Utahns that means getting a new mattress or disposing of a used one.
Dumping a mattress in a dumpster could result in fines and is not recommended. Please take care of Utah and do not otherwise abandon mattresses on streets or alleyways.
Need to return or dispose of a mattress? Here are some options:
What’s accepted: Trial period (to get your refund if you decide to return a mattress you bought online) or like new condition. Fill out the donation form here: www.adoptabed.org/form
This is only known Utah charities that accept mattresses.
Cost: Free pick up or drop off, call first to schedule pick up. Will accept older mattress drop offs for a $25 suggested donation.
Contact info
Website: www.adoptabed.org
Phone: 385-333-6692
Address: 583 W Billinis Rd #1 Salt Lake City, UT 84115
What’s accepted: any mattress or box spring, metal frame, in any condition as long as it’s dry and doesn’t have bed bugs.
Cost: $10 per mattress or box spring. if you drop it off, or $40+ if they pick it up, depending on location
Drive around to back where someone will meet you to help you get your mattress.
Contact info
Website: www.springbackutah.com
Phone: 801-906-81476
Address: 1929 S 4130 W Salt Lake City, 84104
What’s accepted: any mattress or box spring (or any junk you have). Pickup only. Can book appointment online for pickup.
Cost: $69-109 per pickup, same day pickup, 2 hour delivery window.
Contact info
Website: www.1800GotJunk.com
Phone: 1-800-468-5865
Address: no address, just call or schedule online
What’s accepted: Mattresses and box springs in useable condition with minimal staining, no major tears. Queens or Kings only.
Cost: Free, drop off (no pick up)
Contact info:
Website: www.sandymattress.com
Phone: 801-915-5733
Address: 8385 S 600 W #129 Sandy, UT 84070
What’s accepted: mattresses and box springs.
Cost: $15 each, prices vary depending on if you’re a resident. Landfills are located throughout the state.
Contact Info
Website: www.slco.org
Phone: 385-468-6370
Address: 6030 West California Avenue (1300 S) Salt Lake City Ut 84104
Mattresses take 10-15 years to decompose so the landfill should be a last option.
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AGRICULTURAL PRICES RECEIVED
Prices Received – Mountain Region States and United States: February 2019 with Comparisons State February 2018 January 2019 February 2019 Barley, All (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) Colorado ............................. 4.80 4.66 4.60 Montana .............................. 4.05 4.48 4.40 Wyoming ............................ (D) (D) (D) United States ....................... 4.58 4.60 4.65 Corn Arizona ............................... (D) (D) (D) Colorado ............................. 3.31 3.59 3.56 Montana .............................. 3.13 (S) (D) New Mexico ....................... (D) (D) (D) Utah .................................... (D) (S) (D) Wyoming ............................ (D) (S) (D) United States ....................... 3.38 3.56 3.60 Wheat, All Arizona ............................... (D) (D) (S) Colorado ............................. 4.11 4.77 4.86 Montana .............................. 5.44 5.33 5.25 United States ....................... 4.92 5.28 5.33 Hay, Alfalfa (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) Arizona ............................... 190.00 200.00 210.00 Colorado ............................. 185.00 240.00 240.00 Montana .............................. 140.00 145.00 150.00 New Mexico ....................... 175.00 260.00 260.00 Utah .................................... 145.00 185.00 185.00 Wyoming ............................ 150.00 175.00 175.00 United States ....................... 155.00 181.00 180.00 Hay, Other Arizona ............................... 190.00 200.00 200.00 Colorado ............................. 190.00 240.00 240.00 Montana .............................. 130.00 135.00 135.00 New Mexico ....................... 160.00 165.00 165.00 Utah .................................... 120.00 140.00 140.00 Wyoming ............................ 135.00 145.00 145.00 United States ....................... 123.00 146.00 146.00 Milk, All (dollars per hundredweight) (dollars per hundredweight) (dollars per hundredweight) Arizona ............................... 14.40 16.30 16.50 Colorado ............................. 15.90 17.10 17.20 New Mexico ....................... 14.00 15.00 15.00 Utah .................................... 15.10 16.30 16.30 United States ....................... 15.30 16.60 16.80 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
UNITED STATES
February Prices Received Index Up 4.9 Percent
The February Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 89.4, increased 4.9 percent from January 2019. At 83.9, the Crop Production Index increased 8.5 percent. The Livestock Production Index, at 94.7, decreased 2.6 percent. Producers received higher prices for cattle, corn, lettuce, and milk but lower prices for broilers, market eggs, strawberries, and soybeans. Compared with a year earlier, the Prices Received Index is down 2.0 percent. The Crop Production Index decreased 3.5 percent and the Livestock Production Index increased 0.5 percent. The indexes are calculated using commodity prices and volumes of commodities that producers market. Increased monthly movement of cattle, milk, broilers, and greenhouse & nursery offset the decreased marketing of corn, soybeans, tobacco, and wheat. The Food Commodities Index, at 94.0, increased 1.7 percent from the previous month but decreased 1.6 percent from February 2018. February Prices Paid Index Up 0.5 Percent
The February Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109.9, is up 0.5 percent from January 2019 and 0.8 percent from February 2018. Higher prices in February for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other, and nitrogen more than offset lower prices for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, complete feeds, and potash and phosphate.
For a full copy of the Agricultural Prices report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions please contact:
Arizona – Dave DeWalt 1-800-645-7286 Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202 Montana – Eric Sommer 1-800-835-2612 New Mexico – Longino Bustillos 1-800-530-8810 Utah – John Hilton 1-800-747-8522 Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660
