Utah Legislature passes bill paving way for state vendors to be paid in gold and silver:

Ivory said HB306 is a continuation of his efforts and those of other lawmakers who paved the way in 2011 with a law that made gold and silver coins legal tender in the state.

“This just takes another step to begin making gold fractional and transactional, where you could buy a soda pop or buy a business, with gold,” said bill sponsor Rep. Ken Ivory. “And so, (this legislation) begins to make, electronic, fractional transactional, gold and silver as a payment system that’s recognized under the Constitution.”

“The U.S. Senate unanimously passed resolution 600 — they warned that China and Europe are developing alternate payment systems to weaken the dollar,” he said. “This gives people in Utah and the state payment options, because you know, with a $37 trillion debt and overspending $2 trillion a year, it’s good to have options and it’s good to have options that hold their value across decades, across centuries.”

https://ksltv.com/politics-elections/utah-legislature/bill-that-will-allow-utah-to-make-payments-in-gold-awaits-governor-signature/752325/

🔗 Luke Gromen

Utah has invested $60M of taxpayer money in gold — so far.

Sitting in a vault on Salt Lake City’s west side is a bit of Utah treasure — $60 million in gold purchased over the course of the last several months, part of a minor gold rush led by state Rep. Ken Ivory.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/03/18/utah-has-invested-60m-taxpayers/

🇮🇱 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed the so-called “Deep State” in a post on his official “prime minister” X account, harnessing some of the same rhetoric used by US President Donald Trump to dismiss his critics.

Less than a half hour after the tweet was posted, Netanyahu deleted it from his official account and posted the same message from his personal account.

While customarily meant to remain outside of political arguments, President Isaac Herzog’s office offered a rebuttal to Netanyahu’s post, writing on X, “Israel’s strong and independent judicial system is an asset to our democracy, and the president of Israel is very proud of it.”

Also Wednesday, Hebrew media reported that Netanyahu and other ministers berated Baharav-Miara and the legal establishment during Tuesday night’s cabinet meeting, when ministers met to reappoint far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir as national security minister.

Ministers approved Ben Gvir’s return to the role despite opposition from Baharav-Miara, who had advised Netanyahu that doing so would not be possible from a legal perspective.

“Trump didn’t believe when he heard about the depth of the deep state in Israel, which is as deep as the ocean,” Netanyahu was cited as saying by the Kan public broadcaster.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-probe-of-his-aides-netanyahu-attacks-leftist-deep-state-in-the-us-and-israel/