Shifting foreign aid from taxpayers to tithe payers? Senator suggests LDS Church, other groups can help fill void.
As Trump cuts humanitarian relief, Utah’s John Curtis says religions can step in. LDS Church gives more than $1B a year, but some faithful members say it could and should do more.
(Eric Lee | The New York Times) Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, told Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday that "a number of philanthropic entities," including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are "really ready to stand up and go to work" on the issue of foreign aid.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.