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Situational Analysis | June 7, 2024 It's Friday and National Donut Day! Check out some of today's deals. What you need to know Utah governor Spencer Cox, and others say accountability must accompany compassion at the Utah Solutions' annual gathering, not only for those receiving services, but for state and local agencies as well. Panelists at the conference identified drug addiction, mental illness, catastrophic loss of family and lack of affordable housing among the root causes of homelessness. Rapid relevance Bride-to-be holding down mattress flies out of moving truck; why there will be Muppets at the Paris Olympics; and possible NHL team name options down to six. Pucky McPuckFace did not make the list. ð© | | |
| | Looking for balance in Utahâs redrock country: the motorized vehicle dilemma Much of what makes Utahâs redrock country so special is at risk from a dramatic increase in off-road vehicles. There is work underway to strike a balance between ensuring access to trailheads, overlooks, and recreation opportunities, while protecting our wildest places. Learn more. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news The âUtah Wayâ is a model for American cooperation (Deseret News) Saying goodbye to Martha Hughes Cannon as she heads to Washington (Deseret News) What does SB258 do â and how did it slip by the commission? (Salt Lake Tribune) Cox to call legislature into special session on power plant dispute (Fox13) State Lawmaker blasts DCFS response to officer who was fired (KUTV) Election news The story political ads tell in the Senate race (Deseret News) Utah county ballots say postage required, one senator says itâs a âpolitical moveâ (KSL Newsradio) Here's how to track your mail-in ballot as it's processed (Fox13) Here are the crib notes you need to understand Utahâs June primary (KUER) Utah news We all get mad sometimes, but road rage destroys lives (Deseret News) Diary of a lucky librarian: Utahn selected for VIP trip to meet âDiary of a Wimpy Kidâ author (Deseret News) Commentary: Mormon Women for Ethical Government reps visit the border, urge all to find humanity â in migrants, border agents, ourselves (Salt Lake Tribune) Business/Tech Elon Musk's massive Starship rocket nails it on fourth test flight (Deseret News) Migrant Delta Egg Farm workers rehired by other contractors, says rep from ex-contractor (KSL) Crime/Courts Davis School District, ex-employee reach $143,558 settlement in discrimination suit (KSL TV) Former IRS employee from Utah charged after trying to steal millions from government (ABC4) Cedar Hills man found guilty in federal court of evading taxes years after his home was seized (KSL) Culture Utah woman strives to build on momentum after âAmerican Idolâ appearance (Standard-Examiner) Education Social workers could provide legal services under new USU program (USU Today) BUILDing the future of dairy: USU, Dairy West create new generation of innovators (USU Today) USU professor awarded $900K for engineering education research (Cache Valley Daily) Environment As nuclear power flails in the U.S., White House bets big on a revival (Washington Post) A Green River lithium project got water rights. Now the state engineer is having second thoughts. (Salt Lake Tribune) The extreme heat is here, threatening to ramp up Utahâs wildfire season in a hurry (KUER) Health âUnusualâ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame. (Washington Post) Whooping cough cases double in the U.S., a potential legacy of the pandemic (Washington Post) Housing Cox touts need for data, results in homeless services. Some providers say that hinders their work (KSL) | | |
National Headlines General Middle-class America: The backbone of the nation struggling amid economic growth (Deseret News) Washington state pioneers program to turn inmates into wildland firefighters (Reuters) En_ of an E_a: As Pat Sajak signs off, a look back at âWheel of Fortuneâ (New York Times) D-Day Why the sacrifices of D-Day matter more than ever in the age of quiet quitting (Deseret News) Opinion: D-Dayâs implications for 1944 and 2024 (Deseret News) In pictures: World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day 80th anniversary (Reuters) Political news 64 countries, 4 billion people: Hereâs how the world could change now that weâre halfway through the âbiggest election year in historyâ around the world. (Deseret News) Trumpâs first Supreme Court appointee has once again broken from the conservative pack (Deseret News) Former officers who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6 visited the Pa. House. Some GOP members jeered (AP) Trump calls for Jan. 6 committee members to be indicted (The Hill) 4 takeaways from polls on Trumpâs guilty verdict (Washington Post) Leader of conservative Federalist Society announces retirement (Washington Post) Americans are leaving both parties. This Colorado city shows why (Politico) Election news Biden faces growing warning signs from âuncommittedâ vote (The Hill) Trump steps onto campaign trail for first time since his conviction (KSL TV) Ukraine ðºð¦ Biden apologizes to Ukraineâs Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons that let Russia make gains (AP) Outages shroud Ukraine as Russian strikes on power plants take their toll (Washington Post) Images from a journey in Ukraine's borderland (New York Times) Israel and Gaza Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza with renewed truce bid at impasse (Reuters) World news Attacks leave Sudanese refugees stranded in Ethiopian forest (Reuters) Sudan could soon have 10 million internally displaced people, UN agency says (Reuters) Children among dozens killed in attack on Sudanese village (New York Times) U.S. confronts failures as terrorism spreads in West Africa (New York Times) | | |
| | News Releases Salt Lake County offers cool zones to combat summer heat Salt Lake County is helping the community stay cool this summer by offering Cool Zones, located throughout the valley at Salt Lake County Libraries and Senior Centers. Salt Lake County Senior Centers are open to everyone over the age of 60. Salt Lake City has also joined the effort by designating City Libraries as Cool Zones. Cool Zones are air-conditioned indoor spaces open to the public. Visit slco.to/zones to find a cool zone near you. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1494 - Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa 1843 - Susan Blow is born. She was an American educator who pioneered kindergarten 1892 - Creole shoemaker Homer Plessy buys whites-only train ticket in New Orleans in act of civil disobedience - results in landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 1909 - Virginia Apgar is born. An American anesthesiologist, she developed the system healthcare providers use to evaluate an infant soon after birth - the Apgar score. 1917 - Gwendolyn Brooks is born. She became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. 1954 - Alan Turing dies by suicide at age 41. 1965 - The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples 1979 - Texas passes a bill becoming the first state in the nation to make Juneteenth an official state holiday 1980 - The U.S. government dedicated its first solar power plant at Natural Bridge National Monument in Utah. The array of over 250,000 solar cells provided power to the parkâs facilities. 1998 - James Byrd, Jr. is dragged to death by Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russel Brewer, and John William King in Jasper, Texas in a racially-motivated hate crime Quote of the Day âI believe every homeless resource center in the state of Utah should be a drug-free zone. We need to protect those sites and make sure that when someone says, âOK, I want to get help. I want to do something different,â thatâs a safe place to be.â âRep. Tyler Clancy On the Punny Side If you're here for the yodeling lesson. Please form an orderly, orderly, orderly queue. | | |
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