Plus, could the "Build Back Better" Act could be built back different? Those who have been watching Sen. Joe Manchin see some clues.
Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 46° and a low of 23°. If you're anything like me, you're looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday not because of anything happening on the TV screen, but because of the food. I regret to inform you that a new estimate is putting the price of typical Super Bowl snacks about 8% to 14% higher this year — but there are some still-reasonably-priced options out there. Also on our mind today: Why Utah has paused using rapid tests at state COVID testing sites, a mysterious Lagoon ride and the Salt Lake City athlete who won the USA's second medal of the Beijing Olympics. |
| A key leader of Salt Lake's 2002 Olympics says Utah hosting another is a matter of when, not if. Here's why |
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| | “It is absolutely when not if,” said Fraser Bullock, “and it’s likely either 2030 or 2034.” Here are a few reasons why: After Los Angeles won the 2024 Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee named Salt Lake its favored American city to bid for future Games. The 2002 Olympic venues are well-preserved — which means the budget proposed for hosting a future Olympics is significantly less than the 2002 budget. The International Olympic Committee has established a "new norm" for determining host cities that has replaced schmoozing IOC delegates for their votes with a system that objectively identifies the top candidates and buffers the voters from the bidders. |
Read more to learn why Bullock is watching this year's Olympics on TV like the rest of us. |
| The Democratic majority in the Senate is so thin that the future of the "Build Back Better" Act can be decided by one Democratic senator who won't vote for it — such as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., or Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. Those who are watching the back-and-forth between Manchin and his party believe pieces of the original bill on controlling inflation, redoing the tax code, bringing down the cost of prescription drugs and addressing climate change could pass as individual measures or as a new, trimmed-down bill. Meanwhile, Sinema has said she opposes any tax hike, so she would likely not support Manchin's priority of rolling back the tax breaks for corporations during the previous administration. Read more. More in Politics Former Utah lawmaker Haven Barlow dies at 100 (Fox13) | COVID Utah pauses use of rapid tests at state COVID testing sites, cites potential inaccuracies (KSL.com) Perspective: Should doctors be able to choose who to care for based on vaccination status? (Deseret News) Live-action role-playing games are making a comeback post-Covid (Utah Business) Faith Video: What does it mean to enlist in today’s battalion? (Church News) What museums don't reveal about religious art (The New York Times 🔒) Northern Utah RV residents have lived at this remote Salt Lake site for months. Then, the city told them they needed to leave within 24 hours (Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) Ogden leaders continue to publicly ponder Marshall White Center’s future (The Standard-Examiner) Mysterious Lagoon ride is looking more and more like a roller coaster (The Standard-Examiner) The West Are high-pressure ridges really to blame for the West's drying climate? (KSL.com) The Nation Experts say Delta's call for an unruly passenger no-fly list invites legal turbulence (NPR) Navy SEAL candidate dies, second hospitalized following 'Hell Week' training (NBC) The World U.S. says Russia has amassed about 75% of the troops it would need to invade Ukraine (NPR) | That's all for today! I hope your week gets off to a great start. Please continue to tell us what you think about Utah Today by emailing us at [email protected]. — Ashley |
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