BYU is getting a medical school(!); bear killed in AF Canyon after campsites closed; Krispy Kreme has $1 doughnuts in honor of Team USA. | | | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at [email protected]. If you're a candidate in 2024 and want to advertise on UtahPolicy.com, contact Suzanne Benitez. | | |
Situational Analysis | July 30, 2024 It's Tuesday and World Snorkeling Day. Happy birthday to Rep. Jefferson Burton and Rep. Brett Garner! ð ð ð What you need to know June's primary is still not over, at least in the 2nd Congressional District. Colby Jenkins filed for an election recount with the Utah Lieutenant Governorâs Office on Monday. It was the final day for Jenkins to request a second look at the 214-vote margin that separates him from Rep. Celeste Maloy. The full recount will be done in the next 7 days. Rapid relevance BYU is getting a medical school(!); bear killed in American Fork Canyon after campsites closed; Krispy Kreme has $1 doughnuts in honor of Team USA at the Olympics. | | |
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Utah Headlines Political news Sen. Mike Lee criticizes President Joe Bidenâs proposals to reform the Supreme Court (Deseret News) Opinion: Supreme Court gerrymandering decision shows power of Utah voters (Deseret News) Hereâs how Salt Lake Countyâs $36.7M zoo, arts and parks tax keeps these programs alive (KSL) Election news Not over yet. Colby Jenkins requests recount in Utahâs 2nd District race against Rep. Celeste Maloy (Deseret News) Seeing Trump in Utah will cost as much as franchising a Chick-fil-A â or even more (Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Phil Lymanâs attempt to contest the election rejected for failing to follow procedure (Daily Herald) Utah After deadly weekend, Utah's summer traffic deaths are higher than last year's (KSL) Venezuelans in Utah gathered as election results came in, hoping for change (Deseret News) Olympics Amid the Olympics, some workers in Paris are going on strike (Deseret News) NASA astronauts celebrate 2024 Olympics with zero-gravity sports (Deseret News) U.S. womenâs rugby just made history. Now theyâll have a chance to win an Olympic medal (Deseret News) 10 Olympic events you donât want to miss â and how to watch them (Deseret News) Brazil's Gabriel Medina, and Tahiti's 'Wall of Skulls', approach perfection (Reuters) Stephen Nedoroscik waited his whole life for one routine. The US pommel horse specialist nailed it (AP) Tom Daley wins a 5th Olympic medal. But fans adore him, and his knitting, win or lose (NPR) U.S. womenâs basketball team opens the Olympics with dominant win over Japan (NPR) Stunning photo of Olympic surferâs mid-air celebration goes viral (Washington Post) Pollution in Seine forces Paris Olympics to postpone menâs triathlon (Washington Post) Sheâs a four-time Olympian. Her parents want her to get a real job. (Wall Street Journal) In the 1,500, thereâs Katie Ledecky and then thereâs everyone else (New York Times) Business/Tech NASA/Boeing could set Starliner return date this week (Deseret News) Celebrity chef Bobby Flay set to expand burger chain to Utah (KSL) Local business owner creates badges for hikers (KSL TV) Crime/Courts Boy accused of stabbing woman and 2 boys at TRAX platform is only 12 (Deseret News) Former sheriff's deputy charged in sex abuse case dies by suicide after bailing out of jail (KSL) This Utahn claimed silver could cure COVID-19. Now, his fraud sentence comes with an ironic twist. (Salt Lake Tribune) Education Medical school will be created at BYU, church announces (Deseret News) Utah school district set to take on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat (Deseret News) More than 100 current, former Utah State athletes call for 'full and transparent investigation' (KSL) New push to reduce Utahâs multi-million-dollar lunch debt (KUTV) Environment The future of energy in Utah (UPR) BYU professor says AI can shave years and millions off nuclear power development process (KSL) Health Wildfire smoke hard on brain health, increases dementia risk (Deseret News) Eagle Mountain school evacuated after 'sewer gases' leak into building, make several sick (KUTV) Utah has âvery highâ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, federal data shows (Salt Lake Tribune) Infantsâ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says (AP) Housing Housing market sees lower costs, but buyer hesitancy remains (Deseret News) More than half of renters believe homeownership will always be out of reach (KUTV) | | |
National Headlines General Fake images are getting harder to spot. Hereâs a field guide. (Washington Post) Political news How to keep todayâs hot take from becoming tomorrowâs apology â the lessons of JD Vance (Deseret News) Illegal crossings hit Biden-era low as migrants wait longer for entry (NPR) Election news Arizona holds congressional primaries today. Trump's influence looms large (NPR) Kamala Harris vice president race narrows with Cooper, Whitmer out (Reuters) Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance âweird.â Hereâs why (AP) Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say (AP) Donald Trump to attend Black journalistsâ convention in Chicago (AP) Vance tells donors Harris change was a âsucker punch' (Washington Post) Republican senators divided over Trump sticking with Vance (The Hill) JD Vance went viral for âcat ladyâ comments. The centuries-old trope has a long tail (NPR) Ukraine ðºð¦ After furious battles, Ukraine loses a pair of hard-one villages (New York Times) Israel and Gaza Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies (Reuters) Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners (AP) Netanyahu vows âsevereâ response to deadly rocket attack tied to Hezbollah (New York Times) World news Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition says he stole vote (Reuters) Rain and floods add to misery of Sudanese displaced by war (Reuters) Taylor Swift says she is âin shockâ after 3 children died in an attack on a UK dance class (AP) | | |
| | News Releases Dr. Donna Milavetz to be honored with 2024 ATHENA Leadership Award The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that Dr. Donna Milavetz, Chief Medical Officer at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah will receive the 2024 ATHENA Leadership Award. This award is the organizationâs highest recognition for women in business, and presented annually to an active member of the Salt Lake Chamber who demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in business. Each recipient must also provide valuable service by devoting time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community and assist women in reaching their full leadership potential. (Read More) Romney cosponsors resolution supporting Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and seven of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution expressing support for the United States national teams competing in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France. âFor more than 100 years, the Olympic and Paralympic Movements have educated young people through amateur athletics; brought together athletes from many countries in friendly competition; and forged new relationships among athletes bound by friendship, solidarity, and fair play,â the senatorsâ resolution states. âThe people of the United States stand united in respect, admiration, and pride for the athletes of Team USA and their athletic accomplishments, sportsmanship, grace under pressure, goodwill toward other competitors, and commitment to excellence.â (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1619 - Jamestown has the first representative assembly of white people in the Western Hemisphere 1863 - Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah. 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot 1940 - Patricia Schroeder is born. She was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress from Colorado (1973-1997), the first woman on the House Armed Services Committee, promoted the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and was president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (1997-2008). 1942 - FDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1956 - âIn God We Trustâ replaces âE Pluribus Unumâ as the motto of the United States. 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare into law 1974 - Under subpoena, Nixon surrenders Watergate tapes 1984 - WNBA player Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks became the first woman to dunk in a professional game. 2002 - The accounting law referred to as "The Sarbanes Oxley Act" signed into law by President George W. Bush 2020 - Barack Obama gives the eulogy at the funeral of congressman John Lewis, with former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Quote of the Day "Any of us, ordinary people ... can stand up to the powers and principalities and say no this isnât right, this isnât true, this isnât just. We can do better." âFormer Pres. Barack Obama, at the funeral of congressman John Lewis On the Punny Side My car broke down between the marina and the Hallmark store. Now, I'm stuck between a dock and a card place. | | |
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