NaNoWrMo begins today - do you have a book in you?; Tex-Mex wars; Tim Allen returns as Santa Claus; turkey shortage | | | 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]. | | |
Situational Analysis | Nov. 1, 2022 Welcome to a brand-new month. This month begins NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, a movement to help authors write 50,000 words in one month. (That's a lot.) Today is also National Authorsâ Day. Did you know that one study found that 81% of Americans wanted to write a book? Today is a great day to start. Be in the Know We are one week away from election and have a couple of new polls duking it out on the US Senate race. One poll has Senator Lee up by 10 points and the other has him up by just a single point. Then again, the only poll that matters, as they say, is the one that closes at 8 pm next Tuesday. Rapid Roundup We have cookie wars, soda wars and now, Tex/Mex wars? Costa Vida or Café Rio?; bird flu to cause Thanksgiving turkey shortage; Tim Allen is back as Santa Claus; a smiling sun; the first Utah ski resort will officially open this weekend; in case you were worried about a dragon invasion, you won't want to be living in Salt Lake City or Ogden; Jazz win again - now 4-0 at home. | | |
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Utah Headlines General Wheat prices rise 6% as Russia backs out of Black Sea Grain Initiative (Deseret News) With Vancouver out, which city is the frontrunner for the 2030 Winter Games, Salt Lake City or Sapporo? (Deseret News) Police warn public during cold months after Utah man was killed in propane heater explosion (KSL) Woman buying costume at Provo man's house escapes kidnapping Monday (KSL) Local doctors, nurses work on repairs for home for survivors of abuses within polygamy (Fox13) Elections Strong divide on Oremâs Proposition 2 (ABC4) What about committees? Hereâs whatâs likely if Evan McMullin keeps his no-caucus promise (KUER) Ahead of the midterms, Utah Republicans continue to court the Latino vote (KUER) Thereâs big outside spending flowing into Utahâs Lee-McMullin Senate race (KUER) On Message with Marty Carpenter: Say nothing at all (UTPOL Underground) Politics The predicament of Mitt Romney (Deseret News) Business Is the âGreat Resignationâ coming to an end? U.S job openings still outnumber unemployed workers by a factor of 1.7 and latest data shows vacancies have remained above 10 million for 14 months in a row (Deseret News) Popular downtown Salt Lake grocery store, Lee's Market, abruptly closes, citing lack of traffic (KSL) How a Utah quilt shop is uniting hobbyists across the country. My Girlfriendâs Quilt Shoppe, set to open its third Utah location, managed to âpivotâ during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Salt Lake Tribune) How this yearâs Top Workplaces are trying to diversify. Women and minorities are still underrepresented in Utah management and professional jobs. (Salt Lake Tribune) Memo to bosses: Ignore employee burnout at your own peril (Salt Lake Tribune) How a âmental health workforce crisisâ has these nonprofits retooling office culture. A four-day workweek and greater emotional support help Odyssey House and First Step House retain employees. (Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why. (Washington Post) Education How the University of Utah hopes to make college more affordable for Native students (Deseret News) Utah Tech University earns official Patent and Trademark Resource Center designation (St. George News) Environment New research and initiatives to help save the Great Salt Lake (Fox13) Family Teens and tech: New report sees differences in usage depending on family structure. Kids living with both parents spend 2 hours less on digital technology daily than other children (Deseret News) 'Endlessly fascinating': U2's Bono reflects on his 40-year marriage to Ali Hewson (KSL) Dia de los Muertos event in Salt Lake City creates new world record (KSL) Hereâs how these Utahns are using Day of the Dead to explore bigger issues. Three Utahns of Mexican heritage discuss how the holiday focuses a lens on mental health, family struggles and passing down cultures. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah man strives to create all-male domestic violence shelter (Fox13) Health Worldwide cholera outbreaks are âunprecedented,â WHO says (Deseret News) Healthcare open enrollment begins Tuesday, Nov. 1 (UPR) National Headlines General What (else) does Nixon have in common with reporters Woodward and Bernstein? The advice they gave journalists: Always dig deeper (Deseret News) Police make arrest in 2017 murder of teenage girls. The murder of best friends Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, shook their Delphi, Indiana, community and the nation (Deseret News) Elon Musk is set to slash Twitter jobs and raise fees, but at least heâs having fun (Deseret News) Tom Brady has botched the ending (Deseret News) Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger (AP) David DePape charged with assault, attempted kidnapping in attack on Paul Pelosi (NPR) Food prices soar, and so do companiesâ profits (New York Times) Elections Which party do voters say picked better candidates? (Deseret News) House GOPâs possible newcomers include outsiders, extremists (AP) Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here's why that matters (NPR) GOP prospects rise amid economic pessimism, WSJ poll finds (Wall Street Journal) Americans giving midterms less thought, are less enthusiastic than four years ago: survey (The Hill) The Biden gap and the partisan poll flood: Breaking down the latest Senate surveys (Politico) Ringleader of Trump-aligned election officials nears Nevada takeover (Politico) Politics The United States of impeachment (Deseret News) How Asian Americans got to the center of the Supreme Court affirmative action case (Deseret News) Should race be a factor in university admissions? The Supreme Court is currently listening (Deseret News) Political pressures divide, inflame response to Pelosi attack (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches (AP) A day after Russian attacks left 80% of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, without running water, the supply to homes throughout the city has been fully restored, local officials said. (New York Times) Russia ordered civilians to leave a swath of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. (Reuters) Ukrainians speak of sorrow, rape and suspicion under Russian occupation (Washington Post) World News India PM visits site of bridge collapse as families mourn (AP) Oil giant Saudi Aramco has $42.4B profit in third quarter (AP) Israel election tightly poised as Netanyahu bids for comeback (Reuters) | | |
News Releases Gov. Cox names Aaron Flater to Third District Juvenile Court Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has nominated Aaron Flater to the Third District Juvenile Court. Flater will be filling a vacancy left by Judge Renee M. Jimenezâs retirement. Judicial nominations are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. Currently, Flater is an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Utah and received a United States Attorney Award. During his service he has investigated large scale criminal operations, worked as a narcotics coordinator, trained federal agents, state, local, and Tribal officers, and represented the federal government as a prosecutor in federal District Court. (Read More) Utah Senate requests public comment on 3rd District Juvenile Court nominee The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Assistant Attorney for the U.S. Attorney Aaron Flater, who Gov. Spencer J. Cox nominated to serve as a judge in the 3rd District Juvenile Court. Those who desire to comment should contact the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee electronically or by mail at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15. Electronic comments can be emailed to [email protected]. Written comments can be mailed to the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee at the Utah State Capitol, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the respondentâs name, telephone number and mailing address. (Read More) Owens joins the Parliamentary Task Force on Human Trafficking Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced his appointment to the Parliamentary Task Force on Human Trafficking, a consortium of lived-experience experts, government leaders, and policy professionals to combat human trafficking, the largest worldwide humanitarian crisis. âHuman Trafficking is modern-day slavery, and it strips freedom and dignity from an estimated 50 million individuals around the world,â said Rep. Owens. âI am proud to join the Parliamentary Task Force on Human Trafficking and look forward to bringing my strong anti-trafficking record to the table as we work in collaboration with global leaders, policy experts, and survivors to eradicate these heinous crimes once and for all.â Additional information on the Parliamentary Task Force on Human Trafficking is available here. Number of the Day | | |
Upcoming General election â Nov 8 Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses âNov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith â Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register here Advancing Religious Freedom in a Divided America with Judge Thomas Griffith, hosted by Sutherland Institute and the Int'l Center for Law and Religion Studiesâ Nov. 15, 9:30 am - noon, More info here Biases, Barriers, & Barricades for Utah Women: A Solutions-Based Workshop with UWLP and the Policy Project, Nov. 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sandy, Register here Utah Foundationâs 2022 Annual Luncheon â Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber â Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here | | |
On This Day In History 1348 - The Black Death reaches London on or about this date 1512 - The Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public 1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act 1800 - John Adams moves into White House in the last year of his only term as president. He is the first president to live there. 1848 - First medical school for women, the New England Female Medical School, opens. In 1874 it merged with Boston University to become one of the worldâs first co-ed medical schools 1897 - The first building of the Library of Congress opens to the public. As imagined by Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Spofford, an elaborate dome tops the grand, circular reading room. 1922 - The end of the Ottoman Empire as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk takes Constantinople. 1950 - An assassination attempt threatens President Harry S. Truman 1952 - United States tests the worldâs first hydrogen bomb 1955 - Vietnam War begins 1993 - European Union goes into effect 1999 - NaNoWriMo begins Wise Words âThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.â
â Maya Angelou The Punny Side Not all math puns are funny. Just sum. | | |
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