Trump polling at 61% in Utah; Snow coming to âall mountains of Utah,â BYU remains undefeated and cracks the AP Top Ten | | | 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 | Oct. 28, 2024 It's Monday and National Immigrants Day. There are 8 days until Election Day. What you need to know A survey reveals Latter-day Saints prefer to separate politics from religion more than other religious groups, but church members remain civically engaged. Faith leaders can counter polarization by emphasizing shared values, with 47% of Latter-day Saints valuing social issue discussions in religion. Latter-day Saint Americans feel polarization at a personal level, and many reported struggling to find a political home reflecting their values. The survey shows 59% of Latter-day Saints feel judged and misrepresented, and 67% said they feel politics and media misrepresent their religion. Rapid Relevance Snow coming to âall mountains of Utah,â NWS reports; BYU remains undefeated and cracks the AP Top Ten; and Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest in New York. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Sunday Edition: Samuel J. Abrams, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. (KSL TV) Boyd Matheson: It is time to choose the present (KSL Newsradio) Voices: Utahâs immigrant neighbors are not political pawns (Salt Lake Tribune) The dignified cure for political violence (Hinckley Report) Election news Poll shows Cox with big lead 11 days out from election (Deseret News) Rep. Curtis set to replace Romney with 35-point lead in new poll (Deseret News) Poll shows Derek Brown as frontrunner in Utah AG race (Deseret News) Trump way ahead of Harris among Utah voters in presidential race (Deseret News) Get to know 3rd Congressional District candidates Mike Kennedy, Glenn Wright (KSL) Phil Lyman responds to questions on candidacy âWe have not and will not withdrawâ (KSL Newsradio) Inside Voices: Young Utah voters care most about this issue (Salt Lake Tribune) Municipal news 'It's way too much': Clinton housing proposal spurs petition drive to halt development (KSL) New trail gives Provo residents a place to hike, while reviving a Utah Lake ecosystem (Salt Lake Tribune) AF local creates spectacular holiday light show (AF Citizen) Photo gallery: Thousands flock to watch Cedar City's sheep parade (St. George News) Utah âA profound weekâ: Utah survivors share Indian boarding school stories for federal archive as Biden apologizes for âsinâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Max Roth shares conversation with woman who translated boarding school survivor stories (Fox13) Supporting Ukraine, a painting (or three) at a time (Deseret News) U.S. and Utah are in 'a moment of strategic uncertainty,' defense experts say (Deseret News) 3 people survive small plane crash south of Utah-Arizona border (KSL TV) Hundreds of bison corralled in annual bison roundup at Antelope Island State Park (ABC4) Crime/Courts Salt Lake City police warn community of scam involving AI-generated voice of Chief Mike Brown (Fox13) Former FBI agent explains need to find Matthew Johnson's body quicky as weather changes (KUTV) 'Armed and dangerous' suspect who threatened local churches taken into custody (Fox13) Victims wonder what happened to millions of dollars stolen by Utah title agent (Fox13) Culture Celebrating the growing international religious freedom movement (Deseret News) Opinion: Itâs time for the video game industry to be held to the same standards as social media (Deseret News) Donny Osmondâs back in Vegas â and heâs having the time of his life (Deseret News) Latter-day Saints don't want to talk politics at church, survey says (KSL) Education This Utah college is launching the stateâs first marine biology program. With no ocean access, hereâs how it will work. (Salt Lake Tribune) Here's how fertility rate, in-migration is impacting school enrollment in Utah (KSL) Utah banned DEI programs in higher ed. Could a universityâs new center provide another place of acceptance? (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment New call to action by Western governors on geothermal energy (Deseret News) Opinion: Solar is a part of Utahâs all-of-the-above energy future (Deseret News) Family The island of treasured children. Family tradition is defying global trends on a subtropical island in the East China Sea (Deseret News) Health Gender dysphoria and mental health: We need to see the studies (Deseret News) Quarter Pounder back as tests confirm beef not E. coli source (Deseret News) Housing Opinion: Utah has a housing crisis. Legalizing backyard cottages can help (Deseret News) How technology is transforming the construction sector (Deseret News) From shelters to solutions: Switchpointâs fight for affordable housing in Southern Utah (St. George News) | | |
National Headlines General Daylight saving time ends next weekend: How to prepare for the potential health effects (AP) On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation (AP) Political news Opinion: Speaking truth to Nazi power â the courage and cost of defending free speech (Deseret News) After Fridayâs announcement that The Washington Post was no longer going to endorse a presidential candidate, subscribers and journalists are responding with anger and dismay. (Washington Post) Election news The enigma behind the âLatter-day Saints for Trumpâ coalition (Deseret News) A Salt Lake City mother-daughter duo moved to swing-state Pennsylvania to volunteer for Kamala Harris (Deseret News) Trump at the Garden: A closing carnival of grievances, misogyny and racism (New York Times) Will Trump's unbridled rhetoric cost him the US election? (Reuters) Latin superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after comedianâs racist jokes at Trump event (AP) The army of election officials ready to reject the vote (New York Times) For many US voters, the economy is personal and they blame the Democrats (Reuters) US voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll (AP) Most in new poll say Trump wouldnât concede if he loses (The Hill) Feds see uptick in online chatter among extremists preparing for âcivil warâ (Politico) America is having a panic attack over the election (Wall Street Journal) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukrainian Civilians in Once Safe City Fear Growing Menace of Glide Bombs (New York Times) NATO confirms that North Korea has sent troops to join Russiaâs war in Ukraine (AP) Israel and Gaza Iran says it will 'use all available tools' to respond to Israel's attack (Reuters) A Lebanese family held a Sunday gathering. An Israeli strike toppled their apartment building (AP) World news French grandmother faces dozens of her rapists: 'The shame isn't ours to feel - it's theirs' (Deseret News) More than 150 dead or missing from massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines (NPR) | | |
| | News Releases Utah House Democratic Leader Angela Romero joins President Biden at historic event with tribal communities in Arizona Utah House Democratic Leader Angela Romero joined President Joe Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland today at a historic gathering in the Gila River Indian Community. This event marked President Bidenâs first official visit to Indian Country and included a formal apology for the U.S. governmentâs role in the federal Indian boarding school system. More details about the Biden-Harris administrationâs support for Tribal Nations are available here. Representative Romero, a dedicated advocate for Utahâs Indigenous communities, highlighted the impact of this apology on Native communities. âPresident Bidenâs visit and apology are historic and deeply meaningful, recognizing the generational trauma caused by federal boarding school policies. I am committed to honoring this history and working to support Indigenous communities here in Utah.â (Read More) Gov. Spencer Cox appoints Judge Ryan Evershed to the Second District Juvenile Court Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Judge Ryan Evershed to the Second District Juvenile Court, filling a vacancy created by Judge Sipesâ retirement. Judicial appointments are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. Judge Ryan B. Evershed was appointed to the Eighth District Juvenile Court in August 2013 by Gov. Gary R. Herbert. Before becoming a judge, Judge Evershed gained valuable experience in Juvenile Court where he represented the Division of Child and Family Services in court cases involving child abuse, neglect, and dependency. In 2008, Judge Evershed opened his own practice, which specialized in juvenile, family and criminal law. He has served as a judge on the Board of Juvenile Court Judges and has been on the Utah Judicial Council for the last 6.5 years. (Read More) Utah Senate requests public comment on 2nd District Juvenile Court appointee The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Judge Ryan Evershed. He was appointed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox to serve as a judge in the 2nd 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. Friday, November 8, 2024. 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 individualâs name, telephone number and mailing address. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Nov. 5 â Election Day! Nov. 15 â Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel. Register here Nov. 19-20 â Interim Days Jan. 9 â Whatâs Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here Jan. 10 â Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here Jan. 21 â Utah legislative session begins Mar. 7 â Utah legislative session ends | | |
On This Day In History 1636 - Harvard College is founded 1704 - John Locke, philosopher, influential Enlightenment thinker and "Father of Liberalism" (Two Treatises of Government), dies at 72 1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin 1818 - Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies of typhoid fever at 73 1842 - Anna Dickinson is born. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, she was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress. 1886 - The Statue of Liberty is finished and is dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland as a gift from France. 1914 - Jonas Salk is born. A medical researcher and virologist, he created the polio vaccine. 1919 - Congress enforces prohibition, over President Woodrow Wilsonâs veto. 1958 - Mary Roebling becomes the first woman director of a stock exchange (American Stock Exchange) 1962 - Nikita Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba. 1965 - Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion 1998 - President Bill Clinton signs the Digital Millennium Copyright Act into law 2021 - Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta Quote of the Day "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" âEmma Lazarus On the Punny Side How does a ghost cow laugh? Moo-ha-ha-ha. | | |
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