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Situational Analysis | Jan. 6, 2023 It's Friday and Epiphany, or Day of the Kings, commemorating the Magi's visit to the Christ Child. Be in the Know The Utah Democratic Party released details about the special election to fill Senator Karen Mayneâs seat in District 12. Candidate filing is open from Jan. 5 until Jan. 12 at 5 p.m., and the election will be held virtually on Jan. 15. The 2023 legislative session begins on Jan. 17. So far, Representative Karen Kwan has filed to run, along with 5 others: Kelly Bush, Corey Rushton, Jonathan Lopez. Jay Blain and Charles Henderson. Rapid Roundup Damar Hamlin is now awake and asking who won Mondayâs game; free wi-fi comes to Delta Airlines in February; after 11 rounds of voting, there is still no Speaker for the US House; Kilauea volcano erupts again; Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked; Utah in the top ten states for longevity; and the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the stateâs 6-week abortion ban, keeping abortion legal in that state through around 20 weeks. | | |
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Utah Headlines General âWho am I going to ride bikes with now?â: A small Utah communityâs shock after murder-suicide leaves 8 family members dead. Police say a father shot and killed his wife, mother-in-law and five children (Deseret News) How first responders get help after horrific crimes (KSL) Grief and tragedy: Navigating the conversation with children (KSL TV) 'Not acceptable': Utah traffic deaths surpassed 300 again in 2022 (KSL) Tom Huckin: Our âexceptionalismâ gets in the way of progress
Just claiming that the U.S. is âNumber Oneâ doesnât make it so. (Salt Lake Tribune) Politics Utah House Republicans want school vouchers but not free fares for UTA (KUTV) Bill would require Utah school districts to notify parents of change in student name, pronouns (KSL Newsradio) Utah lawmakers to consider bills, spending on domestic violence victim services (Fox13) Non-profit leads push to legalize psychedelics in Utah (Fox13) Tax cuts, water, housing and transgender surgeries for minors: What to expect from Utah Legislature in 2023 (Deseret News) Water and education funding tops Utah House Republicans' wishlist (KUER) Gaps in Utahâs domestic violence response leave some victims with few safe options. A new bill could change that. (Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kay Christofferson: We canât meet Utahâs expanding demand without our quarries (Deseret News) The Republican Party of the early 21st century is barely recognizable. What is its future? (Deseret News) New Utah County auditor sets sights on transparency with newly shaped office (Daily Herald) After a tumultuous past year, Cache County executive David Zook looking ahead (Cache Valley Daily) Business Business veteran Alex Dunn joins Larry H. Miller Company as firm continues new trajectory (Deseret News) Salt Lake City, Delta sign major deal to extend the carrierâs Utah hub (Salt Lake Tribune) FTC proposes banning noncompete clauses for workers. The move would allow former employees to take jobs with rival companies or start competing businesses (Wall Street Journal) Economy adds 223,000 jobs in December, marking two straight years of strong growth, as well as a slowdown, which could help smaller employers that have struggled to hire (Washington Post) Environment Dense, wet snow making a dent in Utahâs drought (KSL TV) This Nevada lithium mine project faces lawsuit even as U.S. tries to go green (Deseret News) Jeffrey McCarthy: The climate crisis and the threat to democracy
If climate change generates extreme politics, the reverse is also true. (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Utahns to no longer receive federal pandemic funds, assistance helping families pay for food and rent (Fox13) | | |
National Headlines General Arthur Cyr: Pope Francis deserves support as he pursues the path of his predecessors toward fundamental concerns of universal importance (Deseret News) Roommate sees masked man in apartment night of University of Idaho homicides. DNA evidence, phone records and footage of a white Hyundai Elantra were clues that led investigators to Kohberger (Deseret News) The white sedan: How police found suspect in Idaho slayings (AP) Another strong month of hiring would put Fed in tough spot (AP) Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge (AP) Politics What to expect from Arizonaâs new governor Katie Hobbs (Deseret News) McCarthy offers deal to end standoff in House speaker fight (AP) Speaker delay halts national security briefings for lawmakers (The Hill) Gaetz on Trump backing of McCarthy: âHR wasnât always his strong suitâ (The Hill) With the House in chaos, C-SPAN shows footage Americans donât usually see (Washington Post) What McCarthyâs concessions could cost him â and the GOP (Washington Post) Stabenowâs retirement scrambles Michigan Senate race in 2024 (AP) A rising star in Connecticut politics dies in a collision with a wrong-way driver (NPR) McCarthy foes relish the fight: âA really beautiful thingâ (AP) As Taliban erases womenâs rights, Biden encounters limits of U.S. sway (Washington Post) Trump is sued in death of Capitol Police officer after Jan. 6 (New York Times) Ukraine ðºð¦ Battered and strained by war, Ukraineâs economy adapts to survive. After 10 months of Russian destruction, Ukraineâs economy shrank by 30 percent. But companies have packed up and moved, switched products and found support abroad. (New York Times) World Kenyan LGBTQ activistâs body found in metal box (AP) | | |
Upcoming 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 Legislative session begins, Jan. 17, 2023, le.utah.gov | | |
On This Day In History 1412 - Joan of Arc is born. 1759 - George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis. 1838 - Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph. 1907 - Dr. Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center, Casa Dei Bambini, in Rome, Italy. 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt dies. 1941 - Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks to Congress on the âFour Freedomsâ - freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in his own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear. 1942 - FDR commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history 1945 - George Herbert Walker Bush marries Barbara Pierce. 2001 - Al Gore presides over a joint session of Congress that certifies George W. Bush the winner of the 2000 presidential election. 2021 - Insurrection at the US Capitol by Trump supporters who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election Wise Words âEstablishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.â âMaria Montessori On the Punny Side A Physicist and a Biologist had a relationship⦠But there was no Chemistry. | | |
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