Plus, Stanford Athletics says it "deeply regrets" offense caused by band's halftime show.
Good morning. Here's today's forecast: ⛅ Salt Lake City: 20 - 45° ☀️ St. George: 28 - 57° ⛅ Logan: 11 - 39° Yesterday’s poll left me feeling like I was a Scrooge for waiting so long to listen to Christmas music. Thanks to everyone who participated — everyone had a different favorite song and all of them were lovely choices. While we’re in the spirit — this weekend I watched “Ghosts of Christmas Always” and it was very cute. Tell me: Do you have a favorite Christmas movie or one that you watch every year? Reply back to this email to let me know! 🎬 Also on our mind: A mini silky fainting goat from Utah that won a top prize, photos from the season’s first big snowstorm and the U.S. men’s soccer team moves on to the next stage in the World Cup. |
| Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; Utah Sens. Lee, Romney divided in vote |
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| | The U.S. Senate voted 61-36 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday, which seeks to federally recognize any marriage between two people as long as it’s valid in a U.S. state, codifying the 2015 Supreme Court ruling Obergefell v. Hodges. What are people saying? “This is a discouraging development in our country’s storied history of protecting the free exercise of religion. While I’m disappointed that my amendment was not included, I remain committed to preserving the religious liberties enshrined in our Constitution for all Americans.” — Utah Sen. Mike Lee “While I believe in traditional marriage, Obergefell is and has been the law of the land upon which LGBTQ individuals have relied. This legislation provides certainty to many LGBTQ Americans, and it signals that Congress — and I — esteem and love all of our fellow Americans equally.” — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney “Our hope is that the Respect for Marriage Act will expand civil rights for LGBT Americans while at the same time protecting principles of religious liberty and diversity which are central to our Constitution.” — Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center “What a great day. What a great day.” — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer The bill now moves to the House, where it is expected to pass. |
Read more about the Respect for Marriage Act: How faith leaders reacted to Senate passage of same-sex marriage protections (Deseret News) Why Latter-day Saints support the amended Respect for Marriage Act (Deseret News) Perspective: The church is right. The Respect for Marriage Act can be a vehicle for protecting religious freedom (Deseret News) |
| For the first time in state history, Utah has all-female leadership teams and a Latina legislator leading a caucus in both bodies of Legislature: Rep. Angela Romero, Utah House minority leader Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost, minority whip Rep. Sandra Hollins, assistant minority whip Rep. Rosemary Lesser, caucus manager Sen. Luz Escamilla, Senate minority leader Sen. Karen Mayne, minority whip Sen.-elect Jennifer Plumb, assistant whip Sen.-elect Stephanie Pitcher, caucus manager Read more about these eight women in leadership here. More in Politics: Republicans will conduct review after disappointing midterm results (Deseret News) Why the Utah Governor's Mansion is decked out in a Roaring '20s theme this Christmas (KSL.com) MyGOPChairman? Mike Lindell to challenge Ronna McDaniel (Deseret News) | Faith Perspective: The silencing of the lambs (Deseret News) England and Wales no longer majority Christian nations, census reveals (Washington Post 🔒) Housing What happens when Utahns and HOAs disagree? This man says protections are needed (Deseret News) Education Some University of Utah students will lose their housing unless they can pay nearly double (Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) These are the 22 books removed from Utah’s Alpine School District (KUER) Business This startup allows you to return any purchase (from any company) from home (Utah Business) How making small donations at the store checkout helps Utah charities (KUTV) Northern Utah This Utah goat, Jukebox, won the top prize in a national competition (Deseret News) Wasatch Front The season’s first big snowstorm wallops the mountains, valleys (Deseret News) Renovations, closures begin in 2023 for Beehive House, Lion House and Joseph Smith Memorial Building (Church News) 'Tear down this prison': Demolition begins on old Utah State Prison in Draper (KSL.com) Southern Utah Renowned Utah restaurant asks for help to keep doors open (Fox 13) Mining for Ocher and Connection (New York Times 🔒) The West Riverside triple homicide: Suspect was a Virginia officer who catfished a teen online (Deseret News) The World What is a zombie virus? How scientists revived a 50,000-year-old virus frozen in ice (Deseret News) Trending How to win free McDonald’s for life (Deseret News) Stanford Athletics says it ‘deeply regrets’ offense caused by band’s halftime show (Deseret News) | The U.S. is one of 16 teams advancing to the Round of 16. England was the other Group B team to make the cut. After tying with England and Wales in its first two matches, the U.S. was in a must-win situation Tuesday. The team was able to beat Iran 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Christian Pulisic. Read more about their next match here. New With The: BYU Cougars: Why changes are necessary for BYU football (Deseret News) NFL: Will Zach Wilson ever get his job back? (Deseret News) Utah Jazz: Are Mike Conley and Rudy Gay close to returning to the Jazz lineup? (Deseret News) Utah Utes: What will be different when Utah, USC meet for the second time this season? (Deseret News) |
That's all for today — enjoy Béla Fleck’s fun rendition of “Sleigh Ride” as you start your day! Check your inbox tomorrow morning for more news from the Beehive State and beyond! And reply to this email or email [email protected] to tell us what you think of Utah Today! — Ginny |
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