Policy News Elizabeth Smart Foundation and Malouf Foundation partner for âWe Believe Youâ campaign The Elizabeth Smart Foundation (ESF) and the Malouf Foundation⢠are partnering on the We Believe You campaign in the month of November. Launched in 2020 by ESF, the campaign aims to recognize the positive impact individuals can have on survivors of sexual violence simply by believing their stories. The campaign was created in response to the many survivors and victims who reach out to ESF and to Elizabeth herself. Typically, these survivors choose to share their stories with a public figure and organization that is educating about sexual violence because they âdonât know where else to turn,â ânobody will help meâ and ânobody will believe me.â As people across the country participate in the campaign, avenues will be opened in every friendship circle, family, neighborhood and community where victims can turn for help. (Read More) Ribbon cutting and e-bike tour of East Zion As part of the 8th annual Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit, the Zion Forever Project, Zion Cycles, Utah Clean Cities, and Magnum hosted an East Zion ribbon cutting and e-bike tour of new trails. This ribbon cutting officially opens the first 10 miles of publicly accessible mountain biking trails on Zionâs east side, beyond the park borders. These first 10 miles were made possible by land grants and easements from private landowners, donations to the Zion Forever Project, funding through the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation Grant, The National Park Foundation, and support from Kane County. The new trailheads are adjacent to the new East Zion Visitor Center site. (Read More) Utah Inland Port Authority and Port of Long Beach implement immediate action to address supply chain delays The Port of Long Beach (POLB), the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), and Union Pacific Railroad announced today a bold initiative that brings rapid relief from existing Port congestion by optimizing rail deliveries between California and Utah. In a joint statement, Executive Directors Mario Cordero of the Port of Long Beach and Jack Hedge of the Utah Inland Port Authority said âThe direct, regularly scheduled rail service connecting the Port of Long Beach to Salt Lake City will allow cargo destined for all of the Intermountain West to be rapidly evacuated from terminals in Long Beach to Salt Lake City for further distribution throughout the region. Much of this cargo traditionally moves to Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Idaho by truck, and thus must be removed from the port terminals one container at a time. Reengaging this direct rail service will allow removal of blocks of containers at a time.â (Read More) Day 10: Sen. Lee continues fight against Bidenâs vaccine mandate Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), for the tenth day, spoke against President Bidenâs vaccine mandate on the Senate Floor today (Oct. 27) and moved that the Senate pass by unanimous consent his bill to require that the Secretary of Health and Human Services publicly disclose all COVID-19 research HHS has supported. S. 2844, the Transparency in COVID-19 Research Act, is one of a series of bills introduced by Sen. Lee to combat the Biden Administrationâs vaccine overreach. Lee will be moving to pass each bill over the course of the coming weeks. (Read/Watch More) San Francisco Fed President and Zip Code Economies podcast host to keynote 2022 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit Mary C. Daly, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and host of the popular Zip Code Economies podcast, will keynote the 2022 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit, the Salt Lake Chamber announced today. As a participant on the Federal Open Market Committee, she helps set American monetary policy that promotes a healthy and stable economy. Since taking office in October 2018, Dr. Daly has committed to making the San Francisco Fed a more community-engaged bank that is transparent and responsive to the people it serves. She works to connect economic principles to real-world concerns and is a sought-after speaker on monetary policy, labor economics, and increasing diversity within the economics field. (Read More) Sen. Romney presses State Department on Afghanistan and China U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today pressed Brian McKeon, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, on the Administrationâs disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and emphasized Americaâs commitment to helping our friends and partners around the world. Romney also sought assurances from the Administration to ensure that China will face consequences from the U.S. should they take military action against our partner Taiwan. (Read/Watch More) | 