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Situational Analysis | Sept 23, 2022 It's Friday and National Great American Pot Pie Day. Great dinner choice while watching the Hinckley Report tonight. Congratulations and best wishes to SUU President Mindy Benson on her inauguration today. Condolences to the family and friends of former legislator David Cox, who passed away yesterday. Funeral details will be forthcoming. Be in the Know New polling by the Deseret News and Hinckley Institute of Politics shows a tightening Senate race with Senator Mike Lee at 36%, challenger Evan McMullin at 34%, and 16% undecided. 45% of Utah voters disapprove of the job Lee is doing, while 40% approve. The survey also showed that Lee has higher support among men and voters over age 40 while McMullin has more support among women and voters under age 40. In the meantime, as the campaigns enter the final weeks, the attack ads are ramping up. Rapid Roundup Hanna Seariac at the Deseret News has the secret to making the best pumpkin chocolate chip cookies; you can access Utahâs national parks for free Saturday in celebration of National Public Lands Day; Hurricane Fiona could be Canada's strongest-ever storm and finally, an ancient burial cave found on a beach in Israel "looks like an 'Indiana Jones' film set" | | |
| | Polls, Campaigns and Political Cash New polls and campaign filings suggest how candidates are faring ahead of the midterms. Plus, Utah has a billion-dollar surplus. Dennis Romboy, Michelle Quist, and Marty Carpenter join host Jason Perry on The Hinckley Report this Friday at 7:00 pm to discuss how the economy will influence spending. | | |
Utah Headlines General BYU to honor âBlack 14â football players kicked off Wyomingâs 1969 team (Deseret News) Vernal Middle School student brought gun to school with a plan and target, police say (KSL) Lao-Americans celebrate the largest Buddhist temple newly constructed in Utah (Fox13) Politics Brigham City councilmember Tom Peterson sworn in to House seat vacated by new DNR head (KUTV) Why are we so afraid of immigrants and refugees? Anti-immigration proponents are using fear to convince us that immigrants and refugees should not be allowed into our country (Deseret News) Semifinalists for Utahâs new state flag are now displayed outside the Capitol â and thereâs still time to pick your favorite (Salt Lake Tribune) GOP candidate Trevor Lee ran a secret Twitter account that attacked LGBTQ people and Utah Gov. Cox. Now heâs been rebuked by Republican leadership. (Salt Lake Tribune) Business Space industry taking giant leaps in St. George, host rare meet-up with active astronaut free to public (St. George News) Education Investigation finds teacherâs classroom âbuilt for nonwhite studentsâ doesnât violate law, policy (Deseret News) Utah school districts facing child aftercare crisis due to shortage of qualified employees (KUTV) 'It's a mess': Dog poop on school grounds a growing problem in Murray District (KSL) Environment U.S. becomes 137th nation to agree to phase down super-pollutants (Deseret News) Utahâs Lila Canyon coal mine is burning underground (Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City is dependent on water from our canyons. How long can it keep growing while using them for recreation? (Salt Lake Tribune) Great Salt Lake managers raise causeway berm in effort to stave off rising salinity (Salt Lake Tribune) Stanford researchers find wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains, exposing millions of Americans to extreme pollution levels (Standford.edu) Health âMore people than everâ are surviving cancer, according to U.S. study (Deseret News) Cannabis use during pregnancy could hurt baby into the teenage years. Researchers continue to learn more about the adverse mental effects to babies from cannabis use during pregnancy (Deseret News) BYU study says that wearing a step tracker may increase steps even if you donât look at it much (Deseret News) COVID-19 in Utah: 3 graphs show the latest on case counts, hospitalizations and deaths (Salt Lake Tribune) Housing Housing market needs âdifficult correctionâ to balance out, Fed says. In Utah, itâs already happening (Deseret News) Editorial Board: The Utah approach to homelessness â We see human beings in need of help (Deseret News) SLCâs proposed tiny-house village draws vocal support, but not everyone is sold (Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City leaders switch gears as housing crisis worsens (Salt Lake Tribune) New Utah housing data: Home sales fall while days on market jump (KUTV) National Headlines General The heartbreak and cost of losing a baby in America ð¢ (NPR) Hurricane Fiona has left hundreds of thousands in Puerto Rico without power or water (NPR) A defiant Alex Jones says he's 'done saying I'm sorry' at Sandy Hook trial (Washington Post) The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says
The Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed more than 1 million posts showing a rise in advocacy of rape, including child rape, and mass killings (Washington Post) Politics Democrats may nix filibuster if they retake the Senate (Deseret News) Stop thinking just about Election Day. We're in voting season now (NPR) Trumpâs legal woes mount without protection of presidency (AP) Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents (Washington Post) Jan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred âterrifyingâ choice (Washington Post) Biden blasts Graham on proposed abortion ban: âMy church doesnât even make that argumentâ (The Hill) Democratic firms prevail in suit against Project Veritas (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ World opinion shifts against Russia as Ukraine worries grow (AP) UN rights experts present evidence of war crimes in Ukraine (AP) U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia against using a nuclear weapon (Washington Post) Ukraine war comes home to Russians as Putin imposes draft. As Vladimir Putinâs âspecial military operationâ enters a new chapter, Russians are being plucked from villages around the country for training and military service. (New York Times) Staged voting is happening in Ukraine amid international condemnation. (New York Times) âOne man chose this war.â Harsh words fly at a U.N. Security Council meeting. (New York Times) World News Global stocks slide for 3rd day on economic growth fears (AP) War, Inflation Knock World Economy Off Balance (Wall Street Journal) Backbreaking work for kids - even very young kids - in Afghan brick kilns (AP) | | |
News Releases Utah ranks among top states in delivering digital government services The state of Utah has been a leader in delivering online government services and information for many years. That position was reinforced by the most recent rankings for state digital government services. The Center for Digital Government ranked Utah second overall in the 2022 State Government Experience Awards. The Awards recognize progress and innovation in the delivery of online services in government at the state and local level. Utah has finished in the top three of the Centerâs rankings every year the state has been eligible since 2006, and even claimed the top ranking in 2007, 2009, 2017, and 2018. (Read More) USBE: Two Davis Catalyst Center programs win 2022 Utah CTE Excellence in Action award Utah State Board of Education Utah Career and Technical Education (CTE) recently announced the Davis Catalyst Center Entertainment and Digital Media program and the Unmanned Aerial Systems program as the winners of the 2022 Utah CTE Excellence in Action award. These programs were selected based their uniquely inventive and effective approaches to stimulating student learning, offering extensive work-based learning experiences, maintaining strong partnerships with higher education institutions, industry, and community organizations, while preparing students for postsecondary education and career success. (Read More) Smithâs celebrates Zero Hunger | Zero Waste achievements Smithâs Food & Drug Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced its latest milestones and results for Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, the companyâs bold vision to end hunger in the communities it serves and eliminate waste across the company by 2025. âZero Hunger | Zero Waste is shaping the local discussion around how to end hunger and eliminate waste across America,â said Aubriana Martindale, Smithâs corporate affairs manager. âAt Smithâs, we are intently focused on using our scale for good and
we encourage our customers, associates and other businesses to join us.â (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
Upcoming ULCT Annual Convention â Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith âOct. 6 & Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register here One Utah Summit â Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here Breakfast Briefing: The New Look of Transportation in the 2020s with the Utah Foundation â Oct. 13, 8:30 am, Zions Bank Founders' Room, Register here Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin â Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU Interim Days â Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov Effecting Societal Change for Child Sexual Abuse â Oct. 26, 8:00am-11:30am; Virtual and in-person at Saprea in Lehi, UT, Register here General election â Nov 8 Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses âNov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, 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 1838 - Victoria Woodhull is born. She became the first woman candidate for U.S. President (1872) for the Equal Rights Party, and with her sister Tennessee, became the first women members of the NY Stock Exchange (1870âs) 1846 - Planet Neptune is discovered 1863 - Mary Church Terrell is born. An outstanding speaker, she became the first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage. She was also the first African-American woman in the United States to be appointed to the school board of a major city, serving in the District of Columbia until 1906. 1906 - Harriet Hardy is born. She was an American pioneer in occupational medicine and the first woman professor at Harvard Medical School. Her main points of study were toxicology and environmental related illness. 1923 - "The Prophet," by Lebanese-American poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran, is published 1933 - Standard Oil geologists arrive in Saudi Arabia, after the discovery of a massive oil field in Ghawar a couple of months earlier. 1955 - An all-white jury finds Roy Brant and John William Milam not guilty of the brutal murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Sumner, Mississippi. 2019 - Climate activist Greta Thunberg scolds world leaders "How Dare You" for not addressing climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York 2020 - President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the US November election at a White House press conference Wise Words âSome of you say, âJoy is greater than sorrow,â and others say, âNay, sorrow is the greater.â
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.â
â Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet The Punny Side Whatâs it called when four Spanish ships sink? Cuatro cinco | | |
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