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Situational Analysis | Aug. 28, 2024 It's Wednesday and National Bow Tie Day. You know who you are. What you need to know Caroline Gleich is running to replace Sen. Mitt Romney and she thinks shifting demographics in the state show that that Beehive State is "blutah" bound. She knows winning the Senate race is a steep climb - but she's no stranger to challenges as a professional skier, outdoor advocate, environmental lobbyist and online influencer. She's been underestimated before, she said, and defied expectations. She plans to do so again. Rapid relevance A Utah athlete's arrest, a coach's firing, and the strict rules for reporting student misconduct; downtown Salt Lake City entertainment district one step closer to reality; and Spanish Fork teens save a life at a cross-country meet. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Rep. Burgess Owens advocates for free market and family values in American education at Sutherland Institute talk (Deseret News) âIt felt Islamophobic,â Utah Muslims speak out over post from Utah lawmaker (KSL TV) Lawmaker posts video of Utah Muslims observing tradition. His followers piled on with Islamophobia. (Salt Lake Tribune) Council meeting could change landscape of downtown Salt Lake City (Fox13) Wendy Davis: We are in a fight to protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all Utah voters (Salt Lake Tribune) Election news From the slopes to the Senate: Democrat Caroline Gleichâs bid to replace Sen. Mitt Romney (Deseret News) AG candidate seeks to return trust and transparency to the office (Cache Valley Daily) Utah The state bucking the national âdechurchingâ trend. (That would be us) (Deseret News) Project helping adults learn to read is booming; many more volunteers are needed (KSL) Utah exceeds annual average of boating related drownings (KSL Newsradio) Ogden Police Department changes policy to remove public's 'perception of a quota' (Fox13) Smith's Zero Hunger Hero: Barber and family help children facing food insecurity (Fox13) Business/Tech Sorry, boss, not sorry. What Australia's 'right to disconnect' rule means for workers (Deseret News) Utahâs national parks brought $1.9B in 2023 and towns like Moab are banking on it (KUER) Crime/Courts Judge orders Kouri Richins to stand trial for murder, attempted murder of her husband (KSL) 'Noncompliant' Utah sex offender arrested, accused of voyeurism at library (KSL) 2 men charged with damaging ancient rock formation at Lake Mead (Salt Lake Tribune) Utahns in Congo coup faces death penalty (ABC4) Education âThe Chosenâ creator Dallas Jenkins to speak at BYU campus forum in October (Deseret News) BYU again No. 1 in Princeton Reviewâs âCancel the Kegâ rankings (Deseret News) Training standards being set for Utah's new school guardian program (KUTV) Mountainland Technical College marks 35 years of providing hands-on education (Daily Herald) USU offers free professional development focused on Autism (Cache Valley Daily) Sydnee Dickson: All of us play a role in Utah student success. Hereâs how you can help. (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment Mystery solved: Rangers recover historic military vehicle illegally taken from Utah national forest (KSL) Utah explores 'credit' for conservation along Colorado River (Fox13) Zion National Parkâs last wild California condor weathers near-death experience (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Rise in counterfeit car seat sales putting children at risk (KUTV) Health Need to cool down fast? Try a slushy or an ice bath (Deseret News) Free COVID tests are coming back soon (Deseret News) Lilly launches lower-price weight loss drug without injector pen (KSL) Housing Davis County considers permanent emergency shelter in North Salt Lake (KSL) âLocked inâ: Nearly 3 out of 4 Utah homeowners have mortgage rate below 4% (KSL TV) Utahâs rents are already a challenge. Extra fees can stretch things even further (KUER) People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage (PBS) | | |
National Headlines General The cost of mocking neurodiversity: A call for empathy and inclusion (Deseret News) The American Dream feels out of reach for most (Wall Street Journal) Political news Editorial Board: Hereâs a tip; donât promise the same awful tax policy your opponent is promising (Deseret News) Trump, without evidence, in part faults Biden, Harris for assassination attempt (Washington Post) After a Supreme Court ruling gave former presidents broad immunity, prosecutors revised an indictment against Donald Trump. (New York Times) Election news RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard join Trump transition team (Deseret News) The debate is back on: Harris, Trump to meet on Sept. 10 (Deseret News) Trumpâs deportation plan is missing key details (Deseret News) Mitt Romney was called a flip-flopper when he ran for president in 2012. Can Kamala Harris avoid the label? (Deseret News) Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery (NPR) Cook Political Report shifts North Carolina toward Harris (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ A Russian missile strikes the Ukrainian presidentâs home city as it mourns deaths in earlier attack (AP) Israel and Gaza At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel mounts major West Bank operation (Reuters) World news The Taliban has silenced the women of Afghanistan (Deseret News) Exclusive: WFP launches probe into its Sudan operations as famine spreads (Reuters) Africaâs debt crisis has âcatastrophic implicationsâ for the world (New York Times) | | |
Upcoming September 17-18 â Interim Days October 4 â Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here October 4 â Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here October 7-9 â One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here October 15-16 â Interim Day November 15 â Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here November 19-20 â Interim Days | | |
On This Day In History 476 - End of the Western Roman Empire when Orestes is captured and executed 1915 - Tasha Tudor is born. She was an illustrator and author of childrenâs books who received many awards and honors, including Caldecott Honors for Mother Goose in 1945. 1917 - President Woodrow Wilson picketed by women suffragists 1955 - Emmett Till is murdered 1963 - Martin Luther King, Jr gives his âI Have a Dreamâ speech during the March on Washington. 1996 - Charles and Diana divorce 2006 - Warren Jeffs arrested 2012 - Mitt Romney is officially nominated as the GOPâs presidential candidate 2020 - Chadwick Boseman, American actor (Black Panther), dies of colon cancer at 42 Quote of the Day âI have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed â we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.â âMartin Luther King, Jr, in his "I have a dream" speech On the Punny Side It's true that exercise helps with decision making. I went for a run this morning and decided never to do that again. | | |
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