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Situational Analysis | Sept 19, 2022 It's Monday and Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aargh, ye mateys - I dinna make the code. Be in the Know Queen Elizabeth's funeral was held in Westminster Abbey today. It has been 262 years since the funeral of a British monarch was held there. Westminster Abbeyâs Tenor Bell tolled once a minute for 96 minutes before the service, marking each year of the Queenâs life. The funeral marks the end of ten days of mourning - and the end of an era. The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Fiona lashed the island. Up to two and a half FEET of rain is predicted by this morning. President Biden approved an emergency declaration yesterday, providing for additional disaster relief funds. Fiona is now headed to the Dominican Republic. After Russian forces retreated from areas in eastern Ukraine last week, multiple mass burial sites have been found, similar to the ones found in Buch earlier this year. Ukrainian police investigators and war-crimes prosecutors have begun exhuming bodies, trying to identify them, documenting signs of torture, and then sending them to the morgue. What an awful, awful job. Rapid Roundup Weekend college football: BYU lost, Utah won, Arizona State fired their head coach this week, right before they are scheduled to play Utah; Kalani Sitake or Blake Anderson could be considered as his replacement; Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title; shots fired at a quinceañera in Roy; man stabbed in the neck 'for no reason'; world leaders to convene at the United Nations this week in a world 'beset by turbulence.' Monday Musings: Campaign Sign Wars Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the final campaign push heading into Election Day. Signs sprout up seemingly overnight, flyers hit mailboxes, ads heat up â and so do the sign wars. Senate candidate Nate Blouin had his own sign stolen out of his yard on Friday and two tires on his car deflated â turns out the air wasnât just let out â they were slashed. Would it be too much to ask that legally placed signs be left alone?? Apparently.... (Read More) | | |
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Utah Headlines General StoryCorps comes to Utah â to help preserve the heartbeat and history of humanity (Deseret News) Utah veterans win $20k after solving treasure hunt in Pleasant Grove (KUTV) Utah-based international nonprofit 'Bikers Against Child Abuse' celebrates 25th anniversary (Fox13) University of Oregon apologizes for anti-Mormon chant at BYU football game. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox denounced the obscene chant as âreligious bigotryâ (Washington Post) Politics Inflation and the midterms (Hinckley Report) RINO hunting in the age of Trump. RINO used to mean someone who didnât follow party orthodoxy. But in the Trump era it came to mean disloyalty to the former president (Deseret News) Are cease-and-desist letters sent to Utah abortion providers âpolitical stuntâ or âbold standâ? (Deseret News) Utah lawmakers send âcease-and-desistâ demands to abortion providers and advocates (KUER) Is the Constitution still worth celebrating? (Deseret News) Perspective: Why disagreeing well will save the Constitution. Our Founding Fathers knew the dangers of tyranny by a majority so they built in protections to protect the minority (Deseret News) Utahâs state treasurer pulls millions from investment firm over its climate and social agenda (Salt Lake Tribune) Evan McMullin ran against Trump on principle. Can he beat one of the former presidentâs closest Utah allies? (Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee was practically born conservative. Does his support for Trump give Evan McMullin an opening in red Utah? Once the insurgent, now Lee is facing a political insurgent he once voted for over the former president. (Salt Lake Tribune) 3rd Congressional District candidate profile: Glenn Wright (ABC4) The IUP Panel on affordable housing and student loan forgiveness (ABC4) Business âGrittyâ new venture investor Kat Kennedy is ready to up the ante in Utahâs tech ecosystem (Deseret News) These Latinas have helped create 5,000 Utah small businesses â most of them minority-owned (KSL) Utah small businesses struggle with rising costs brought on by inflation (Fox13) Education Amid a legal battle over a proposed LGBTQ rights club, Yeshiva University has suspended all undergraduate club activities (Deseret News) Utah authors sign letter decrying âplague of book banningâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Davis District investigating allegations that special needs student was abused at school (KSL) Environment Once flooded ghost town - Whisky Flat - reemerges because of drought (Deseret News) The potash canals in Utahâs salt flats have become a case of Instagram vs. reality (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Jim Dalrymple II: Why I wonât turn my kid into an online influencer (Deseret News) Health Does COVID increase risk of getting Alzheimerâs disease? Research from Case Western Reserve University suggests it does (Deseret News) Housing Housing not available or affordable for many Springdale workers (Salt Lake Tribune) Cash buyers make up almost a third of U.S. home purchases (Deseret News) National Headlines General Worried about identity theft? Hereâs how to protect your online privacy (Deseret News) US markets sink ahead of another expected interest rate hike (AP) Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires (AP) Politics âA crisis comingâ: The twin threats to American democracy (New York Times) Mitt Romney, Mike Lee and the Senateâs battle over same-sex marriage (Deseret News) Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories (AP) Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion (Reuters) Trumpâs favorability rating drops to new low (The Hill) Biden on â60 Minutesâ: âThe pandemic is overâ (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant (AP) âTorment of hellâ: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture (AP) Zelenskiy vows no let-up as Ukraine says troops cross key river in northeast (Reuters) World News Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral (AP) Huge crowds follow queen's funeral in silence and awe (Reuters) In âThe Queue,â people lined up by the thousands to view the queenâs coffin. (New York Times) | | |
News Releases Two Utah schools named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022, including two schools in Utah. The recognition is based on a schoolâs overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Secretary Cardona made the announcement during his Road to Success Back to School bus tour. The Utah schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools were: Adams Elementary School, Logan City School District. Horizon Elementary School, Washington County School District. (Read More) Curtis, Neguse bill on wildfire recovery passes House This week, Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) Co-Chairs and Founders of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, announced that the House of Representatives passed their legislation to help ensure impacted communities have the resources they need to recover from devastating wildfires. The bipartisan Wildfire Recovery Act would increase flexibility in the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) to bring in additional resources for communities as they rebuild from wildfire damage. (Read More) Utah Democratic Party statement following federal judgeâs ruling in UDP v. Henderson Last week, the Utah Democratic Party officially filed a lawsuit in federal court, asking a judge to issue an injunction requiring the Lieutenant Governorâs office to remove Joel Ferry from the ballot in House District 1 due to his ineligibility to serve. On Monday, Judge Parrish decided to not rule on the Utah Constitution and Utah law, deferring to her former colleagues in the Utah Supreme Court. âWe are not giving up fighting for the rights of voters in HD-1 to choose their own representative instead of having their legislator picked by a small group of party insiders,â said party Chair Diane Lewis. âThat means the next step is to take our case to the Utah Supreme Court, asking them to rule on the LGâs decision to certify Mr. Ferry.â (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
Upcoming Interim Days â Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov 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 herestrong> 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 herestrong> 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 1881 - James Garfield dies after just 4 months as president 1893 - New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote 1957 - Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion 1960 - "LIFE" magazine celebrates artist Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses' 100th birthday by putting her on their cover 1985 - 8.1 earthquake hits Mexico City, leaving 10,000 dead 1988 - American diver Greg Louganis smashes his head on the diving board during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Seoul Olympics. 1995 - Unabomber manifesto published by the New York Times and Washington Post 2021 - Body of Gabby Petito found at Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming Wise Words "Grief is the price we pay for love." âQueen Elizabeth II The Punny Side Just got a birthday card, opened it and rice went everywhere!! It was from Uncle Ben. | | |
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