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Situational Analysis | March 25, 2024 It's Monday and International Waffle Day. What you need to know The Ghost Army is credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of American soldiers and shortening World War II against Nazi Germany by at least six months â without ever firing a shot. After keeping their missions a secret for decades, and fighting to be acknowledged, Ghost Army veterans received the Congressional Gold Medal before a crowd of hundreds last week. Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams was the first to show an interest in honoring these veterans, former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart sponsored the legislation to make it happen and current Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy co-sponsored a resolution authorizing the award ceremony that just took place. Rapid relevance Gov. Cox hopes state can be a permanent host as part of a possible Winter Games rotation; a mother of 5 dies after an e-scooter accident in Salt Lake City, family calling on city to make sidewalk repairs; and in world news, ISIS claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks at a Moscow concert hall on Friday that killed 137, while Putin tries to blame Ukraine | | |
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Utah Headlines Political news $1.2 trillion spending bill passes House, Senate. Utah delegation split (Deseret News) Sunday Edition: Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (KSL TV) Utah Legislature refuses to release lawmakersâ public calendars, claims they donât exist (Salt Lake Tribune) Vetoes and phone calls (Hinckley Report) Hereâs what the development at The Point got from the Utah Legislature (Salt Lake Tribune) Election news Inside Utah Politics: Riverton mayor Trent Staggs, Carolyn Phippen (ABC4) Ipson âlooking forward to going to primaryâ following results of Washington County Republican convention (St. George News) Utah news Itâs a long way from growing cotton to growing golf courses (Deseret News) Mother of 5 dies after e-scooter accident, family calling on city to make sideway repairs (KSL TV) Ukrainian, now living in Utah reflects on 2 years of war (KSL Newsradio) Business/Tech From garage to global: The journey of Utahâs most trusted company, Ski Butlers (Deseret News) Michelda George, the strategic program manager role in Gov. Spencer Coxâs Utah Small Business Credit Initiative shares lessons of financial freedom with disadvantaged communities (Deseret News) Boeing CEO to step down this year, board chairman to exit, head of commercial airplanes retires (KSL TV) Crime/Court Men who ran Utah care facility overrun with bedbugs, sewage plead guilty to neglect (Salt Lake Tribune) Ruby Franke case: Kevin Frankeâs first interview with police after his wifeâs arrest (Salt Lake Tribune) Ruby Frankeâs husband tells police bizarre tale of how Jodi Hildebrandt upended his life, pushed him out of his family (ABC4) âSheâs mentally illâ: Ruby Frankeâs prison phone calls reveal evolving stance on Jodi Hildebrandt (ABC4) Theft gangs roaming St. George area, distracting and preying on shoppers, businesses (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture The influencers are influencing us too much (Deseret News) Are religious people happier? The science is pretty clear, says this researcher (Deseret News) Kate Middleton just gave us the comeuppance we all deserved. The royal family didnât handle her illness perfectly and questions remain. But #Kategate was social media at its worst (Deseret News) Education Utah System of Higher Education crafting guidelines for universities on updating diversity policies (KSL) Tuition, fees going up next fall, but many Utah public colleges, universities remain more affordable than their national peers (Deseret News) UVU ranks No. 1 for grads opening local businesses (KSL) Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further (NPR) Environment Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Biden adviser Tom Perez in Utah to unveil $580 million for water systems (Deseret News) Oil railroad backers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their project. But can they afford it? (Salt Lake Tribune) Depleting one resource to save another? Study asks how Utah Lake could help Great Salt Lake (Daily Herald) Family Gallup: What yearslong data shows about marriage (Deseret News) Halted adoption process leaves Utah woman stuck in Haiti (KSL) Miranda's last gift. When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memoriesâand Ringo. (The Atlantic) Health Reading is scientifically proven to improve your mental health (Deseret News) Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial burdens (KSL) Utahns struggle more than most to get prescription medication. Hereâs an expertâs advice. (Salt Lake Tribune) The smartphone kids are not all right (The Atlantic) Housing Microsheltersâ move to state-owned land may be pushed back until summer (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General Cold weather and high taxes â why are Scandinavians so happy? (Deseret News) The last war reporter. We used to trust reporters in the field. What happened? (Deseret News) Political news Weakened House GOP majority reckons with Johnsonâs leadership (Washington Post) The Colorado Springs mayor is an immigrant. His conservative city said no to migrants. (Washington Post) Trump claims he has $500 million in cash, undercutting his lawyers (Washington Post) Johnson's margin drops to one vote as Gallagher heads for early exit (Politico) Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Johnson, a sign of growing revolt from the right (KSL Newsradio) Chuck Todd rips NBC News for hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel (CNN) âMorning Joeâ co-hosts hope NBC will âreconsiderâ hiring of Ronna McDaniel (Politico) Election news Who will win the Latino vote? (Deseret News) Lisa Murkowski, done with Donald Trump, wonât rule out leaving GOP (KSL TV) New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez (AP) Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections (Washington Post) Supreme Court Whatâs at stake in the Supreme Court abortion pill case (Washington Post) Breyer says he is open to supporting a Supreme Court age limit (New York Times) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russia stages major airstrike on Ukraine; one missile enters Polish airspace (Reuters) Battered Ukraine Army grapples with growing troop shortage (Wall Street Journal) Israel and Gaza There's already 'catastrophic' hunger in Gaza. Who decides when to call it a 'famine?' (NPR) World 4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt (AP) France raises terror alert warning to highest level (Reuters) âA ticking time bombâ: In Syrian camps, fears of an Islamic State revival (Wall Street Journal) The brutality of sugar: Debt, child marriage and hysterectomies (New York Times) | | |
| | News Releases Utah Valley University Ethics Bowl Team places 4th nationally, sweeps Utah competition Utah Valley University Ethics Bowl Team finished its year strong by placing fourth at the national 28th annual Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Cincinnati in February and by sweeping the Wasatch Regional Ethics Bowl last fall. UVUâs team beat Yale, San Jose State, Maryland, and Costal Carolina and 36 others to reach its fourth place finish nationally, and Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, University of Utah, Utah State University, Weber State University, and Westminster College at the Wasatch regionals. (Read More) FTC and Utah lawsuit results in over $10 million in refunds to consumers The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is issuing over $10 million in refunds to consumers who paid for a deceptive real estate investment training scheme that falsely promised significant profits through âflippingâ houses. The FTC and the Utah Attorney Generalâs Office, on behalf of the Utah Department of Commerceâs Division of Consumer Protection, sued Response Marketing Group, LLC in November 2019, alleging that the company, its affiliates Nudge, LLC and BuyPD, LLC, and its principals used false promises to sell consumers a series of expensive real estate investment training programs. The FTC later named two real estate celebrities as additional defendants â Scott Yancey, the star of the home-flipping show Flipping Vegas, and Dean R. Graziosi, the author of Millionaire Success Habits. According to the amended complaint, Yancey and Graziosi promoted the training programs and were involved in efforts to bury online customer complaints that said Response Marketing failed to deliver on its promises or that it was a scam. (Read More) Maloy, Peltola, Curtis, Moore, Fulcher, Lee, Costa reintroduce bipartisan bill to clean up abandoned hardrock mines Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Mary Peltola (D-AK) alongside Reps. John Curtis (R-UT), Blake Moore (R-UT), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Jim Costa (D-CA) reintroduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for âGood Samaritans,â including state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1634 - The first colonists arrive at Marylandâs western shore and establish the first settlement of St. Maryâs. In March 2021, archeologists announced that they had found the ruins of St. Maryâs. 1807 - The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act making the slave trade illegal in the British colonies. However, trade continued in the Caribbean until 1811. Watch the 2007 movie Amazing Grace for a look at William Wilberforceâs work. 1862 - George Sutherland is born. He was a Utah Senator, a U.S. Senator and the only Supreme Court Justice to come from Utah. He was a strong proponent of womenâs political rights for his entire life. âTo my mind the right of women to vote is as obvious as my own right,â he said. Conservative Utah think tank Sutherland Institute is named for George. 1911 - The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory sweatshop in New York City burns down, killing 146 workers, almost all of them women. 1919 - Woodrow Wilson's dream of a League of Nations becomes a reality after the League Covenant is adopted at the Paris Peace Conference 1931 - Ida B. Wells-Barnett dies of kidney failure at age 68. 1949 - Lillian E. Fishburne is born. She became the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy (1998). 2019 - NASA cancels a planned historic all-female spacewalk because it doesn't have enough spacesuits to fit women Quote of the Day âThe way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.â
â Ida B. Wells-Barnett On the Punny Side I've just had a stack of toilet paper rolls fall on me in the supermarket... I'm ok though, just soft tissue damage. | | |
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