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Situational Analysis | Dec. 13, 2023 It's Wednesday and National Cocoa Day! What You Need to Know Rep. John Curtis defended clean fossil fuels, saying they are an essential part of a clean energy transition after his trip to the annual United Nations climate conference. International delegates and activists protested the lack of commitments to phase out fossil fuels. âFossil fuels represent 80% of the worldâs energy right now â youâre not going to replace that with windmills and solar farms,â Curtis told the Deseret News Tuesday. âSo we need to start having a discussion about the role of fossil fuels in our clean energy future.â Rapid Relevance Opportunities are coming to volunteer at the 2034 Winter Games; what happened after a woman was arrested for feeding the homeless; and what the last few months have been like for those inside Utahâs gymnastics program. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Jay Evensen: How this one change might affect politics at the Utah Legislature (Deseret News) The Consul General of Israel has a message for Utahns and the nation (Deseret News) Election news Former GOP chairman running for Utah attorney general (Deseret News) Chilean expatriates will be able to vote on proposed new constitution in Sandy (KSL) Holiday corner Gift ideas for the tech lovers in your life (Deseret News) Your 2023 guide to seeing Christmas lights in Utah (KSL) Utah news From Legos to baseball stadiums: Meet the âbuilderâ at Larry H. Miller Co. (Deseret News) UDOT wants to build a $945M light rail system for Point of the Mountain transit project (KSL) Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings unveils new plans to keep Powder Mountain 'uncrowded' (KSL) 'Project Menorah' unites people of all faiths to support Jewish community (KSL TV) Why tax repeal in 3 cities wonât change plans to expand FrontRunner into Box Elder County (KSL Newsradio) Business/Technology Hasbro plans to cut 1,100 employees amid low sales (Deseret News) Cheaper gas helps drive inflation down again, Fed likely to hold the line this week (Deseret News) Crime/Courts Midvale woman accused of racist comments goes viral; police working on plan (KSL) Deputies seize 120 pounds of drugs in Utah traffic stop (KSL) Utah celebrates 26% reduction in opioid prescriptions with Ogden display, but there is more to do (KSL) Environment Saving the Colorado River: An acre-foot at a time in the Upper Basin (Deseret News) Family How to end the scourge of helicopter parenting for good (Deseret News) Opinions about marriage are becoming more partisan, new survey shows (Deseret News) How proposed au pair program changes could price U.S. families out (Deseret News) Health Why women get more headaches than men (Deseret News) Housing Landlords are offering more incentives to Salt Lake City renters. Hereâs how to take advantage of them (Salt Lake Tribune) | | |
National Headlines General The skull of a giant prehistoric sea monster was found in the U.K. (Deseret News) âThe Discord Leaksâ investigates Air National Guardsman who allegedly leaked classified documents (Deseret News) Rise in traffic deaths comes as U.S. drivers face more distractions than ever (KSL Newsradio) Googleâs Year in Search for 2023 is published. Hereâs what you searched in the past 12 months (Deseret News) Political news Who is Donald Tusk, Polandâs new prime minister? (Deseret News) White House scrambles in last-ditch effort to salvage border talks (Politico) Senate Democrats press Thomas to recuse himself from Trump immunity case (The Hill) Election news 3 major takeaways from our national poll of Republican voters (Deseret News) Sununuâs Haley endorsement is a huge blow to Chris Christie (Politico) DeSantis accuses Trump of âcowardiceâ for refusing to debate rivals (New York TImes) Ukraine ðºð¦ Will Zelenskyy leave Washington empty-handed? (Deseret News) Biden says Russia is celebrating U.S. divisions over providing aid to Ukraine (New York Times) Israel and Gaza What is white phosphorous, and why is it illegal in civilian areas? (Deseret News) Biden says âindiscriminate bombingâ in Gaza is costing Israel support (Washington Post) U.N. General Assembly votes for Israel-Hamas cease-fire, countering U.S. veto (New York Times) | | |
| | News Releases UVU digital cinema professor teaches filmmaking in Indonesia Alex Nibley, assistant professor of digital cinema at Utah Valley University, spent three weeks in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on a Fulbright grant. He worked with Indonesian universities to develop strategic plans for improving filmmaking curriculum and teaching methods. The workshops were sponsored by the Indonesian Film Board and the Fulbright Specialists Program of the United States Department of State. (Read More) Newly-elected local leaders in Utah enhance municipal governance skills at Elected Officials Essentials course Over 70 local leaders-elect from across Utah gathered for the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) Elected Officials Essentials Newly Elected Crash Course training in North Salt Lake on Saturday December 9th. Over 130 more will meet online to receive this training on December 16th. This crash course provides an invaluable opportunity for newly elected community leaders to interface with their more seasoned counterparts and delve into the fundamental aspects of municipal government. (Read More) Romney provisions unanimously approved by HELP Committee U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today offered two amendments aimed at better understanding the impact of smartphones in the classroom to the Advancing Research in Education Act (AREA) during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee mark-up. Both amendments were unanimously approved by the Committee and were added to AREA, which subsequently passed out of HELP by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 20-1. Romneyâs amendments coincide with efforts by Utah Governor Spencer Cox to reduce the harmful effects of social media on children and prevent cellphone use by students in the classroom for non-educational purposes. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Jan. 2 â Candidate filing period opens Jan. 16 â Legislative session begins March 1 â Legislative session ends | | |
On This Day In History 1636 - The National Guard is established as the first organized militia in the âNew World.â 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln is born. 1903 - Ella Baker is born. An organizer, she tried to develop local leaders for civil rights campaigns but found male leaders in the NAACP quite unwilling to delegate power. 1916 - Soldiers perish in avalanches in the Italian Alps, an estimated 10,000 over several days beginning Dec. 13. 1920 - George P. Shultz is born. An American economist and businessman, he also became the 60th Secretary of State. 1964 - In El Paso, Texas, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape U.S.-Mexico border. 1988 - Yasser Arafat addresses the U.N. in Geneva. 1990 - South African President F.W. de Klerk meets with Nelson Mandela to talk of end of apartheid. 1993 - Susan A. Maxman becomes the first woman president of the American Institute of Architects in its 135-year history. 2000 - Al Gore concedes the presidential election to George W. Bush. 2003 - Saddam Hussein captured in a hole in the ground close to his hometown of Tikrit. 2017 - Salma Hayek accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and threatening to kill her. Quote of the Day "While we yet hold and do not yield our opposing beliefs, there is a higher duty than the one we owe to political party. This is America and we put country before party; we will stand together behind our new president." âAl Gore in his concession speech Dec. 13, 2000. On the Punny Side What song did the elfâs teammates sing as he rounded third base in the annual holiday baseball game? "Please Come Home for Christmas." | | |
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