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Situational Analysis | July 27, 2022 Good Wednesday morning to ya. It's National Crème Brûlée Day, a dessert that looks fancy, tastes amazing and is super easy to make. Be in the Know Previously undisclosed emails provide an inside look at the efforts by advisers to President Donald J. Trump to reverse his election defeat in the weeks before the Jan. 6 attack. âWe would just be sending in âfakeâ electoral votes to Pence so that âsomeoneâ in Congress can make an objection when they start counting votes, and start arguing that the âfakeâ votes should be counted,â Jack Wilenchik, a Phoenix-based lawyer who helped organize the pro-Trump electors in Arizona, wrote in a Dec. 8, 2020, email to Boris Epshteyn, a strategic adviser for the Trump campaign. In a follow-up email, Mr. Wilenchik wrote that ââalternativeâ votes is probably a better term than âfakeâ votes,â adding a smiley face emoji. US Attorney General Merrick Garland calls the Justice Department's Jan. 6 probe the 'most wide-ranging investigation in its history" and does not rule out criminal charges for Donald Trump. Rapid Roundup A fire broke out inside the Orem LDS temple that is still under construction, the body of a missing Layton man is found in Arizona, Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon jacket sells at auction for an astronomical $2.8M, only 31 new emojis will be introduced this year (down from 300+ in 2020), and RIP to the Choco Taco. | | |
Utah Headlines General These 2 players with Utah ties are among the 50 best in the NFL, according to PFF (Deseret News) Jury awards Utah family $10M for 2016 death of inmate in Davis County Jail (KSL TV) Flight makes emergency landing in Salt Lake City after unruly passenger attempts to breach cockpit (Fox13) Utah County Sheriffs Office warns public against ongoing scam calls (Daily Herald) Politics Utah Senate hopeful Evan McMullin is striving to make a GOP state competitive again. Polls show former CIA officer who ran for president against Donald Trump is within striking distance of Republican two-term incumbent Mike Lee (Wall Street Journal) What Donald Trump said about Mike Lee, Evan McMullin at conservative conference (Deseret News) Two-thirds of Americans support term limits for Supreme Court Justices. Confidence in the Supreme Court is falling, and a majority of Democrats and Republicans support term limits (Deseret News) Jill Pohlman on track to become Utahâs next Supreme Court justice. If Judge Jill Pohlman is confirmed by the full Utah Senate, the Utah Supreme Court would see its first female majority. (Salt Lake Tribune) Should Donald Trump be charged with a crime for his role in Capitol attack? Hereâs what Utahns think (Deseret News) Utahâs legislature doesnât reflect the population. 2 millennials want to change that (KUER) Education A growing number of Americans are questioning the value of going to college (NPR) Environment Here are the largest fires burning in Utah and the West right now (Deseret News) Rep. John Curtis encourages more domestic oil and gas production during discount fuel event in Lehi. âWe can be energy independent and we can still reduce emissions,â the congressmen said. (Salt Lake Tribune) What the devastating drought revealed in the West â bodies and more. Third body found in dwindling Lake Mead (Deseret News) Lake Powell receding again after disappointing spring (Fox13) Expect a smoggy week as ozone settles over northern Utah. Despite a weekend of wildfires in California and Idaho, Utahâs poor air is not from smoke (Deseret News) Yellowstone visits down 43% in June after flooding caused park closures (Deseret News) West Valley homeowners receive city notice to address brown lawn amid drought (KUTV) Utah Governor addresses water-use criticisms amid continuing megadrought (UPR) Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves (Reuters) Family How car seat laws made it harder to start a family (Deseret News) Health Where did COVID-19 come from? Utah researcher says new study confirms virus originated in market, not lab (Deseret News) New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild (AP) Bad news for nap lovers: New study shows link between naps and high blood pressure (Deseret News) Housing What are the top 10 most stable housing markets? Hereâs how Utah, Idaho rank (Deseret News) National Headlines General The new gun control bill is a good thing, faith leaders say. But the country needs more (Deseret News) Texas school principal suspended after Uvalde shooting (Reuters) Alphabet reports slowest rate of growth in 2 years (Wall Street Journal) In just six hours, St. Louis, Missouri got more rain than is normal for July and August combined. Now, residents wonder how they will recover from historic flooding (NPR) Japan minister says women âunderestimatedâ (AP) How the Fedâs inflation battle is already slamming the economy. The Fed is just getting started in trying to rein in the worst spike in prices in four decades. (Politico) Another big rate hike coming today as Fed battles inflation. Economy hangs in balance (NPR) Politics Jeff Flake: I know Rusty Bowers. Trump was wrong to blast him. Republicans were wrong to censure him (Deseret News) Trump, Pence square off with dueling speeches in possible GOP primary preview. Former running mates court MAGA voters in separate events Tuesday (Deseret News) Trump ignores Republican calls to avoid repeating false election claims (Reuters) Justice Dept. investigating Trumpâs actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe (Washington Post) 6 in 10 in new poll support law clarifying vice president canât reject state-certified electoral votes (The Hill) Trump returns to the scene of his tarnished legacy (Politico) Trump calls for tent cities to address homelessness (Politico) House passes bill for research on cognitive effects of coronavirus, 69 Republicans vote ânoâ (The Hill) Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster (Politico) 19-year-old turns Gaetz insult into $115K abortion rights fundraiser (Washington Post) Democrats introduce bill to enact term limits for Supreme Court justices (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Civilian medic commands respect on Ukraine war's front lines (AP) The desperate lives inside Ukraine's "dead cities" (The New Yorker) The new shock of Russiaâs war in Ukraine: Genocide fatigue (The Hill) US rocket system enables Ukraine to strike key supply bridge (AP) | | |
News Releases The Office of the State Auditor releases limited review of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services The Office of the State Auditor (Office) today releases its limited review of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) for the period ending June 30, 2022. The Office identified four findings: Finding 1. Unable to Adequately Track and Adjudicate Violations Finding 2. Inventory Discrepancies Exist / Failure to Audit Package Agencies as Required by Administrative Rule R82 Finding 3. Liquor Prices Not Adequate to Cover Handling Expenses and Capital Costs Finding 4. Parents Empowered Campaign Has Indeterminate Impact on Underage Drinking State Auditor John Dougall said, âThe Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services has been renamed and is under new management. This is our first audit since those changes. We see a renewed focus on improving its operations. Our report identifies opportunities to improve the process for monitoring violations and to remedy inventory discrepancies and product pricing issues. (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
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On This Day In History 1866 - The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable comes ashore in Newfoundland. It was 1686 miles long. 1891 - Myrtle Lawrence is born. A sharecropper and labor organizer, she worked within the biracial Southern Tenant Farmersâ Union from 1936 to 1943. 1921 - Scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolate insulin 1943 - Stalin issues Order No. 227 outlawing cowards. âPanic makers and cowards must be liquidated on the spot.â 1953 - North Korea and the United Nations sign armistice to stop fighting and divide Korea at the 38th parallel. 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1974 - The House Judiciary Committee recommends that Americaâs 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. 1981 - Six-year old Adam Walsh is kidnapped. 2003 - Bob Hope dies at age 100. 2013 - Corinne âLindyâ Boggs, former US congresswoman and civil rights activist dies. She launched her political career in 1973 when her husband, longtime Rep and House Majority Leader, died in a plane crash. She won her first race with 80% of the vote. When asked if she had any doubts about running for her husbandâs seat, Boggs quipped, âThe only thing that almost stopped me was that I didnât know how I could do it without a wife.â 2020 - US congressman John Lewis becomes the first black lawmaker to lie in state in the Rotunda in Washington D.C. 2021 - Largest-ever repatriation of 17,000 looted Iraqi antiquities returned to Baghdad, including items from Hobby Lobby's Museum of the Bible and Cornell University Wise Words âEven though the truth canât be denied or erased, it can be systemically obscured, strategically misinterpreted, and hidden from mainstream comprehensionâ
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