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Situational Analysis | April 20, 2022 Good morning! It's Wednesday and National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day. ð Be in the Know Senator Mitt Romney has an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, calling for President Biden to "ditch his woke advisors" and "make growth the overriding priority." Three factors combined to make the perfect economic storm, he writes. COVID-19 disrupting supply lines, the Federal Reserve keeping its foot on the accelerator and the Biden administration doing "pretty much everything wrong." The re-focusing Romney calls for is to address inflation, pass a budget that decreases the deficit, decrease regulations so the US can remain internationally competitive, reduce or eliminate tariffs, increase the domestic supply of oil and gas, straighten the supply chain, stop illegal immigration while accelerating legal immigration and create incentives for labor force participation. Serhiy Gaidaiâthe governor of Ukraineâs Luhansk regionâtold reporters on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured Kreminna, a city of about 18,000. A senior Pentagon official told reporters yesterday that seven flights worth of military equipment for Ukraineâfrom the $800 million in additional support approved last weekâare expected to arrive in Eastern Europe in the next 24 hours, and President Joe Biden indicated his administration will likely send still more weaponry in the coming days and weeks. Meanwhile in Mariupol, another deadline passes with no surrender. However, the commander of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade said in a video that they may only have a "few days or hours left." ð¢ | | |
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Utah Headlines General Thereâs a 35% chance of a U.S. recession in next two years, Goldman Sachs says (Deseret News) Headed for the airport without your mask? Hereâs what you need to know (Deseret News) Zion National Park reports rampant vandalism (Salt Lake Tribune) Inflation squeezes popular Salt Lake restaurant (KSL) Ogden High alum shares his experiences inside Utahâs Topaz War Relocation Center (Standard-Examiner) Politics Editorial Board: Ditch the boos at Saturday's conventions (Deseret News) Evan McMullin or party loyalty? Utah Democrats face âreckoningâ in bid to unseat Mike Lee. Utah Democrats have an unprecedented choice to make. A motion is looming on whether to back Evan McMullin instead of own candidate (Deseret News) Standard time or daylight saving time? Which one do people prefer? (Deseret News) Education For Native student denied tribal regalia at graduation, new law is a chance to celebrate culture (Salt Lake Tribune) Davis School District appoints Office of Equal Opportunity director: Kenneth Auld (KUTV) Environment How a Christian climate scientist wants you to talk about climate change: faith and hope (Deseret News) This river in the American West is the most endangered river in the U.S. Multiple threats are draining the iconic Colorado River (Deseret News) USU researchers examine dust thatâs left behind as Great Salt Lake shrinks (KSL TV) Intermountain Healthcare announces plan to save 17 million gallons of water each year through landscaping changes (Fox13) Housing 2 Utah counties make top 10 most âunaffordableâ in U.S.: Salt Lake and Davis (ABC4) What does wildfire danger have to do with the affordable housing crisis in the West? A judge reversed approval for a housing project in California â the third such reversal â because wildfire evacuation wasnât clear (Deseret News) Study shows Utah housing prices increased 200% in past two decades (Fox13) Utah/Ukraine Connection Is the U.S. doing enough to help Ukraine fight Russia? See what Utahns think in new poll (Deseret News) Ex-UVU student tells of surviving, and having a baby, in Ukraine war zone (Salt Lake Tribune) National Headlines General U.S. officials heading to Solomon Islands over China pact worries (NBC News) How Americaâs Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain (New York Times) 'What else have they been missing?' Massive infant formula recall raises questions about FDA inspections (Politico) New Jersey Diocese Agrees to Settle Sex Abuse Claims for $87.5 Million (New York Times) Moderna releases data to support its fall vaccine strategy (Washington Post) Netflix Share Price on Track for Biggest Fall in Nearly a Decade (Wall Street Journal) Macron, Le Pen square off for decisive debate as vote looms (AP) Citing Russiaâs war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6% (AP) Politics White House pushes back against Delta statement that called COVID âan ordinary seasonal virusâ (The Hill) Democrats look for ways to win back rural voters (Washington Post) 5 plot twists that could upend the midterms (Politico) Biden Aims to Expand Access to Student-Loan Debt Forgiveness for Millions of People (Wall Street Journal) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine war: Mariupol ultimatum passes as hundreds shelter in steel mill (BBC) 'A blatant and cynical lie!': Dad of Moskva sailor lashes out at Russian government (CNN) Ukraine children: Killed as he escaped, Elisei is one of 200 child victims (BBC) It's planting season in Ukraine, and that means problems for global food supply (NPR) Despair in Mariupolâs last stronghold: âTheyâre bombing us with everythingâ (New York Times) One body at a time, a Kyiv coroner documents Ukraineâs death toll (Washington Post) West sends Ukraine fighter jets, heavy weapons as fighting intensifies in Donbas (Washington Post) Forged by war: Ukraineâs new sense of nationhood (Politico) As Russia mounts new offensive, Western alliesâ help for Ukraine could be too little, too late (Politico) Ukrainian refugees surpass 5 million (The Hill) Surrounded by Russians, commander describes life inside Mariupol plant, makes plea for international aid (Washington Post) Ex-MSNBC analyst joins Ukrainian forces against Russia: âIâm done talkingâ (Washington Post) | | |
News Releases Utah State Board of Education: Households must apply for free or reduced-price lunch by May 6 to be eligible for pandemic EBT Utah households will need to apply for free or reduced-price meal benefits with their local school no later than May 6 to be potentially eligible for pandemic EBT (P-EBT). P-EBT can help individuals purchase food if their children have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school closures from COVID-related emergencies, or other COVID-related school absences during the 2021-2022 school year. To qualify for P-EBT, individuals must be signed up for free or reduced-price school meals. (Read More) Utah Jazz scholarship winners âready to make an impact on many livesâ Western Governors University (WGU) and the Utah Jazz teamed up to award four Utah students with a full year of tuition. Awarded during halftime at the Jazz â Memphis Grizzlies game on April 5th, these scholarships will allow the students to attend WGU, an online, non-profit university, tuition-free for one year. The recipients of the scholarship are Bridget Bauer, David Glover, Tiffanee Zenes and Jennifer Buzes. All four of these students submitted an official entry form. Degree programs for the recipients include nursing, IT, special education and business. (Read More) Utah Taxpayers Association releases annual âBeehive Familyâ report The Utah Taxpayers Association has released the 2nd edition of their annual report, titled âThe Beehive Family â The Tax Burden of the Bob and Brooke Beehive Familyâ. The report examines the annual tax burden that the typical Utah family pays based on current tax policy and tax rates for the 2021 tax year. Itâs 24.75%. The report, using the five-member Beehive family as an example, examines the state and federal tax burden across income, property, sales, and other taxes to help illustrate the annual tax burden of a âtypicalâ Utah family. The report has been created using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and several publications by the Utah State Tax Commission. Income and spending patterns have been taken from both locally and nationally collected data. The Utah Taxpayers Association made the calculations using the most recent data available. (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
Upcoming 2022 Midyear Conference, Utah League of Cities and Towns - April 20-22, St. George Register here GOP Convention, April 23, 10 am, Mt. America Expo Center Dem Convention, Apr 23, 8 am, Cottonwood High School Breakfast Briefing with Utah Foundation, May 17, 8:30-10:00 am Ballots are mailed â June 7 Primary election day â June 28 General election â Nov 8 | | |
On This Day In History 1862 - First pasteurization test completed by Frenchmen Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard 1902 - Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radium 1918 - Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day 1971 - US Supreme Court declares desegregation busing Constitutional 1999 - Teen gunmen kill 13 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado 2010 - An explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig kills 11 people and triggers the largest offshore oil spill in US history 2010 - Dorothy Height, American civil rights and women's rights activist (National Council of Negro Women), dies at 98. Her funeral is held in the National Cathedral. 2021 - Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of the murder of George Floyd. Wise Words âThere is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights.â â Dorothy Height Lighter Side âJust as a general rule, nothing should change midflight, ever.â â TREVOR NOAH | | |
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