Trail Mix with Robert Spendlove; Bronco Mendenhall has a new podcast; more record-setting temps; 52-yr-old cold case solved | | | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at editor@utahpolicy.com. | | |
Situational Analysis | Sept 7, 2022 It's Wednesday and National Salami Day. Good times. Be in the Know A New Mexico judge cited insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office and rules that he must immediately be removed from office. District Court Judge Francis Mathew ruled that Couy Griffin, an Otero County commissioner, is now disqualified from holding public office because he violated Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment by participating in the Jan. 6 siege. "He took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States ... [and then] engaged in that insurrection after taking his oath," Judge Mathew wrote. Rapid Roundup Bronco Mendenhall has a podcast now: HeadCoachU; South Jordan to dedicate Gold Star Memorial Monument today; the SLC airport hit a new September high of 106°; Weber County detective solved 52-yr-old cold case; heat wave still going strong but expected to peak today; and Salt Lake City is eying landscaping regulations changes amid ongoing confusion during the drought. Trail Mix Today's episode features Rep. Robert Spendlove and his trail from paper boy to Senior Economist for Zions Bank.
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| | | The Hinckley Report, PBS Utahâs weekly political roundtable, returns Sept. 9 at a new time, 7 p.m. Hosted by Jason Perry and produced in partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus, the program provides insight and analysis of the most pressing political issues facing our state. | | |
Utah Headlines General Patti Edwards at 90: âAging is a privilegeâ (Deseret News) Who has the best fry sauce in Utah? A very serious review (Deseret News) Investigators say July fire at Orem Utah Temple was arson, ATF offers cash reward for information (Deseret News) United Way of Utah County prepares for Day of Caring on Thursday (Daily Herald) Politics Who are the richest members of Congress? Mitt Romney makes the list (Deseret News) US Senate candidate Evan McMullin offers support for codifying same-sex marriage (KUTV) Gov. Spencer Cox: Joel Ferryâs name to remain on November ballot (Cache Valley Daily) Utahâs Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate (AP) Business Behind-the-scenes look at new security technology at Salt Lake City International Airport (Fox13) Economy Inflation brings higher demand, fewer supplies for Utah food pantries (St. George News) Fed appears on path for another 0.75-point rate increase (Wall Street Journal) Education Margaret Renkl: Student journalists reveal a changing world (Salt Lake Tribune) $1 million donation for teen centers in Davis County addresses 'silent, pervasive problem' (KSL) At least 42 Weber District schools release students early due to record heat (KUTV) No major changes for school athletes practicing, playing in record temperatures (KUTV) Student brings Airsoft gun that looked like real handgun to Vernal Middle School, investigation underway (Fox13) Environment The historic California heat wave: When will the deadly temperatures end? (Deseret News) How Lake Bonneville became the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake is in danger of disappearing. Hereâs the history of how it became part of Utah (Deseret News) New threat to Great Salt Lake? Mineral company wants to extend its canals. (Salt Lake Tribune) Californiaâs energy grid is in trouble with intense heat wave (Deseret News) When will it snow is a cool question in the middle of a heat wave. Farmerâs Almanac, Old Farmerâs Almanac and the Climate Prediction Center tell very different stories of whatâs to come (Deseret News) Interfaith work is moving beyond dialogue and entering ... the climate scene (Deseret News) Molly Absolon: Can we live with electric mountain bikes on trails? (Salt Lake Tribune) Park officials urge visitors to plan for excessive heat after woman dies in Grand Canyon (St. George News) Utah Climate Center says Utahâs water patterns are changing in troubling ways (Cache Valley Daily) Health Juul to pay $438.5 million to states over inquiry into âdespicableâ marketing practices. Utah expected to receive an estimated $8.6 million (Deseret News) Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Interruptions can save a life. Jay Lowder shares the story of how an interruption in his life saved him from a suicide attempt (Deseret News) Housing So long San Francisco, L.A., New York: The top cities homebuyers are looking to leave (Deseret News) National Headlines General His mom and sister were killed by domestic violence. Now, he's trying to help others (NPR) Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic (NPR) Schools are back and confronting severe learning loss (Reuters) Steve Bannon faces state indictment in N.Y., will surrender Thursday (Washington Post) Politics Today, former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, are returning to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. (Washington Post) Files seized at Mar-a-Lago include material on foreign nationâs nuclear capabilities. Some of the documents detail top-secret U.S. operations so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark about them. (Washington Post) Maura Healey to face Trump-backed Republican in deep-blue Massachusetts (Washington Post) Senate Republicans point fingers as majority hopes slip (The Hill) Baldwin, Collins press Senate colleagues to pass marriage equality legislation (The Hill) GOP campaign chief dismisses Dem enthusiasm in race to control House (The Hill) âTheyâre getting killed among womenâ: Skeptical female voters stand in way of GOP Senate. Republicansâ chances of retaking the Senate majority are diminishing thanks to abortion. (Politico) Bill Barr: The facts show the Feds were being âjerked aroundâ by Trump (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on in Ukraine (KSL TV) Putin calls for review of Ukraine grain deal, accuses West of deception (Reuters) Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive (Washington Post) World News Putin and Xi to meet in Uzbekistan next week, official says (AP) EU plans to cap Russian gas price as Putin threatens supply halt (Reuters) Liz Truss's cabinet is Britain's first without white man in top jobs (Reuters) | | |
Upcoming âImpulsivity, poor decisions, and what to do about it" with USU Blue Plate Research â Sept 9, 11:30 am, Gallivan Hall downtown SLC, Register here Women in the Money with Utah State Treasurer's Office â Sept. 15-16, Salt Lake Sheraton + online, Register here Interim Days â Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov ULCT Annual Convention â Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here One Utah Summit â Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin â Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU Interim Days â Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov General election â Nov 8 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 1813 - The US gets its nickname âUncle Sam.â 1860 - Anna Mary Robertson Moses is born. Known as âGrandma Moses,â she did not begin painting until she was 76, when arthritis made it difficult for her to embroider. She produced nearly 1800 works before her death at age 101. 1888 - Edith Eleanor McLean becomes the first baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Wardâs Island, New York 1892 - Elizabeth Coit is born. An architect who tackled affordable housing for people of limited means, she collected and analyzed information for the Federal Public Housing Authority and developed more than 150 projects 1916 - Congress passed the Workmenâs Compensation Act. 1927 - Idahoan Philo Farnsworth demonstrates the first electric television. 1936 - The Boulder Dam (now the Hoover Dam) begins operations. 1940 - The Blitz begins as Germany bombs London, the first of 57 consecutive nights. 1977 - US agrees to transfer the Panama Canal to Panama 1979 - ESPN channel launched 2013 - Chinese President Xi Jinping announces plans to develop a new 'Silk Road Economic Belt' (part of the Belt and Road Initiative) during a visit to Kazakhstan Wise Words "If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens."
â Grandma Moses The Punny Side Son: "Dad, I'm cold." Dad: "Go stand in the corner, I hear it's 90 degrees.â | | |
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