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Situational Analysis | November 9, 2021 It's Tuesday and the day the special session begins and the map finangling draws to a close. It's also World Adoption Day, something near and dear to my heart. â¤ï¸ Be in the Know The legislative Redistricting Committee met yesterday and voted to send send maps to the full legislature for today's special session. None of the maps by the independent redistricting committee were adopted. A 10-year old girl in Davis School District completed suicide over ongoing bullying, including by teachers, according to her family. The family of Isabella âIzzyâ Faith Tichenor said they reported the abuse to her teachers, the school administration, and the district administration. "Nothing. Nothing was done to protect Izzy." School is delayed at Logan High School this morning after a bomb threat posted on Instagram. No bomb was found and classes will start at 10 am. | | |
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Utah Headlines General Women canât take all the classes offered to men at Utah State Prison, and some worry it plays into gender stereotypes (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah small businesses suffer as global supply chain breaks down (Salt Lake Tribune) Analysis: Utah has the No. 2 health care system in the United States (Salt Lake Tribune) Politics Legislative Redistricting website overwhelmed leaving public unable to comment online on maps (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah redistricting: Despite cries of cracking communities, lawmakers select their own maps over independent ones (Deseret News) Line of opposition for Utah lawmakers' new redistricting map (KUTV) Princeton Gerrymandering Project says Legislative Redistricting maps âviolate the traditional principles of keeping counties wholeâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's legislature rejects every map proposed by independent redistricting committee (Fox13) Hundreds of people show up to Utah Legislature to criticize state's proposed redistricting maps (KUER) Stuart C. Reid: America is at risk from the radicalization of the Republican Party (Salt Lake Tribune) Should Utah cut taxes? Please donât, advocacy groups tell lawmakers (Deseret News) COVID Corner 3972 new cases(!!), 14 new deaths over the weekend Study: COVID increases risk of stroke (Standard-Examiner) Utah's COVID-19 case rate ranks 11th among states (The Spectrum) The death rates from Covid in red America and blue America are growing further apart (The Hill) Education Hereâs how much Utah studentsâ test scores declined during the pandemic (Salt Lake Tribune) New state data says pandemicâs impacts to students are a âcall to actionâ (KUER) Environment The story of an island saved within the dying Great Salt Lake (Deseret News) Reservoirs are crucial to Utahâs water system, and theyâre running low (KUER) National Headlines General Police say one man is tied to multiple murders in Missouri and Kansas (NPR) Satellite images appear to show mock-up US warships in China desert (BBC) US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression (AP) GE to split into three companies; shares jump 15% (Reuters) A former metallurgist at a foundry that provides steel for U.S. Navy submarines pleaded guilty to falsifying test results that measured the strength of the metal. Prosecutors said she did this for more than 30 years. (New York Times) Politics Ted Cruz said Texas may secede if 'things become hopeless' in the US and joked that Joe Rogan could be the state's president (Business Insider) House Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas to 6 top Trump advisers, including pair involved in Willard hotel âcommand centerâ (Washington Post) The Senateâs year-end to-do list is âgoing to be a train wreckâ (Politico) Trump hits Christie after calls for GOP to move past 2020 election claims (The Hill) | | |
Policy News 2022 America First Ogden marathon returns to in-person format The GOAL Foundation, producers of the Ogden Marathon, is excited to announce that the 2022 America First Ogden Marathon, which will take place on May 21, 2022, will be back to a live, in-person event. The Ogden Marathon, which will celebrate its 21st year this May, was canceled due to the pandemic in 2020. In 2021, over 3,000 athletes participated in the Virtual Ogden Marathon across the country and throughout the world. The GOAL Foundation is very excited to announce that the 2022 Ogden Marathon will return to its original live, in-person format and will continue to offer a virtual run option as well. (Read More) TIME and Ally Financial honor Logan car dealer, Chris Wilson The nomination of Chris H. Wilson, owner and dealer at Wilson Motor Company, a Ford, Lincoln and Nissan dealership in Logan, Utah, for the 2022 TIME Dealer of the Year award was announced today by TIME. Wilson is one of a select group of 47 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 105th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas on March 11, 2022. The announcement of this yearâs annual award was made by Viktoria Degtar, Global Chief Revenue Officer, TIME, and Doug Timmerman, president of Dealer Financial Services, Ally Financial. (Read More) Utah Democratsâ statement on infrastructure deal There are few words short of historic. In continuation of his work for every Utahn and American, President Biden and Democrats, reached across the aisle and have now passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, a once-in-a-generation investment that will create millions of jobs modernizing our infrastructure, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity, and put us on a path to win the economic competition for the 21st century. Based on funding formula alone, the state of Utah would expect to receive: $2.4 billion for federal-aid highway apportioned programs and $225 million for bridge replacement and repairs for five years $623 million over five years to improve public transportation $36 million over five years to support the expansion of an EV charging network in the state A minimum allocation of $100 million to help provide broadband coverage across the state, including providing access to the at least 104,000 Utahns who currently lack it 700,000 or 22% of people in Utah will be eligible for the Affordability Connectivity Benefit, which will help low-income families afford internet access $19 million over five years to protect against wildfires and $13 million to protect against cyberattacks. A portion of a $3.5 billion national investment in weatherization which will reduce energy costs for families. $360 million over five years to improve water infrastructure across the state and ensure that clean, safe drinking water is a right in all communities. Business and state leaders to launch next step of mental health workplace campaign WHY: One in five American adults are living with a diagnosable mental health disorder. When an individual or an employee is struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide, this impacts the workplace, whether in an office or at home. WHEN: November 9, 2021, 11:00 am WHAT: The Salt Lake Chamber and business leaders will be hosting a press event to unveil a new suicide prevention and mental health campaign dedicated to helping employers and employees from the private sector. The campaign is a partnership with the Chamberâs social impact foundation, Utah Community Builders, and Live On Utah, the stateâs public/private partnership to educate the public and change the culture around suicide and mental health. This campaign challenges business leaders in Utah to adopt strategies that can improve workplace culture, and in turn, improve the mental health of their employees. The suicide prevention toolkit for employers is available at https://liveonutah.org/workplace/. (Read More) | | |
Commentary: Big redistricting question â Whatâs a âcommunity of interestâ? By LaVarr Webb Redistricting is the No. 1 political issue right now, with the Legislature meeting in special session to draw new political boundary lines. One of the key questions at the heart of the redistricting controversy is this: What is a community of interest? Communities of interest are supposed to be kept intact (in the same district) to the extent possible. Some people appear to think that a community of interest is only geographical. They argue that urban Utah constitutes a community of interest and suggest, in particular, that Salt Lake City and its close neighbors ought not to be split up. After all, what could a resident of Salt Lake City have in common with someone in Scipio, or Yost (which is close to where I live)? But I think a community of interest is more than just where you live. Iâve lived in Utah County, Washington County, Davis County, and Salt Lake City. I worked in downtown SLC for more than 40 years. Now I live in remote rural Utah. My interests havenât changed much as Iâve moved from place to place. I loved living in the heart of Utahâs biggest city. I loved the suburban lifestyle where we raised our kids. I loved southern Utah. Now I love the remoteness of far northwestern Box Elder County. Personally, Iâd prefer a member of Congress to represent me who has the interests of all of those places at heart. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Common Good Awards with Envision Utah, virtual event â Nov. 11, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Register here Utah Philanthropy Day Awards â Nov. 15, 6:00 - 7:00 pm on ABC4. Growth, Grit and Grace - SLC Chamber's Women & Business Conference and ATHENA awards â Nov 19, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Register here | | |
On This Day In History From History.com 1851 - Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape. 1938 - Nazis launch Kristallnacht, or âNight of the Broken Glassâ 1940 - Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister (1937-40), dies of bowel cancer at 71 1965 - The Great Northeast Blackout. One of the biggest power failures in history occurs as all of New York state, portions of seven neighboring states, and parts of eastern Canada are plunged into darkness. 1970 - US Supreme Court refuses to rule on the legality of the Vietnam War 1985 - Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov 1989 - East Germany opens the Berlin Wall Wise Words âWhen the power of love is greater than the love of power, the world will know peace.â -Anonymous graffiti on the Berlin wall Lighter Side âAll right, first of all, Ted Cruz, you need to calm down. Five-year-olds arenât even seeing Big Birdâs tweet. Five-year-olds arenât even on Twitter â theyâre on TikTok.â â TREVOR NOAH | | |
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