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Situational Analysis | Oct. 17, 2022 It's Monday, October is more than 1/2 over and it's Bossâs Day! How are you celebrating in your office?? Be in the Know The long-awaited Senate candidate debate is tonight at UVU at 6 pm. It will be moderated by Doug Wright. The debate will be broadcast live on ABC4, Fox13, KSL5, KUTV and PBS Utah. It will also be streamed on the Utah Debate Commission's web page and on their Facebook page. Polling numbers vary between the two, but the gap is decreasing as election day nears. Rapid Roundup Utah defeats #7 UCLA; BYU falls to Arkansas; Utah State beats Colorado State; Kyiv Ukraine temple reopens on a limited basis; Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' movies) dies at age 72; it's time to stop watering outside; Utah passes the 1 million mark in COVID cases; McMullin outraised Mike Lee by $1,000,000 in Q3; the Salt Lake Tribune published opinion pieces from each candidate this weekend, Evan McMullin addressed voters directly, Mike Lee submitted his written in the third person; and finally, apparently using the thumbs-up emoji makes us old. | | |
| | | The Hinckley Report, PBS Utahâs weekly political roundtable, airs Fridays at 7PM. 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 Mothers of two fallen Utah players receive game balls following Utah's win over USC (Fox13) New analysis ranks the best states for retirement. Utah comes in at #31. (Deseret News) How do you know when itâs time to leave a neighborhood, a state or a country? (Deseret News) The man who saw too much. Don Duffâs discovery in October 1962 helped push the world to the brink of nuclear war. Sixty years later, with the specter of nuclear conflict back in the headlines, the effects linger. (Deseret News) Heâs a volunteer pianist, WW2 veteran, retired English professor, author and has over 500 jazz hits memorized (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah woman says fake cop pursued her for miles, stopped her (KSL) Task force aims to solve, prevent murders and disappearances of indigenous people. One member of the Utah Task Force for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls said there are at least 34 open cases of indigenous women and girls in the state at the moment. (KSL) Topaz: the sobering story of Utahâs version of the World War II concentration camp (St. George News) Elections Candidate debates and new polling (Hinckley Report) Super PACs are playing a supersized role in the Senate race between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin (Deseret News) State of the race: Sen. Mike Lee, Evan McMullin butting heads in bid for U.S. Senate (Deseret News) Itâs election season. Here are 9 local races weâre watching (Deseret News) Here are the candidates running in Utahâs congressional district races in the 2022 midterms (Salt Lake Tribune) Statements from candidates for Utahâs four seats in the House of Representatives (Salt Lake Tribune) Where do Mike Lee and Evan McMullin stand on inflation, abortion, immigration and gun control? (Salt Lake Tribune) Nick Mitchell and Chris Stewart spar over 2020 election and abortion during Utahâs 2nd Congressional District debate (Salt Lake Tribune) SLCO Council candidate profile: Richard Snelgrove (ABC4) SLCO Council candidate profile: Suzanne Harrison (ABC4) Utah House District 72 candidates have much in common, but different perspectives on issues (St. George News) Salt Lake County D.A. Sim Gill, challenger Danielle Ahn clash over public safety. Gill is running for a fourth term. His opponent is a recent law school graduate who thinks his office is broken. (Salt Lake Tribune) Hereâs what county clerk candidates across Utah believe about Bidenâs 2020 presidential election. Candidates in four Utah counties have espoused conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election. (Salt Lake Tribune) What clerk candidates Lannie Chapman and Goud Maragani say about Salt Lake Countyâs elections. Democrat Lannie Chapman and Republican Goud Maragani agree elections should be secure, but only Maragani has called into question the results of the 2020 election. (Salt Lake Tribune) Democrats have a narrow path to seize control of the Salt Lake County Council. Hereâs how they could do it. (Salt Lake Tribune) Politics Utah Supreme Court declines to lift injunction on abortion ban (Fox13) Business Salt Lake City and the port authority have forged a deal for the northwest quadrant. The portâs tax income will decrease over time, and it must fund environmental and community improvement projects. (Salt Lake Tribune) New study finds challenges and opportunities for women-owned businesses in Utah (UPR) More U.S. companies charging employees for job training if they quit (Reuters) Economy September inflation report: Grocery prices are still on the rise (Deseret News) Education Utah students look forward to relief as loan forgiveness applications open (KUTV) Latino students are the 2nd-largest demographic in Utah schools. Hereâs how the state school board election could impact those students. (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment World Wide Fund for Nature report says wildlife populations have decreased by 69% since 1970 (Deseret News) Brad Wilson: The Great Salt Lake Summit presents a next-level public education program (Deseret News) Can innovation combat climate change? A new $1.5M University of Utah award is looking to find out. The award, which was announced during U.S. Rep. John Curtisâ Conservative Climate Summit, will be open for applications in January. (Salt Lake Tribune) Family As a Black American, I envied the ancestral connections of others. Then a single DNA test changed my world (Deseret News) A Utah-born activist untangles a violent family history in her memoir. Yvonne Martinez traces the roots of her familyâs pain to the patriarch, killed by a Utah posse in 1922. (Salt Lake Tribune) Health New report ranks the states on how good they are for mental health. (Utah: not so good at #41) (Deseret News) Majority of Utahns arenât worried about getting COVID-19 or the flu despite predictions of âdouble whammyâ this winter (Deseret News) Long COVID study of 100,000 shows slow, sometimes partial recovery. The Scottish study cites fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive disfunction as among the most common signs of long COVID (Deseret News) The chain reaction of postpartum depression on the family: how to break the cycle (Deseret News) Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? Yankee Candle reviews (NPR) Housing Gentrification is here. This is how a new Salt Lake City group wants to fix it (Deseret News) The worrying state of Utah's housing and rental market (RadioWest) National Headlines General Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler (AP) Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school (AP) Economists now expect a recession, job losses by next year. Majority think Federal Reserve will start cutting rates in late 2023 or early 2024 (Wall Street Journal) Elections Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) called out Republican challenger Herschel Walker for skipping the Atlanta Press Club debate on Sunday: "Half of being a Senator is showing up." (The Hill) Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook: AP-NORC poll (AP) Republicans gain edge as voters worry about economy, Times/Siena poll finds (New York Times) Utah emerges as wildcard in battle for the Senate (The Hill) Politics What is the Mitt Romney martyr thesis? An Atlantic columnist believes the thesis fails to fully explain the GOPâs support for rough-n-tumble Donald Trump (Deseret News) Co-founder of Trumpâs media company details Truth Socialâs bitter infighting. Will Wilkerson, one of Trump Media & Technology Groupâs first employees, alleges the company violated securities laws and that Trump pressured executives to hand over their shares to his wife. He shared a cache of internal documents with The Post and federal investigators that he says support his claims. (Washington Post) Trump attacks American Jews, posting they must âget their act togetherâ on Israel (Washington Post) Ukraine ðºð¦ Latter-day Saint father, Idaho man dies fighting with the international legion in Ukraine (Deseret News) Waves of suicide drones strike Ukraineâs capital (AP) The EU is moving toward training thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on its own soil (NPR) âCoffins are already comingâ: The toll of Russiaâs chaotic draft. Newly mobilized recruits are already at the front in Ukraine, a growing chorus of reports says, fighting and dying after only days of training. (New York Times) World News Pregnant women struggle to find care after Pakistanâs floods (AP) U.K. Reverses Nearly All Tax Plans to Reassure Markets (Wall Street Journal) | | |
Upcoming Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin â Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU Interim Days â Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov Effecting Societal Change for Child Sexual Abuse â Oct. 26, 8:00am-11:30am; Virtual and in-person at Saprea in Lehi, UT, Register here General election â Nov 8 Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses âNov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith âOct. 6 & Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register here Biases, Barriers, & Barricades for Utah Women: A Solutions-Based Workshop with UWLP and the Policy Project, Nov. 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sandy, Register here Utah Foundationâs 2022 Annual Luncheon â Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here 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 1871 - US President Ulysses S. Grant suspends habeas corpus in parts of South Carolina during prosecutions against Ku Klux Klan 1888 - Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) 1898 - Shinichi Suzuki is born. The self-taught musician was also a philosopher and educator. His love of music and education led Suzuki to developed the Suzuki method of teaching music. 1931 - Al Capone goes to prison for tax evasion 1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in US as a refugee from Nazi Germany 1943 - Death Railway completed in Burma (now Myanmar), built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers 1956 - Dr. Mae Jemison is born, the first African American woman in space 1973 - OPEC enacts oil embargo 1979 - Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1979 - US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating Department of Education 2019 - Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's acting chief of staff says the White House withheld nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine to further Trump's own political interests Wise Words "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
âJimmy Carter The Punny Side Saw a man standing on one leg at an ATM. Confused, I asked him what he was doing... He said: âJust checking my balance.â | | |
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