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Situational Analysis | March 6, 2024 Good morning! I'm Brooklyn Roemer, and I will be subbing for Holly Richardson this week. Today is National Dentist Day and National Oreo Day! Do with that what you will. What you need to know Donald Trump and Joe Biden both won big on Super Tuesday. Trump won in 14 of the 15 Super Tuesday states with Republican primaries or caucuses. Voters in Vermont backed Trumpâs opponent Nikki Haley. In Utah, Trump was ahead, with 58.2% of the vote, followed by Haley, with 40.7%. Biden won big in almost every Democratic contest except American Samoa where he lost to Jason Palmer.
Utah's GOP caucuses led to frustration and complaints of hourslong waits, long lines, not enough seats and system crashes. In an appearance on KSL-TV, Utah GOP Chair Rob Axson spoke at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, saying he appreciated votersâ patience, and still thought it was a good idea to hold a caucus. Rapid relevance Mitt Romney responds to Kyrsten Sinema not seeking Senate reelection; the Utah Department of Workforce Services will host a free virtual job fair; and a look at the crime and corrections laws Utah passed in 2024. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news New Utah poaching fees, orange regulations and other outdoor bills passed in 2024 (KSL) On abortion and redistricting, Utah is still waiting on the state supreme court (KUER) Biden administration promises Gov. Cox more transparency on immigration data (Deseret News) Deseret News Editorial Board: Another congressional spending bill wonât solve the nationâs looming fiscal crisis (Deseret News) John Curtis: Lessons from the border (Deseret News) Election news With her name on the ballot, Lt. Gov. Henderson sequesters from questions about election (KUTV) What 6 Utah Republicans think of their 2024 presidential choices (KUER) Republican Women group to host forum featuring US Senate candidates next week (Standard-Examiner) Utah news Why you should care about the health of Great Salt Lake brine shrimp (KSL NewsRadio) Controversial downtown Ogden building gone; developer hopes to build anew, city official says (KSL) Utah National Guard leaves on largest deployment in a decade (ABC4) Colorado River states to submit competing proposals ahead of rules deadline (UPR) Crime/Court Teenâs secret signal for help leads to hotel rescue and alleged predator arrest in Davis County (KSL TV) Utah County man accused of flooding hotel, causing a catastrophe (KSL TV) Utah trio accused of falsely applying for pandemic payroll relief funds from government (KSL) Faith Church announces purchase of historic Kirtland Temple, other historic sites and manuscripts (Deseret News) Education Applications for Utahâs inaugural K-12 voucher program have already eclipsed number of available scholarships (Deseret News) Whatâs in Utahâs record $29B budget for education? (KUER) Family Jason Kelce shared powerful thoughts on fatherhood in retirement speech (Deseret News) Naomi Schaefer Riley: An unequal division of labor is not a reason to get divorced (Deseret News) Health Study sheds light on the gender gap in youth resilience when faced with mental health struggles (Deseret News) Utahâs battle against the mental health care provider deficit (Utah Business) | | |
National Headlines General No more âcorporate rip-offsâ? Biden administration caps U.S. credit card late fees at $8 (Deseret News) Why did Bitcoin just break its all-time valuation record? (Deseret News) Liberty University fined record $14 million for violating campus safety law (Washington Post) What are 7 signs of âhigh-functioningâ depression? A viral video explains (Washington Post) Political news Congress finally releases partial budget deal for 2024. But lawmakers are already behind on next yearâs spending (Deseret News) Sen. Menendez faces new charges in bribery case (Washington Post) Trump demands new E. Jean Carroll trial, citing ârestrictionsâ on testimony (The Hill) In Trump cases, Supreme Court cannot avoid politics (New York Times) Election news Trump wins big across the country on Super Tuesday, while Haley wins Vermont (Deseret News) Biden loses in American Samoa to Jason Palmer (Deseret News)
Poll: Republicans want Trump to choose DeSantis as VP (Deseret News) The most important governorâs race of 2024 is about to have its own version of Trump (Politico)
RFK Jr. fuels talk of Libertarian party switch: âHeâs a rogue punk rockerâ (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian patrol ship near Crimea (Reuters) Inside Europe's drive to get ammunition to Ukraine as Russia advances (Reuters) Victoria Nuland, key State Dept. leader, to exit Biden administration (Washington Post) Israel and Gaza Biden expresses hope on cease-fire talks, but Hamas appears to reject latest offer (New York Times) Netanyahuâs war cabinet is at war with itself (Wall Street Journal) World 'Everybody is traumatized:' Haiti's violence renders thousands homeless (Reuters) âMayday!â Three hours of panic on the Red Sea (Wall Street Journal) | | |
| | News Releases As part of Gov. Coxâs spring One Utah Summit, the governor and the summitâs organizing partners honor and recognize individuals and companies making significant contributions to Utahâs economy, local communities, and industries. The awards have had different names through the decades-long history of the governorâs economic summit. Still, the goal of the recognition has stayed the same â to honor those who help make Utah the premier destination for businesses and entrepreneurs. (Read more) | | |
Upcoming March 20 â Utah Foundation Annual Lunch, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Grand America, Purchase tickets here April 20 â United Utah Partyconvention April 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions | | |
On This Day In History 1475 - Michelangelo is born in Italy. 1521 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam. 1776 - New York demands the Sandy Hook lighthouse be dismantled. 1791 - Anna Claypoole Peale is born. This American artist excelled at painting portrait miniatures and she and her sister were the first women elected to the Pennsylvania Academy. 1836 - The Battle of the Alamo comes to a gruesome end. 1857 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Dred Scott case. Black Americans cannot be U.S. citizens. 1888 - Louisa May Alcott dies of a stroke at age 55. 1899 - Bayer patents aspirin, aka acetylsalicylic acid, originally found in the bark of willow trees. 1937 - Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut and first woman in space (Vostok 6), born in Maslennikovo, Russia. 1945 - George Nissen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, receives a patent for the first modern trampoline. 1951 - The trial of Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel Rosenberg, accused Soviet spies, begins. 1957 - Ghana declares its independence from Great Britain, the first sub-Saharan nation to do so. 1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot and crippled by a sniper in Georgia. 1981 - Walter Cronkite signs off as the anchorman of CBS Evening News. 2006 - Dana Reeve (wife of Christopher Reeve) dies of lung cancer at age 44. 2016 - Nancy Reagan dies at age 94. Quote of the Day âThe American dream is dead if you cannot own a home. I believe that home ownership is central to everything that makes us prosperous, keeps us rooted, helps with our economy, helps with our culture, helps with our neighborhoods, everything that we value.â â Gov. Spencer Cox On the Punny Side Have you ever tried blindfolded archery? You don't know what you're missing. | | |
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