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Situational Analysis | April 22, 2024 It's Monday and Earth Day! ð Passover begins at sundown tonight, during a somber time for Jewish people the world over. Also, happy birthday yesterday to Sen. Scott Sandall. ð ð ð What you need to know The Utah County GOP held their nominating convention on Saturday. Sklyer Beltran is the convention nominee for county commissioner and will face Jay Ugarte, who gathered signatures, in the June primary. Lisa Shepherd is the party nominee for HD61 and will face Provo City Councilman Travis Hoban in the primary and in HD58, David Shallenberger is the party nominee and will face Holly Sweeten in the primary. Delegates also passed a resolution calling for Utah to resign from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Rapid relevance Utahns show overwhelming support for NHL with nearly 20,000 season ticket deposits; President Nelson, in a surprise appearance, rededicates the historic Manti Utah Temple; and hundreds hit the pavement for the Salt Lake City Marathon on Saturday.
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Utah Headlines Political news Republicans and Democrats say lawmakers are using this 'sneaky' tactic to kill popular bills (Fox13) U.S. House approves $95 billion foreign aid package, including funds for Ukraine, Israel, and a TikTok ban. Utahâs all-Republican U.S. House delegation split on aid to Ukraine, but united on approving aid for Israel and Tiktok ban (Deseret News) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vows to sue over new BLM landscape rule (Deseret News) Opinion: Government-owned internet networks hurt taxpayers (Deseret News) A Utah law, designed to help gig workers earn benefits, gets its first test (Salt Lake Tribune) A.G. Sean Reyesâ must turn over his calendars to The Tribune, Utah records committee rules (Salt Lake Tribune) Inside Utah Politics: Aimee Winder Newton, Wesley Ruff (ABC4) A small Utah city is sending its mayor and her staff on spendy trade missions around the world. Not everyone is happy. (Salt Lake Tribune) Election news Opinion: The need for candidates who will keep promises (Deseret News) Opinion: How to fix Washingtonâs financial problems (Deseret News) Ahead of Utah GOP Convention, one Utah attorney general candidate still isnât licensed to practice in Utah (Deseret News) County Conventions & Campaign Costs (Hinckley Report) Utah County Republicans vote for nominees in local and state races (Daily Herald) After second thoughts, candidate Paul Borup bows out of District 3 legislative race (Cache Valley Daily) Utah news Sunday Edition: Curtis Bennett and Jay Evensen (KSL TV) Former Utah Rep. Jeremy Peterson discovers items from the Spanish-American War: 'It's piqued our curiosity' (KSL) From Caitlin Clark to Utah Jazz commentary, U of U alum Holly Rowe is covering it all (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: A penny wonât even buy your thoughts anymore (Deseret News) A sea of trash â Logan landfill has a plastic problem (KSL) Business/Tech Look what Utah ingenuity â and a desire to get out of work â has wrought (Deseret News) Small cities prove to be hotbeds for startups in Utah (Deseret News) The perils of populism, from an economist's point of view (Deseret News) Crime/Courts Sextortion attempts occurring daily, Weber detective warns (KSL) After an online âsextortionâ threat, a Utah teen died by suicide. Now his parents are warning others. (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture Kevin Baconâs message sparks âFootlooseâ dance at Payson High prom (Deseret News) Kevin Bacon greets students, fans at Payson High School where 'Footloose' was filmed (KUTV) We asked ChatGPT to design Utahâs NHL jersey. Hereâs what happened (Deseret News) 'The little museum that could': Springville Museum of Art celebrates 100th salon (KSL) âA long ways to go.â Where women are â and are not â making progress in Utah. (Salt Lake Tribune) Education Coca-Cola ad made by BYU students wins film competition, will screen at theaters (KSL Newsradio) School districts await statewide book ban list as Utah plans to retroactively enforce new law (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment These 18 Utah cities and towns still want clean energy, even as RMP backs off (Salt Lake Tribune) Panguitch Lake isnât the only dam in Utah that needs updates. At the current pace, it will take 100 years to get to them all. (Salt Lake Tribune) Health CDC investigating fake Botox, blamed for 9-state outbreak of botulism (Deseret News) Housing Salt Lake Cityâs microshelter will stay open in current location for a few more months (Salt Lake Tribune) | | |
National Headlines General Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76 (AP) Trump hush-money trial kicks off with opening statements in New York (Reuters) Columbia University classes moved online after rabbi says Jewish students should âreturn homeâ (The Hill) Political news Pandemic policies under scrutiny: American voters question COVID-19 measures (Deseret News) The issue with âmigrant crimeâ (Deseret News) Trump said immigrants âinundatedâ this tiny town. Hereâs what residents say (Deseret News) Mitt Romney for president â of Harvard University? (Deseret News) US Supreme Court eyes anti-camping laws used against the homeless (Reuters) Graham rips Vanceâs Ukraine position, challenges him to visit country (The Hill) Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on Johnson to resign after foreign aid bills pass (KSL TV) Election news The other party: When the Republican Convention visits a Democratic stronghold (Deseret News) How Libertarians plan to âthrow a wrenchâ into the 2024 presidential election (Deseret News) RFK Jr. hurts Trumpâs election chances more than Biden: poll (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam (Reuters) Russian attacks have crushed factories and a way of life in Ukrainian villages. (New York Times) Israel and Gaza A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike (AP) Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 Hamas attack (Washington Post) World news Chinese province of Guangdong hit by historic floods (Washington Post) This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton (AP) Finland long believed it could tame Russia. Now Moscow is enemy No. 1. (Wall Street Journal) | | |
| | News Releases Clark D. Ivory to be honored as 45th Giant in our City The Salt Lake Chamber will honor Clark D. Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes, as the 45th Giant in our City. The award recognizes those with exceptional and distinguished service, as well as extraordinary professional achievement, and is widely known as the most prestigious business award given in Utah. (Read More) Utah Farm Bureau statement on BLM rule âThe Utah Farm Bureau Federation is disappointed that despite scores of comments and recommendations, the final Public Lands rule released yesterday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has changed little since its initial release. Federal land management agencies continue to ignore those who use the land according to multiple-use principles as outlined by the Federal Land and Policy Management Act (FLPMA) passed by Congress. Instead, they are placing inflexible, single-use priorities ahead of long-established multiple uses." (Read More) | | |
Upcoming April 23 â WTC Innovation Summit, 8:30 am-12:00 pm, Register here April 25 â Giant in Our City, 6:00-9:00 pm, Grand America Hotel, April 26 â YWCA Leader Luncheon, Grand America Hotel, 11:30 am-2:00 pm, Purchase tickets here April 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions May 13-15 â Interim Days June 6 â Bolder Way Forward 2nd Annual Summit, Zions Technology Campus, 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Register here June 18-19 â Interim Days August 20-21 â Interim Days September 17-18 â Interim Days October 15-16 â Interim Day November 19-20 â Interim Days | | |
On This Day In History 1857 - Sarah B. Cochran is born. She was an American coal magnate, philanthropist and womenâs suffrage supporter in southwestern Pennsylvania. 1891 - Laura Gilpin is born. An early photographer, she won acclaim for mastery of the platinum printing process in the early 1920s. Her early work with autochromes of still-life and portraits allowed her to record 35 years of vanishing rural America. 1904 - Robert Oppenheimer, American theoretical physicist known as the father of the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project), is born in NYC, New York. 1925 - Fire breaks out at Saltaire and destroys the resort. 1945 - Hitler admits defeat. 1970 - The first Earth Day is celebrated. 1976 - Barbara Walters becomes the first female US nightly news anchor. 1994 - Former President Nixon dies. 1994 - 7,000 Tutsi slaughtered by Hutus in the stadium at Kibuye, Rwanda. 2000 - In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida. 2004 - Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Quote of the Day âThere are two things I want constituents to know: 1) The overwhelming majority of this money is going directly back into the U.S. economy and supporting jobs at home. ... 2) The supplemental aid we have provided Ukraine since Russiaâs invasion is approximately 5% of our defense spending and less than 0.2% of our GDP during that period.â âRep. Blake Moore On the Punny Side What is a bakerâs favorite garden? A flour garden | | |
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