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Situational Analysis - May 13, 2021

Today is Thursday, the sun is shining and warmer temps are here on this National Apple Pie Day. Why is it not in the fall when apples are ripe? Your guess is as good as mine.

Holly's hot tip of the day: Don't put gasoline in plastic bags, 'mk?

News You Need to Know

It took 15 minutes and a voice vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership spot. Rep. Blake Moore supported Cheney while Reps. Curtis and Stewart voted to boot her. Rep. Owens was not there. Next, the violence in the Middle East continues to escalate and is dominating news outlets around the world. The CDC officially approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12 and up. Just hours later, kids in Vernal were getting shots in arms. A cybersecurity attack crippled the Colonial Pipeline system 6 days ago. It's coming back online today but panic buying has made a rough situation worse, prompting one writer to say "America has lost its chill." Turnout in the 2020 election was the highest in 120 years. For the first time, most Americans under age 30 voted (53%) but the 65+ crowd turned out 78% of their eligible voters. Turnout also increased in all racial and ethnic groups with the Asian-Americans seeing the largest increase, from 48% to 62% and Hispanic voters crossed the 50% threshold, with 53% voting in the election. N%MCEPASTEBIN%

Calendar

Utah Foundation Breakfast Briefing: Addressing Utahns top priority: Health care costs and access with Andrew Croshaw, Sophia DiCaro and Dan Liljenquist. May 13, 2021, 9:00-10:00 am. Register here Utah Taxes Now annual conference: May 13, 2021. Register here. Salt Lake Chamber Business Women's Forum Webinar: The Science Behind Being a Powerful Speaker. May 18, 11:00-1:00. Register here. Hatch Center: Justice and Mercy: Bringing greater balance to America's legal system with Senator Mike Lee. May 20, 11:00 am. Register here. Utah Democratic Party organizaing convention: June 26, 2021 250 days of the Cox-Henderson administration: September 11, 2021

Utah Headlines

General

Natalie Gochnour: Data and dialogue are the key to improving equity, diversity and inclusion (Deseret News) Former Voices for Utah Children CEO Lincoln Nehring resigns after he wrote checks to his own company (Salt Lake Tribune) Teens taking photos on tracks narrowly escape freight train in Morgan County (Fox13) I'm an American Jew searching for Israeli bomb shelters. How will my Palestinian husband feel? (Deseret News) Now is the time to stand in solidarity against antisemitism (Deseret News) Rockets drop near Utahn's home in Jerusalem as Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates (Deseret News)

Politics

Rep. Blake Moore supported Rep. Liz Cheney, Reps. Stewart and Curtis voted to oust her (Deseret News, Standard-Examiner, Salt Lake Tribune) Are Latter-day Saint voters turning blue? Ask the 18- to 39-year olds. (Deseret News)

Service

Brigham City woman gives "A Little Helping Hand" to neighbors in need of food (KUTV) Young cancer survivor has wish come true at Hogle Zoo (Fox13)

COVID Corner

Utah reports 13 more deaths caused by COVID-19, more than 1.07 million Utahns have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Salt Lake Tribune) When do a majority of Utahns believe life will be back to normal from COVID-19 pandemic? Poll shows more than a third now say it'll take at least another year. (Deseret News) These Utah parents are eager to get their kids the COVID-19 vaccine, now that it's approved for 12- to 15-year-olds (Salt Lake Tribune) Ammon Bundy's vaccine conflagration isn't the real reason rural America isn't vaccinated (Deseret News) If you had 'COVID nails,' you might have had COVID-19 (Deseret News) Wellness Bus Delivering Vaccines To Utah Neighborhoods (KSL) That's one way to do it. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces $1M lottery for vaccinated citizens (Fox News, CNN) More than 4,000 Indians die of COVID-19 for second straight day (Reuters) Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode (AP) Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations (AP)

Drought

Shaming your neighbors is not a solution to the drought. But higher water rates might be. (Deseret News)

Economy

Why Utah is joining growing list of states turning down extra COVID-19 unemployment benefits (Deseret News) Local gas store owners uneasy as prices for fuel rise (ABC4)

Education

West Jordan High Latest Utah School To Get IB Program (KSL) A New Workshop Aims To Help Teachers Educate Students On Tribal Nations And Indigenous People (KUER)

Elections

Lawsuit filed over Utah ballot initiative changes (Fox13) Former commissioner Greg Graves among candidates for Utah County Clerk/Auditor (Daily Herald)

Environment

EPA officially moves Utah side of Cache Valley into PM2.5 'attainment' (Herald Journal)

Housing

'We did it': Utahns achieve $10 million matching grant for new homeless centers (Deseret News) Your good credit might not be good enough in Utah's housing market (KUTV)

Local Communities

Utah bar requiring vaccine opens to wave of support (Fox13, KSL) Utah County Commission postpones discussion about budget amendments (Daily Herald) Morgan School District lifts its mask requirement, makes it a recommendation (Standard-Examiner)

National Headlines

General

Meet America's newest chess master, 10-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi (MPR News)

Political

Orrin Hatch: Eliminating the Senate filibuster would sharpen polarization (Roll Call) 'A call for American renewal': A manifesto from 150 Republican Party reformers (Deseret News) Exclusive: Newly obtained bodycam footage shows moment DC police officer attacked by pro-Trump rioters (CNN) Body-cam footage shows Capitol rioter celebrating as D.C. cop is beaten and Tasered: 'I got one!' (Washington Post) 'Normal tourist visit': Republicans recast deadly Jan. 6 attack by pro-Trump mob (Washington Post) 'It's a risky strategy': Progressives bristle over Biden on talks with GOP (Politico) McCarthy pushes out Liz Cheney, then pushes bipartisanship at the White House (Washington Post)

Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney gets the boot (USA Today) Cheney speaks after the vote to remove her from Republican leadership, vows to do everything she can to make sure Trump never takes office again (New York Times) Republicans' Overthrow of Liz Cheney Risks Worsening Their Headaches. "I don't think it's a healthy moment for the party," said one congressman. (New York Times) Inside the GOP's month-long campaign to oust Cheney (Politico) McCarthy after ousting Cheney: 'I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election' (Politico) Senate GOP dismayed by vote to boot Cheney (The Hill) The GOP just canceled Liz Cheney. (Washington Post)

Elections

Study finds women vastly underrepresented in local politics (Forbes) Scrum of challengers awaits Cheney after House GOP ouster (AP) 'A Perpetual Motion Machine': How Disinformation Drives Voting Laws (New York Times)

Infrastructure

Top U.S. fuel pipeline recovering from devastating ransomware attack (Reuters) Why the Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Is Causing Gasoline Shortages (Wall Street Journal) Panic buying strikes Southeastern United States as shuttered pipeline resumes operations (Washington Post)

International

Weary Gaza marks the end of Ramadan as violence spreads in Israel (AP) As ethnic violence rocks Israel, Arabs cite deep grievances (AP) Israeli troops mass at Gaza border amid rocket fire, air strikes and clashes in Israel (Reuters)

Policy News

EPA announces two Brownfields grants for Spanish Fork and Salt Lake County
The EPA recently announced two Brownfields?grants?that will be used to begin redevelopment plans in Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Murray, and Spanish Fork. The grants were targeted to support underserved and economically disadvantaged communities in assessing and cleaning up contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial properties. Spanish Fork is to receive $300,000 and Salt Lake County to receive $600,000.Utah Democrats release 2020 election debrief
2020 was an unusual year. We went in with high expectations, assuming we would build on our wins from 2018, protect our congressional seat, and flip seats toward breaking the Republican supermajority in the Utah House. Utah is not yet in a position to be the next Georgia or even the next Texas. We simply do not have the data or resources yet. Such a change will take years of serious organizing, reforms, and building on institutional knowledge. This does not mean all is lost. We had successes, even with our losses, in 2020. Utah Named State with Best Economic Outlook for 14th Year in a Row
Senate President J. Stuart Adams issued the following statement regarding Utah being ranked as the number one state in the country by Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index for the 14th year in a row:Reps Curtis and Stewart's statements on removing Rep. Cheney from leadership
Today, Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) released the following statement after former Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) was removed from House Republican Leadership by voice vote this morning:Gov. Cox to end pandemic unemployment payments
Encouraged by positive job growth, Gov. Spencer Cox announced the discontinuation of the federal unemployment programs tied to the pandemic as part of the federal stimulus package. The $300 weekly stimulus payment, as well as the other federal unemployment programs, will end June 26, 2021.

Business Headlines

Inflation Is Here. What Now? (New York Times) Inflation speeds up in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008 (CNBC) JPMorgan, Others Plan to Issue Credit Cards to People With No Credit Scores (Wall Street Journal) Elon Musk Makes a Hard Swerve on Bitcoin (New York Times) Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk (BBC) European stocks fall as inflation data shock hits global sentiment; Burberry down 7.4% (CNBC) The PlayStation 5 Is Starting to Look Like the Revolution It Promised (Wired) Microsoft: Windows 10 1809 and 1909 have reached end of service (Bleeping Computer) Technology Apple says 'Chaos Monkeys' author hired in ads business has left company (Reuters) 'Misogynistic' Apple hire is out hours after employees call for investigation (The Verge) People are panic buying homes as prices skyrocket around the world (CNN)

On This Day In History

(From History.com)

1607 - Jamestown settlers arrive. 1846 - U.S. Congress declares war on Mexico. 1895 - Susan B. Anthony visits Utah in support of women's suffrage 1925 - Carolyn Robertson Payton is born. She was appointed Director of the United States Peace Corps in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter -- becoming the first female and the first African American to be Peace Corps Director. She was also a pioneer in black women's leadership within the American Psychological Association and psychology. 2016 - US general Lori Robinson becomes the first woman to lead combatant command.