Plus: The Nevada GOP is pushing to change how its presidential nominee will be selected, which could increase chances of a Trump victory.
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 46 - 73° 🌦️ | 30% 💧 Salt Lake City: 63 - 80° 🌤️ | 10% 💧 St. George: 60 - 85° 🌤️ | 10% 💧 Yesterday, I asked you to share what online scams you have seen or fallen victim to — with the hope we could all better avoid them in the future. Marie Bingham Holst warns of fraudulent Facebook posts that advertise cleaning services or even nativity sets but result in misleading products, or no products at all. Good to know! Also on our mind: Tim Ballard issued a response to the church's statement, Gov. Spencer Cox said unaffordable housing is Utah’s No. 1 problem and 5 For The Fight retired its Utah Jazz jersey patch.
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| | Over the course of 17 months, our family policy reporter Lois Collins and photographer Laura Seitz visited the INN Between, one of America's first hospice centers specifically for people who are homeless, located right here in Salt Lake City. Collins and Seitz came to know the residents, volunteers and staff in an intimate way, documenting their journeys to understand the facility’s challenges and its value. During that time, 22 formerly homeless residents died. But not one of them died alone. Creating a comfortable place to die for those without homes was the dream of Deborah Thorpe, a longtime palliative care nurse who was heartbroken to see homeless people return to viaducts and riverside camps after receiving care for devastating illnesses. She and Monte Hanks, who then worked at The Fourth Street Clinic, got the ball rolling to secure a small facility where a dozen or so gravely ill unhoused individuals could be out of the cold, dry, fed and cared for as their lives wound down. The INN Between, now located in what was an assisted living center, first opened in 2015. Officials estimate 582,000 homeless individuals lived on America’s streets in 2022. The number of deaths isn’t clear. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council offered a disturbingly broad estimate: 5,800 to 46,500. An organization called Homeless Deaths Count said 7,877 died “in cars, tents, shelters and on the streets” in just the 73 cities and counties where data was gathered in 2020, including 53 deaths in Salt Lake County. The INN Between now has 50 beds, not including another 25 devoted to short-term care for those recovering from illness and injury. |
Read Collins' beautifully written piece about the individuals who passed through the INN Between and those who cared for them along the way. |
| An important swing state is pushing to change how its Republican presidential nominee will be selected, a move that critics say would almost guarantee a victory for former president Donald Trump. The Nevada Republican Party is moving to hold a “preference primary poll” during caucus meetings instead of a primary election in February 2024, a move that party leadership claims will be less expensive and more secure. But conversations with Republican strategists and campaign surrogates in Nevada reveal another possible reason: a caucus would increase the chances of a victory for Trump. Two other western states — Utah and Idaho — will hold caucuses instead of primary elections, too. The Utah Republican Party notified the lieutenant governor’s office last month that it would not be hosting a primary election in 2024 to select a presidential nominee, but would instead hold a “presidential preference poll” during caucus meetings. In Idaho, the state legislature passed a bill during its spring legislative session that axed primary elections, amid confusion among lawmakers. Read more about the Nevada change and how it could affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. |
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