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Situational Analysis | March 16, 2022 Today is Wednesday and West Point's 220th birthday, the first military school in the United States. Tonight is also the beginning of Purim, the Jewish holiday that celebrates Queen Esther and her role in saving her people from genocide. Be in the Know President Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress at 7 am Utah time, asking for a no-fly zone as well as surface-to-air missiles. He asked for the US to step up as the leader of the world and to be the leader of peace. "The destiny of our country is being decided," he said. âRussia has attacked not just us, not just our land, not just our cities. It went on a brutal offensive against our values, basic human values.â As part of his address, he shared a video showing the very real, very human impacts of Russia's attacks on Ukraine. | | |
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Utah Headlines General First Lady Abby Cox teaches lesson in kindness to elementary students (KUTV) Equal Pay Day highlights wage inequity in Utah (Fox13) Latter-day Saint temples may begin to remove face-mask requirement, other COVID-19 precautions (Deseret News) President Biden to meet with European leaders in Europe next week to discuss Russiaâs invasion (Deseret News) After accident that paralyzed Shawn Bradley, the former BYU player talks about his new life (KSL) Skyrocketing grocery prices push more people into food insecurity, nonprofits say (KUTV) Dedicated volunteers focus on mission to feed homeless (Fox13) Ogden boasts biggest tech growth in Utah as the industry 'decentralizes' (KUER) Drill rig collapses onto cars on State Street in Salt Lake City (KUTV) Politics Biden administration outlines how they want help to Utah families, roads and airports (Salt Lake Tribune) For the first time in decades, this surefire Democratic winner wonât be on Salt Lake County ballots (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Taxpayers Association praises lawmakers for tax cut, preventing increases (KSL) 'I apologized to the governor': Senator meets with Gov. Cox over transgender athlete bill (KUTV) Lee, Stewart push back against criticism from Vindman over Ukraine (KUTV) Rep. Phil Lyman challenges the residency status of his Democratic opponent Davina Smith; state officials denied Lymanâs challenge. (Salt Lake Tribune) Daylight Saving Time bill gains momentum nationally, Utah lawmaker plans to try again (Fox13) Zook pleased that laws are toughened against child pornography (Cache Valley Daily) Kate Bradshaw and Billy Hesterman join Utah Manufacturers' Association to recap Utahâs legislative session and discuss the potential impacts to Utahâs manufacturing industry. (YouTube) Education Police: Utah middle school student found carrying handgun, large knife (KSL) ð Sky View principal says there's no truth to rumor of litter boxes for student said to identify as a cat (Herald Journal News) Students face a tough hurdle during the winter: Seasonal affective disorder (Salt Lake Tribune) Energy Utah leaders discussing options for energy independence amid gas price increases (KUTV) Utah will become part of electric vehicle charging network between Seattle and Denver (Fox13) Utah/Ukraine Connection Maureen Dowd: Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers Hamletâs question (Salt Lake Tribune) How do Americans join the Ukrainian army, and is it legal? (Deseret News) Utah womanâs charity helps Moldovan volunteers who shelter Ukrainian refugees (KSL TV) Sandy teens join effort to help Ukraine (Fox13) Why women are uniquely able to document war, from the photojournalist sharing heartbreaking images of Ukraine (Deseret News) COVID Corner 94 new cases, 5 new deaths COVID-19 is surging again in Europe and Asia. What does that mean for Utah? (Deseret News) Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, VP Harris still negative (AP) National Headlines General Video shows the woman was punched 125 times, stomped on another seven times and spat on; the suspect has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime. (NBC News) Biden urges private companies to help narrow gender pay gap (AP) Politics Shalanda Young becomes the first Black woman to lead the White House budget office after the Senate confirmed her with bipartisan support (CNN) Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent (AP) Ukraine Ukraine war: One shell that destroyed a family (BBC) Russia bombards Kyiv as European leaders meet Zelenskyy (Wall Street Journal) How Ukrainian children understand the war (Washington Post) Ukraine says 4th Russian general killed (AP) Two Fox journalists killed in Ukraine, underscoring dangers (AP) Peace talks more 'realistic', says Ukraine president; Biden to visit NATO (Reuters) Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help (AP) In an emotional address to Canadaâs Parliament, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its members to support a no-fly zone over Ukraine, asking them to imagine cities like Vancouver or Toronto being attacked, and calling for intensifying sanctions on Russia. (New York Times) The Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv is being shelled every day. Bodies are piled at the morgue. But residents refuse to succumb. (New York Times) Many Lithuanians worry if Putin wants to test NATOâs resolve, the Baltics would be a place to start. Its connection to other NATO allies is a 40-mile corridor along the Polish border widely seen as one of the alliance's greatest vulnerabilities. (New York Times) Ukraine's children displaced by war (Reuters) Inside Chernobyl, 200 exhausted staff toil round the clock at Russian gunpoint (Wall Street Journal) In embattled Mariupol, glimpses of devastation and misery emerge (Washington Post) Overflowing Morgues and Shelling Every Day: Life Inside Mykolaiv (New York Times) | | |
News Releases Suazo Business Centerâs ELLA program partners to bring DreamBuilder program to Utah Suazo Business Center, in a partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Salt Lake City, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and ASUâs Thunderbird School of Global Management, is excited to incorporate DreamBuilder into its ELLA⢠Womenâs Program, to help women convert dreams into enterprises that enrich families, communities, and nations. DreamBuilder is an entrepreneurship training program that was started by Freeport-McMoRan, in a partnership with the Thunderbird School of Global Management to create an effective curriculum that teaches women the fundamentals of owning their own business. The program consists of courses covering the foundational business knowledge needed to start and grow small businesses and includes courses including marketing, pricing, and bookkeeping. The program utilizes games, exercises, testimonials from successful entrepreneurs, and video storytelling to make the learning fun and engaging. (Read More) HELP committee approves legislation with Romney measures to improve pandemic preparedness & response The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today voted to approve the bipartisan Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) with measures offered by U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to improve our domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities for biodefense and pandemic preparedness and response and require an inventory of the public health preparedness, response, and recovery data systems and an analysis of the duplication, fragmentation, and overlap of these programs. The PREVENT Pandemics Act passed out of the HELP Committee by a vote of 20-2. âI thank the Chair and Ranking Member for including my bill to allow for new capabilities for domestic surge manufacturing so that medical countermeasures, from tests and personal protective equipment, to vaccines and therapeutics, can be rapidly manufactured to respond to public health emergencies,â Senator Romney said. âIt will help ensure that we are better prepared in a future public health emergency. (Read More) Utah Taxpayers Association releases 2022 Legislative Scorecard and Friend of the Taxpayer award winners The Utah Taxpayers Association has released its 2022 Legislative Scorecard and announces its âFriend of the Taxpayerâ award winners. This year, the Associationâs annual scorecard ranked Utahâs 104 legislators on 15 crucial taxpayer related bills from the 2022 legislative session. The bills that were rated covered key taxpayer issues such as cutting taxes, preventing tax increases, promoting equity in Utahâs tax code and ensuring economic success in the state for years to come. Legislators voting with the Associationâs position 90% of the time earn the distinction of âFriend of the Taxpayer.â 26 House members and 21 senators earned the honor for this year, a significant increase from the prior year. (Read More) Small business owners across U.S. urge Congress to modernize SBA programs to reflect todayâs economy The Bipartisan Policy Center and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, in partnership with small business owners across the country,today released a new report â From Pandemic to Prosperity: Bipartisan Solutions to Support Todayâs Small Businesses. The new report urges Congress to reauthorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time in over two decades, allowing programs supporting small businesses to be reimagined to reflect the realities of todayâs economy. (Read More) Romney, colleagues tell President Biden: An Iran agreement without broad congressional support will not survive Forty-nine Republican senators, including Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), today in a joint statement told the Biden Administration they will not support the revived Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, which, according to public reports, will weaken sanctions and lessen restrictions on Iranâs nuclear program. (Read More) Congressman Blake Mooreâs Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act passes the House of Representatives Today, in a bipartisan vote of 414 to 9, the House of Representatives passed the Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. Congressman Moore was joined by Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Kim Schrier (D-WA) in introducing this legislation. The MAPLand Act will direct federal land management agencies to digitize and standardize mapping records. This will allow hunters, hikers, bikers, anglers, and millions of other federal land users to access essential information about public lands as well as help federal land management agencies identify public lands with limited or nonexistent public access points and take proactive steps to open them to the public. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king. 1751 - James Madison is born. 1802 - President Thomas Jefferson signs the Military Peace Establishment Act establishing the Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Military Academy known as West Point. 1850 - Nathaniel Hawthornâs The Scarlet Letter, is published. 1861 - Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who is evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy 1900 - Eveline Burns is born. An economist and technical expert and an immigrant to the U.S., she helped design social security and wrote âThe American Social Security System,â the standard text in this field. 1926 - The first liquid-fueled rocket is launched in Massachusetts, traveling for 2.5 seconds and reaching an altitude of 41 feet. 1955 - President Eisenhower upholds the use of atomic weapons in case of war 1968 - As many as 500 Vietnamese villagers killed by U.S. soldiers in My Lai Massacre 1995 - Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery & ratifies 13th Amendment 2021 - Declassified US intelligence report says Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized efforts to aid re-election of Donald Trump Wise Words "Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power." âJames Madison Lighter Side âThe United States Senate today voted across party lines to make daylight saving time permanent, meaning we may never have to change the clock on the microwave again!â â JIMMY KIMMEL | | |
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