BLM Releases Plan that finally protects Labyrinth Canyon

After years of prioritizing off-road vehicles, a recent decision from the Bureau of Land Management brings balance to this special place. Travel plans are an opportunity to develop reasonable, balanced, and forward-thinking blueprints that ensure public access while preserving the backcountry and minimizing damage. Learn more at suwa.org.

Utah Headlines

Political news

• Policy Project brings state leaders together for symposium aimed at stopping child sexual abuse (KSL)
• Cache County Council votes to split elective offices of Clerk and Auditor (Cache Valley Daily)
• Political philosopher Harvey Mansfield outlines 7 principles for being a ‘strong executive’ in UVU lecture (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mike Lee asks about the 85,000 migrant children the government has lost contact with (Deseret News)
• Organizations helping homeless Utahns face funding shortfall. Will the Legislature give more next year? (Salt Lake Tribune)

General Utah news

• DWR urges drivers to slow down due to daylight saving time (KSL)
• Salt Lake City Mission in need of holiday donations for Harvest for the Hungry (KSL)
• Utah Jazz fans celebrate team, arena renovations ahead of new season (KUTV)
• Who is this LDS reporter and how did he get the scoop on Mitt Romney’s inner thoughts? Meet BYU alum McKay Coppins. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Business/Tech

• Bye-bye passwords: Google and other tech giants steering users to passkeys for greater cybersecurity (KSL TV)
• West Jordan Forge Metals employees face delayed paychecks, looming job loss fears (KUTV)
• Gov. Spencer Cox announces strategic trade partnership with Mexico (Deseret News)

Crime

• Utah domestic violence rates at all-time high for three years in a row (KUTV)
• Tips on how to intervene if you suspect a co-worker is dealing with domestic violence (Cache Valley Daily)

Culture

• How is Jeremy Renner doing since life-threatening snowplow accident? Here’s the latest (Deseret News)
• Faith, football and freeways: Inside an Idaho couple’s epic road trip (Deseret News)

Education

• Performing arts students spend a day learning at Eccles Theatre (KSL)
• University of Utah offers $15,000 scholarship exclusive to Utah County students (ABC4)
• Southwest Tech’s Manufacturing Day Expo connects hundreds of high school students with local employers (St. George News)
• USU holds suicide awareness event for athletes (UPR)
• Analysis: Can people of faith embrace a ‘porn-critical’ sex ed curriculum in schools? (Deseret News)
• Referees threatened to boycott a Utah County high school after a fan allegedly punched one of them (Salt Lake Tribune)

Environment

• Utah Rivers Council: GSL is a mortgage and 3 states owe a huge debt (Deseret News)
• Utah Lake official steps down after he’s asked about letters in support of dredging, gets hired by Vineyard (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• More men are caring for frail parents, spouses. Here’s what kind of help they need (Deseret News)
• Looking for love over 50? Try online dating (Deseret News)

Health

• More than a dozen Utahns infected with salmonella from chopped onions (Fox13)
• What causes motion sickness — and what can you do about it? (Deseret News)
• A 14-year-old found a way to treat cancer — with a bar of soap (Deseret News)
• Adult ADHD may take a toll on the brain. Here’s what to know. (Washington Post)

Housing

• Temporary sanctioned campground in Salt Lake City hits snag, potential delay (KSL)
• US new home sales accelerate in September (Reuters)
• Housing market predictions: Don’t expect home prices to come down, Goldman Sachs says (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mike Lee: HOUSES Act reduces unnecessary barriers to homeownership in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• 5 years after a Supreme Court win, Christian baker Jack Phillips’ fight is far from over (Deseret News)
• UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal in a major breakthrough in the auto strike (NPR)

Politics

• Schumer vs Grassley: Who is the ultimate Senate matchmaker? The two senators have impressive records of playing cupid on Capitol Hill (Deseret News)
• Marjorie Taylor Greene says Matt Gaetz, others need to apologize
  Greene said earlier that Gaetz had left the GOP in a weakened position after ousting McCarthy. Gaetz said it was worth it (Deseret News)
• Trump takes the stand and is fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in fraud case (NPR)
• North Carolina lawmakers approve maps creating gains for the GOP in Congress (NPR)
• Gaetz: Johnson victory proves MAGA power over Republican party (The Hill)

Election news

• With eye on 2024, Republicans push for early voting despite Trump's rhetoric (Reuters)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Zelenskyy says Russia probably targeted nuclear plant with drones (Reuters)
• Russia disregards losses, presses on in Ukraine's Avdiivka (Reuters)

Israel 🇮🇱

• Israel mounts new sortie into Gaza, hints there may be several 'invasions' (Reuters)
• Why is Israel attacking south Gaza after telling people to go there? (Reuters)
• Israeli tanks carry out biggest raid inside Gaza since Oct. 7 attacks (Wall Street Journal)

World

• Sweden is close to NATO membership as Turkey President Erdogan sends Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification (Deseret News)
• Russia says it will build close ties with North Korea 'in all areas' (Reuters)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Gov. Cox unveils new strategic partnership plan with Mexico

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy in Mexico to present a new strategic plan that will strengthen Utah’s relationship with Mexico. In both meetings, the initiative was well-received and aligns closely with the goals of both ministries. 

The Joint Utah Mexico Partnership (JUMP) is an initiative from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City. JUMP provides 12 key recommendations to improve Utah’s relationship with Mexico across four priority areas: business and trade, workforce and talent, culture and belonging, and foreign language acquisition. (Read More)

Lee, colleagues head to Texas-Mexico border

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) will join his Senate colleagues John Cornyn (R-TX),  Ted Cruz (R-TX), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and John Barrasso (R-WY) on a tour of the Rio Grande Valley to examine the current state of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senators will participate in both night and daytime tours of the border with law enforcement on land and water, visit the U.S. Border Patrol’s Ursula Central Processing Center, and meet with the National Border Patrol Council, State of Texas Border Czar, local law enforcement, and South Texas landowners to discuss the impact of the Biden Administration’s border policies on Texas communities. (Read More)

Rep. Curtis congratulates Speaker Mike Johnson

Today, following the U.S. House of Representatives vote to elect Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) as Speaker of the House, Rep. John Curtis (UT-03) issued the following statement:

As Rep. Mike Johnson said late last night, “Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system.” I am pleased to have voted for Mike as Speaker of the House. I know that as a God-fearing, humble servant, he will help us fund our government and support our allies facing unprecedented challenges abroad. Mike shares our values of fiscal conservatism and I look forward to working together on behalf of Utahns. 

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Upcoming

• 2nd Congressional District Debate — Oct. 26, 6:00 pm
• UVU Conference on Mental Health — Oct. 27, 9 am - 5 pm, Register here
• Martha Hughes Cannon Award with Utah Women Run — Nov 2, 6:00-8:00 pm, Nominate someone here
• Interim Day — Nov 14-15, le.utah.gov
• Celebrating 30 years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation — Nov 16, 10 am, MST, Register here
  
• General election — Nov. 21
  

On This Day In History 

• 1825 - Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
• 1861 - Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months
• 1881 - Shootout at the OK Corral
• 1892 - "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases" first published by African American journalist Ida B. Wells in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1902 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies of heart failure at 86
• 1919 - President Woodrow Wilson's veto of Prohibition Enforcement Bill is overridden
• 1947 - Hillary Rodham (Clinton) is born.
• 1949 - US President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents
• 1950 - Mother Teresa founds Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India
• 2001 - The Patriot Act becomes law
• 2017 - Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, becoming the world’s youngest female head of government.
• 2021 - NASA scientists think they have detected the first planet outside our galaxy, in Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 28 million light-years away.

Quote of the Day

"I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind."
—Jacinda Ardern

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