| 12 Great Salt Lake-themed art projects unveiled; Swig, Moab Brewery coming to SLC airport; high heat means more bugs inside your home. .png?width=1200&upscale=true&name=Utah_Policy_Logo_Email_Full%20(1).png) | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at editor@utahpolicy.com. If you're a candidate in 2024 and want to advertise on UtahPolicy.com, contact Suzanne Benitez. | | |
Situational Analysis | July 17, 2024 It's Wednesday and National Peach Ice Cream Day. What you need to know - President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code. He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents and other constitutional officeholders.
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Utah Headlines Political news - The right way to fight about politics, according to religious leaders (Deseret News)
- Utah is seeing an increase in political threats, Department of Public Safety head says (KSL)
- How do we dial down the political heat? Here are some ideas (Deseret News)
- Take 2 Podcast: Senator Mike Lee on attempted assassination, Trump VP pick (KUTV)
Election news - Derek Monson: Constitutional principles should guide â or stop â election challenges (Deseret News)
- Utah RNC delegates: Trump assassination attempt has revved Republicans (Daily Herald)
Utah news - One secret behind Utah's success in helping refugees (Deseret News)
- I resolve conflict for a living. Hereâs my advice for how to achieve true inclusivity. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Business - Salt Lake City International Airport announces new food options coming in Phase 4 (Deseret News)
- Utah workers discovered past sexual assault claims against their new CEO. Hereâs what happened next. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Food truck owners and workers have it extra tough in Utah's summer heat (Fox13)
Crime - DUI driver sentenced to prison in beloved Toymakerâs death (KSL Newsradio)
Education - Utah State football coach submits 70-page rebuttal as fight over firing continues (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Multiple cities consider joining together to create new school district (KUTV)
Environment - How cows are used as weed eaters â literally â to help the Great Salt Lake retain water (Deseret News)
- Utahâs human-caused wildfires have burned more in 2024 than all of last yearâs fires (KUER)
Health - How new malaria vaccine could save thousands of lives (Deseret News)
Housing - From homeless to hope: Inside the Milestone Transitional Living Program (Deseret News)
- Layton mobile home park residents mull future as 6-story apartment building takes shape (Deseret News)
- Birth of premature baby at West Valley overflow shelter 'sheds light on the urgent need' (KSL)
- âShort-livedâ relief could be on the horizon for Utah homebuyers. Hereâs what you should know. (Salt Lake Tribune)
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National Headlines General - 5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park (AP)
- Earthquake, hurricane, malnutrition focus of global Latter-day Saint humanitarian aid projects (Deseret News)
- Elon Musk says heâs moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas (AP)
Political news - Perspective: What is the appropriate response to people who said terrible things after Trump was shot? (Deseret News)
- U.S. intelligence agencies say they were tracking Iranian threat against Trump, separate from PA shooting (Deseret News)
- Attempt on Trumpâs Life Unleashes a Torrent of Conspiracy Theories (Wall Street Journal)
- Ohio officers shoot and kill man near Republican convention (Deseret News)
- Sen. Menendez found guilty on all 16 charges in corruption trial. Senate Majority Leader Schumer calls on Menendez to resign (Deseret News)
Election news - At the GOP convention on the second night: A tale of two ex-Trump critics (Deseret News)
- At the RNC, a theological question: Did God save Trump? (Deseret News)
- Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative (NPR)
- The genesis of JD Vance â revelations from âHillbilly Elegyâ about his politics, faith and worldview (Deseret News)
- In Vance, Trump found someone who said heâd do what Pence wouldnât (Washington Post)
- The Trump-Vance ticket is a repudiation of free-market conservatism (Politico)
Ukraine ðºð¦ - Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US (AP)
- Ukraineâs Devastated Energy Grid Battles a New Foe: A Sizzling Heat Wave (New York Times)
Israel and Gaza - Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah (Reuters)
- As Gazaâs doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes (AP)
- Israelâs Undercover Forces Emerge as Gazaâs Newest Battlefield Player (Wall Street Journal)
World news - A rarely seen Amazon tribe emerges from rainforest as loggers move in (Washington Post)
- What Europeans are saying about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump (Deseret News)
- Perspective: Lessons from the election in France (Deseret News)
- Hereâs what extreme weather means for life in three refugee camps (Washington Post)
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 | News Releases Rep. Maloy introduces bill directing agencies to consider small businesses in rule making Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Enhancing Regulatory Flexibility Act to strengthen the language in federal statutes protecting small businesses. The bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), legislation that directed agencies to study and report the effects of new rules on small businesses. (Read More)
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) tax analysis Utahâs botanical, cultural, recreational, and zoological tax (informally known as the zoo, arts, and parks tax, or ZAP tax in Salt Lake County) supports organizations that enrich Utahnsâ lives. A new analysis from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows that Salt Lake County collected $36.7 million in ZAP tax revenue in fiscal year 2023, supporting organizations employing nearly 15,000 individuals and receiving over 11 million visitors to in-person events and services annually. (Read More)
UVU students and faculty celebrate opening of Rocky Mountain Powerâs Elektron solar farm A group of Utah Valley University (UVU) students and faculty made the trek to Rocky Mountain Powerâs ribbon cutting of its new Elektron solar farm west of the Great Salt Lake in late June to celebrate the farmâs ability to provide 92% of UVUâs power needs through renewable energy. (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming - August 14 â Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America
- August 20-21 â Interim Days
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- October 4 â Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
- October 15-16 â Interim Day
- November 19-20 â Interim Days
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On This Day In History - 1762 - Catherine II becomes Tsarina of Russia following the murder of Peter III. She will later be known as Catherine the Great.
- 1763 - John Jacob Astor is born in Germany. He made a fortune in furs in the American West, becoming the USâs first multi-millionaire after immigrating in 1793.
- 1790 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist (Wealth of Nations) and moral philosopher, dies at 67
- 1867 - 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established
- 1887 - Dorothea Dix, American pioneering nurse and social activist who created the first American mental asylums, dies at 85
- 1902 - Engineer and inventor, Willis Carrier designs the first modern air conditioner. It should be a national holiday.
- 1948 - US Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen encounters children at Templehof Airport in Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, giving him the idea to drop candy in 'Operation Little Vittles'
- 1955 - Disneyland opens.
- 2009 - Walter Cronkite, American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), dies at 92
- 2020 - Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis dies of pancreatic cancer at age 80.
Quote of the Day "The desire for freedom is inborn in every human soul no matter on which side of the border he or she is born." âGail Halvorsen, aka the Candybomber
On the Punny Side I had a hen that could count her own eggs. She was a mathemachicken. | | |
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