Honoring Healthcare Heroes

Utah Business and Roseman University of Health Sciences are proud to honor those who have made it their mission to improve the state of health in our state.
Do you know a Healthcare Hero who deserves to be recognized for their contributions to the community? Nominate them here before nominations close on August 14.

Utah Headlines

Political news

• Who do voters say is a moral leader among the 2024 presidential candidates? Donald Trump leads the pack. (Deseret News)
• Perspective: From Clinton to Trump, James Dobson was right about our moral tailspin (Deseret News)
• Goud Maragani wants to censure Aimee Winder Newton for associating with Equality Utah. Emails show he also wanted their endorsement. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Danya Rumore: To disagree better, we need to increase our conflict competence (Salt Lake Tribune)

Election news

• Candidate Bruce Hough leaves ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to his children — but he’ll tackle the deficit for his grandchildren’s future, he says (Deseret News)

General Utah news

• Details emerge on the series of events that led to the Pac-12′s fatal Friday (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Herriman is one of the fastest growing cities in Utah. Now, it will have its own college campus. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Business

• If a crockpot and Dutch oven had a baby: Utah invention is changing outdoor cooking (St. George News)
• Utah businesses are offered tax breaks worth millions to create jobs. What if they lay off workers instead? (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Two Utah women entrepreneurs talk about how machines are boosting their food businesses (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Even Zoom is making people return to the office (New York Times)

Culture

• It’s been almost 40 years since the Brat Pack earned their name — where are the iconic ’80s stars now? (Deseret News)

Education

• University of Utah’s president, athletic director address move to Big 12 Conference (Deseret News)
• USU names Diana Sabau new athletic director (ABC4)
• Why do Salt Lake City school board members partially blame the city for potential school closures? Board members criticized the city on issues like gentrification, affordable housing and safe walkways to schools. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Utah-based Instructure partnering with Khan Academy to rollout AI education tool (KSL)
• Teachers — going, going, gone. But where are the replacements? (KSL Newsradio)
• Utah school districts don't automatically benefit from skyrocketing property values (KUTV)
• State Task Force meets to discuss school safety protocols in rehabbed, new buildings (KUTV)
• Cameras in place to catch driving violations around Utah school buses (Fox13)
• Utah school board member Natalie Cline cleared of wrongdoing in 3 investigations (Salt Lake Tribune)

Environment

• A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium’s toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing: salt water (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Big fee changes proposed for multiple Bryce Canyon, Zion campgrounds (KSL)

Family

• Single moms are ‘on’ 24/7. New report highlights need for more supportive programs, policies (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• U.S. scientists able to repeat breakthrough fusion experiment that could unlock key to boundless, clean energy (Deseret News)
• Navajo Nation may legalize same-sex marriage (KSL)
• Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface (AP)
• Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank? We did the math in all 50 states. (Washington Post)
• ‘12 years of hell’: Indian boarding school survivors share their stories (Washington Post)

Politics

• Biden arrives in Arizona for first stop on Western trip (Deseret News)
• Breaking down Donald Trump's 78 felony charges (Deseret News)
• Georgia set to take over the Trump indictment spotlight (The Hill)
• Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him (NPR)
• Former President Trump taunted the U.S. women’s soccer team after its defeat at the World Cup. (New York Times)
• Republican candidates are mimicking former President Trump’s attacks on the justice system, schools and the military. (New York Times)
• Pence qualifies for GOP presidential debate after hitting donor threshold (Washington Post)
• Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment (The Hill)
• The impeachment effort losing steam in the House GOP. The Homeland Security secretary was supposed to be an easier impeachment target for Republicans. But after months of work, they still don’t have the votes. (Politico)
  
  

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• U.S.-made cluster munitions fuel Ukrainian counteroffensive (Wall Street Journal)
• Two missile strikes 37 minutes apart killed at least seven people in a small city in eastern Ukraine. (New York Times)
• Russians tied to Putin or military sidestep sanctions, drawing protests (Washington Post)

World

• South Korea evacuates tens of thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears (AP)
• The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism (AP)

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Upcoming

• Interim Days — Aug 7-10, le.utah.gov
• Municipal election filing period for cities using ranked choice voting — Aug. 8-15
• Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Sen. Mitt Romney — Aug 21, 10:00-11:30 am, Hinckley Institute, U of U
• Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Rep. John Curtis — Aug 22, 9:00-10:30 am, Center for Constitutional Studies, UVU
• Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Sen. Mike Lee — Aug 22, 3:00-4:30 pm, Hinckley Institute, U of U
• 'Titan of Public Service' gala recognizing Senator Mitch McConnell and former Transportation and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation — Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Register here
• Legislative Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council — Aug 23, le.utah.gov
• Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Rep. Blake Moore — Aug 29, 10:00-11:30 am, Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service, Lindquist Hall, Weber State
• Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Rep. Burgess Owens — Aug 30, 12:00-1:30 pm, Hinckley Institute, U of U
• Municipal/Special election primary — Sept. 5
• Interim Day — Sept. 18, Utah Tech University, le.utah.gov
• Interim Day — Oct 10-11, le.utah.gov
• Interim Day — Nov 14-15, le.utah.gov
• General election — Nov. 21

On This Day In History 

• 1844 - Brigham Young chosen as head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 1914 - Ernest Shackleton's ship "Endurance" leaves Plymouth, England
• 1945 - President Harry S. Truman signs the United Nations Charter, making the US the first nation to complete the ratification process and join the new international organization.
• 1942 - German saboteurs executed in Washington
• 1969 - Executive order 11478 issued by President Nixon requires each federal department and agency to establish and maintain an affirmative action program of equal employment opportunity for civilian employees and applicants.
• 1974 - Nixon resigns
• 1975 - The term “global warming” appears for the first time
• 1992 - The original US 'Dream Team' wins the basketball gold at the Barcelona Olympics
• 2009 - Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
• 2017 - The Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, canceling ties with Netflix. (Hello Disney+!)

Quote of the Day

"In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong."

—Sonia Sotomayor

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