Utah Headlines

Political news

• Salt Lake County recorder’s flyer prompts ordinance tightening rules on mass mailers (KSL TV)
• ‘Being angry and hopeless all the time hurts.’ Political peacemaking as a public health intervention (Deseret News)
• 12 states get behind Utah’s lawsuit to take over millions of acres of federally-controlled land (Daily Herald)
• Governor renames Hwy 102 the Borgstrom Brothers Memorial Highway (Cache Valley Daily)

Election news

• Voices: My Puerto Rican family is not garbage. They’re part of Utah’s history. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• John Curtis: Stress testing trust in America. I pledge today that I will respect and accept the outcome of the November 5th election, both for my own race and for the presidency. (Deseret News)
• Nearly 400,000 Utahns have already cast ballots ahead of Election Day (KSL)
• Meet the candidate: Andrew McCullough, running for Utah attorney general (KSL Newsradio)
• Election Day expected to bring fake threats to the polls (KSL Newsradio)
• Young voters in Utah report feeling discouraged by presidential candidates (KSL Newsradio)
• Better Business Bureau warns of scam risks as Election Day approaches (Fox13)

Utah

• Voices: Immigrant families in Utah face a lack of economic and social support. We’ve helped fill in the gaps for more than 60 years. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• UDOT sets winter closure dates for Guardsman Pass, Alpine Loop (KUTV)
• Strangers form human chain to lift injured ATV driver to safety (KSL TV)
• 16-year-old North Sanpete High School student dies in dirt biking accident (Fox13)
• Jazz's Taylor Hendricks suffers gruesome ankle injury in loss to Mavericks (KSL)

Biz/Tech

• Majority of U.S. workers say election will impact unemployment despite limited White House power. Also, most Americans mistakenly believe current unemployment rates are worse than four years ago (Deseret News)
• US airlines are required to refund you for a canceled flight automatically (KSL TV)

Crime/Courts

• Salt Lake City Olympian wanted by FBI on allegations of drug trafficking, murder (KUTV)
• Man arrested in connection to crash that killed Utah CEO, daughter in Ogden Canyon (KUTV)

Culture

• Happy Halloween! Here are the best deals for free — and cheap — food (Deseret News)

Education

• Looking Out for the Good: Utah Teacher of Year encourages other noteworthy educators (KSL TV)
• Salt Lake City school seeks volunteers for its adult English learning program (Fox13)
• The cost of college is quietly going down (The Hill)

Environment

• Utah teens lead 2034 Olympics-inspired protest supporting Great Salt Lake (KSL Newsradio)
• Reconstructed Provo River Delta opens for public recreation and wildlife admiration (Daily Herald)

National Headlines

General

• National Halloween spending reaches $11 billion despite lower average spending (KSL Newsradio)

Political news

• 'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them (NPR)

Election news

• Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon (AP)
• 'Stop counting votes, or we're going to murder your children.' Election officials are under siege (The Atlantic)
• LISTEN: Gender and early voting trends (KSL Newsradio)
• US politicians, celebrities blast Trump-allied comedian for calling Puerto Rico 'garbage' (Reuters)
• Trump’s Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania (Politico)
• Harris, entering final stretch, stresses unity and paints Trump as a divider (Washington Post)
• Michelle Obama decries a ‘double standard’ in treatment of Trump and Harris. As Donald Trump’s rhetoric grows more extreme, liberals say Kamala Harris is being held, unfairly, to a higher bar by voters and the media. One is “allowed to be lawless while the other one has to be flawless,” a congresswoman said. (New York Times)
• Trump attacks Michelle Obama, days after she criticized him (New York Times)
• Elon Musk’s America PAC uses crude, sexist attack against Harris in new ad (Politico)
• Trump says he’ll let RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ on health and food in potential second term (The Hill)
• Poll finds Harris expanding her lead with young Black men (The Hill)
• The comically terrible rollout of Latter-day Saints for Trump (The Atlantic)
• How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election (New York Times)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• No new limits on Ukraine's use of US arms if North Korea joins Russia's fight, Pentagon says (Reuters)
• North Korea and Russia send political shockwaves with Ukraine war moves (Reuters)

Israel and Gaza

• Israel votes to ban UN aid agency, Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped (Reuters)
• Israeli strike in northern Gaza on building where displaced people were taking refuge kills dozens, officials there say (CBS News)

World news

• Sudanese need protection, but conditions not right for UN force, says Guterres (Reuters)
• Imposters stole thousands of pounds of posh cheddar, rattling the U.K. cheese world (NPR)
• Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China's rich list (Reuters)

Number of the Day 

Rep. Maloy, colleagues introduce bill to investigate how PBMs unfairly audit pharmacies

Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the Pharmacist Audit and Compensation Transparency (PhACT) Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to thoroughly investigate how Pharmacy Benefit Managers audit pharmacists and make recommendations for more transparency and fairness.

“Independent pharmacies are essential to Main Streets in Utah and across the country. But many have been forced to close their doors thanks to unfair PBM audits that lack clear metrics,” said Rep. Maloy. “My bill will increase transparency and help us find policy solutions, so pharmacists don’t have to worry about being able to provide for their patients or make a living.” (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Nov. 5 — Election Day!
• Nov. 7 â€” Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Growth and Prosperity Summit, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, UVU Grand Ballroom. Register here
• Nov. 15 — Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel. Register here
• Nov. 19-20 — Interim Days
• Jan. 9 — What’s Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here
• Jan. 10 — Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here
• Jan. 21 — Utah legislative session begins
• Mar. 7 — Utah legislative session ends

On This Day In History

• 1618 - Sir Walter Raleigh is executed
• 1837 - Harriet Powers is born. Born into slavery, Powers created intricate quilts representing her life and events from history. 
• 1858 - The first store opens in the frontier town of Denver, Colorado
• 1901 - President William McKinley’s assassin is executed
• 1929 - The stock market crashes on Black Tuesday, signaling the start of the Great Depressiom
• 1938 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is born. She became the first elected female head of state in Africa when she became president of Liberia in 2006.
• 1945 - In New York City, Gimbel’s began selling the first commercially produced ballpoint pen manufactured by Reynolds International Pen Company. The pen sold for $12.50 each.
• 1966 - National Organization of Women founded in Washington D.C. with Betty Friedan as President
• 1969 - US Supreme Court orders end to all school segregation "at once"
• 1974 - Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application, meaning women can (finally!) get credit cards in their own names. Hooray!
• 1998 - John Glenn returns to space at age 77

Quote of the Day

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."
—Franklin D. Roosevelt

On the Punny Side

What kind of horse do ghosts ride?

A night-mare.

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