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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Man vs. trees: How a rancher’s bulldozing project cost Utah taxpayers (Salt Lake Tribune/New York Times)
• Washington County pushes for Northern Corridor highway (UPR)

Election news

• Phil Lyman claims election interference after second Lyman files as write-in (KUTV)
• Cox campaign denies paying to recruit additional ‘Lyman’ write-in candidates (Deseret News)
• Truth Test: ‘Lyman’ write-in candidate denies they were recruited, paid by Cox campaign (KSL TV)
• Court decision looms over Amendment D as ballot printing deadline nears in Utah (KUTV)

Utah legislature

• Iron County lawmaker may try again to create gun safety education for Utah students (KSL Newsradio)

Municipal news

• Feed the Children resource rally in Brigham City will donate goods to 400 families (UPR)
• Utah County cities honoring 9/11 with community service while commending first responders’ bravery (Daily Herald)
• Cache Valley Remembers - a project to help a new generation learn about 9/11 (Cache Valley Daily)

Utah

• Utah ranked 4th among happiest states in America (Deseret News)
• Utah Sports Hall of Fame honors Class of 2024 (Deseret News)
• Provo Power warns scammers are targeting specific customers (KSL Newsradio)
• 5-year-old Riverton boy hit while chasing down school bus (Fox13)
• Utah cities among the most “Instagrammable” places. Is that impacting tourism? (Salt Lake Tribune)

Biz/Tech

• 'It's nothing that's going to stop us': Utah-based Fortem Technologies sanctioned by Russia for supplying drones to Ukraine (KSL)
• Looking for work? More than 1,500 opportunities available at Utah virtual job fair (ABC4)
• Apple unveils new iPhones with built-in AI (New York Times)

Education

• Haven Bay Elementary opens as construction continues (KSL TV)
• Alpine School District shares solutions to efficiency along school bus route (KUTV)
• With parents concerned, Utah schools ramp up security measures (Fox13)
• USU presents new Ranch Management Economics degree (Cache Valley Daily)

Environment

• Video: Thousands ordered to evacuate amid California Line Fire (Deseret News)
• How are Utah’s reservoirs doing as summer winds down? (Deseret News)
• Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going? (KUER)
• Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer (AP)

Family

• Utahns impacted by China ending foreign adoptions of children (Fox13)

Health

• White House issues mental health coverage parity rule (Deseret News)
• Women will soon be told breast density after mammography (Deseret News)
• Utah suicide survivor shares message of hope and healing (KSL)
• National Suicide Prevention Month also marks two years of the 988 Lifeline (KSL Newsradio)
• Demand for bilingual Spanish health care services is growing — can Utah keep up? (Daily Herald)

Housing

• How Utah's housing market has changed over the past decade (KSL)
• Utah's housing market faces construction labor shortage (KUTV)

National Headlines

General

• Opinion: America is defined by the respect for human dignity (Deseret News)
• Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery (Reuters)
• Tyreek Hill’s unsettling question should bother us all: What if he wasn’t Tyreek Hill? (Washington Post)

Political news

• GOP opposition appears to doom Speaker Johnson’s initial plan to avert shutdown (The Hill)
• Trump has lost $4 billion in Truth Social wipeout (KSL TV)
• DeSantis’s election police agents question people who signed abortion ballot petition. The unit is investigating alleged fraud in signature gathering for an abortion referendum. Critics say the move is designed to intimidate voters. (Washington Post)
• Bob Good to step down as Freedom Caucus chair this week (Politico)

Election news

• With Trump’s pivot, there is no ‘pro-life party.’ Now what? (Deseret News)
• Who has more to gain in Tuesday’s debate: Harris or Trump? (Deseret News)
• Trump's insults of Harris in debate carry big risks - for both candidates (Reuters)
• AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results (AP)
• New poll delivers warning signals to Harris (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack to date (Reuters)
• U.S. accuses Iran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia (Washington Post)

Israel and Gaza

• Dozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza tent camp (Reuters)
• Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible. Ending the war is another story (AP)
• The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen (AP)

World news

• 'Loving and being loved': UK's Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy (Reuters)
• China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia (AP)

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News Releases

Utah State Board of Education to host free summits on artificial intelligence

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly important topic in our educational community. To foster collaboration with education partners on topics related to AI, the USBE will host a series of AI Summits across the state in September. These summits aim to connect educational communities, collaborate on AI in education, and engage with community members, industry partners, and education leaders about next steps with AI in our communities. Registration is free for all. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Sept 10 — Presidential Debate, 7:00-8:30 pm, MDT
• Sept. 11 — Gubernatorial Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Sep. 17-18 — Interim Days
• Oct. 1 — Attorney General Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 4 — Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
• Oct. 4 — Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
• Oct. 7-9 — One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here
• Oct. 8 â€” CD1 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 10 — US Senate Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 14 â€” CD2 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 15-16 — Interim Days
• Oct. 17 — CD3 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 24 — CD4 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Nov. 5 — Election Day!
• Nov. 15 — Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
• Nov. 19-20 — Interim Days

On This Day In History

• 1608 - John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council
• 1776 - George Washington asks for a spy volunteer; Nathan Hale volunteers
• 1897 - The Lattimer Massacre occurs - a sheriff's posse kills twenty unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania
• 1910 - The Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber
• 1935 - Mary Jane Oliver is born. An American poet, she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
• 1963 - 20 Black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama Governor George C. Wallace.
• 1977 - The guillotine is used for the last time in a French execution
• 1991 - Clarence Thomas SCOTUS nomination hearings begin

Quote of the Day

“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
― Mary Oliver

On the Punny Side

The Librarian just gave me $5 to stop talking.
I guess it’s hush money.

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