It's National Read A Book Day; BYU wins, Utah and Utah State lose their football games on Saturday; record-smashing heat | | | 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. | | |
Situational Analysis | Sept 6, 2022 Welcome back from the long weekend! No more wearing white until Memorial Day (haha - just kidding! Wear whatever you want.) It's also National Read a Book Day. Two of the best ones I've read recently are Braiding Sweetgrass and The Warmth of Other Suns. Be in the Know A family of five survived when their Tesla crashed into an earthen berm on the Bonneville Salt Flats - after going more than 100 mph. All five were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Salt Flats have no speed limit, but their website advises people not to drive on the flats at night. Wendover's Public Safety Director has stronger words: a "recipe for disaster." Rapid Roundup College football games this weekend saw losses for Utah and Utah State and a win for BYU; an ode to Donovan Mitchell; records are falling as the heat wave continues - yesterday hit 104° at the SLC airport, the hottest September temp ever recorded; and 10 bookstores every book lover should visit. | | |
| | | The Hinckley Report, PBS Utahâs weekly political roundtable, returns Sept. 9 at a new time, 7 p.m. Hosted by Jason Perry and produced in partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus, the program provides insight and analysis of the most pressing political issues facing our state. | | |
Utah Headlines General From violent protests to holiday pay â the history of Labor Day (Deseret News) The walls (and the vacuums) have eyes! How Big Tech watches us (Deseret News) Two hikers die in Utah and a third is injured. Hikers fell in American Fork and Neffs Canyons over the holiday weekend (Salt Lake Tribune) Local author publishes book exploring ghost stories and lore of southern Utah (KSL) Two shot, one in custody after shooting at Utah Lake (KSL Newsradio) Labor Day marks end of '100 Deadliest Days' on Utah roads (KUTV) Lone officer in rural Utah town fired for ticketing mayorâs son, lawsuit alleges. Who is policing Moroni? (Salt Lake Tribune) Politics Tired of national politics? Your local representative wants to talk to you (Deseret News) Could Republicans own education issues this November? (Deseret News) Instant family: How U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin became a husband and father overnight. The former presidential candidate married a woman with five children last summer (Deseret News) Utah Legislatureâs intern coordinator fired from role for âunprofessionalâ emails about female interns (Salt Lake Tribune) Bill to require clergy to report abuse in the works (ABC4) The IUP Panel on student loan forgiveness, the cost of college and write-in campaigns (ABC4) Business Hereâs how Entrata is doing after founderâs hate-filled meltdown, ouster (Deseret News) Unions are more popular than ever. So why do so few of us belong to them? (Deseret News) Bosses say remote work kills culture. These companies disagree. (Washington Post) Education Change agent: BYU business school dean Brigitte Madrian on the link between progress and purpose (Deseret News) Sen. Ann Millner: Our students are struggling to read, but we have a plan (Deseret News) Sweltering classrooms, shortened days: The cost of climate change on schools (Deseret News) 100 protesters yelled slurs in Provo as LGBTQ students at BYU celebrated coming back to school (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Tech set to host weekly âUniversity Forumâ community-wide lecture series (St. George News) The most-regretted (and lowest-paying) college majors (Washington Post) Environment Can I water my lawn? Making sense of Utahâs water regulations (Deseret News) Excessive heat warning: Highs of 108 expected in national parks this week (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah youths hold âdie-inâ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder action (Salt Lake Tribune) Extreme heat in Utah causing fish to die in Utah's reservoirs, ponds (Fox13) SLCâs summer air quality improved this year. Hereâs why â and how residents can continue the trend. (Salt Lake Tribune) Family âItâs about the kidsâ: Cedar City advocate speaks up for child care providers (St. George News) Health Utah launching first of its kind suicide prevention playbook (KUTV) Housing Salt Lake City mayor lauds Millcreek homeless shelter as âa historic plan.' Temporary facility at a former county library would keep unhoused Utahns from freezing on the streets, but the plan is already drawing blowback from neighbors. (Salt Lake Tribune) National Headlines General Las Vegas investigative journalist dies in stabbing outside home (Las Vegas Sun) Ruby Bridges writes a children's book (AP) California could see blackouts as heat wave taxes the power grid (NPR) Politics Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search (AP) âDeeply problematicâ: Experts question judgeâs intervention in Trump inquiry. A ruling by a judge appointed by former President Donald J. Trump surprised specialists and could slow the documents investigation. (New York Times) Biden responds to heckler at speech: âEverybodyâs entitled to be an idiotâ (The Hill) GOP still has inside track to House majority despite Dem gains (Politico) Trump lashes out in first rally since FBI search, calls Biden an "enemy of the state" (New York Times) American policy is splitting, state by state, into two blocs. This will have profound implications for the union. (The Economist) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine says Russian shelling disconnects Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid (Wall Street Journal) Zelenskyy: Ukrainian nuclear power plant âone step away from a radiation disasterâ (The Hill) Russia is buying North Korean artillery, according to U.S. intelligence (New York Times) World News Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children (KSL TV) China has recorded coronavirus cases in nearly every province over the past week, prompting lockdowns for some 60 million residents and mass testing. The seemingly endless restrictions are leaving people wearier by the day. (New York Times) Liz Truss becomes Britainâs new prime minister (AP) Israeli army says soldier likely killed Al Jazeera reporter (Politico) | | |
Upcoming âImpulsivity, poor decisions, and what to do about it" with USU Blue Plate Research â Sept 9, 11:30 am, Gallivan Hall downtown SLC, Register here Women in the Money with Utah State Treasurer's Office â Sept. 15-16, Salt Lake Sheraton + online, Register here Interim Days â Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov ULCT Annual Convention â Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here One Utah Summit â Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin â Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU Interim Days â Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov General election â Nov 8 Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber â Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here | | |
On This Day In History 1522 - Magellanâs expedition circumnavigates the globe and returns to Spain - without Magellan 1757 - Marquis de Lafayette is born. 1860 - Jane Addams is born. The founder of Hull House in Chicago, the first major settlement house, she was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). She was also a suffragist and helped establish the American Civil Liberties Union. 1866 - Frederick Douglass becomes the first US black delegate to a national convention 1901 - William McKinley is shot (25th US president). He died of gangrene on Sept. 14 1910 - Blanche Stuart Scott becomes the first American woman to pilot an airplane solo 1915 - The first tank is produced in England 1916 - 1st true supermarket, the "Piggly Wiggly" is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee 1975 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova asks for US political asylum in New York City during the US Open 1995 - Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of GOP Senator Bob Packwood 1997 - Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Dianaâs funeral 2018 - Burt Reynolds dies of cardiac arrest at 82 Wise Words âTrue peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.â
â Jane Addams The Punny Side I'm not a fan of elevator music. It's bad on so many levels. | | |
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