The Hinckley Report, PBS Utah’s weekly political roundtable, airs Fridays at 7PM. 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

• StoryCorps comes to Utah — to help preserve the heartbeat and history of humanity (Deseret News)
• Utah veterans win $20k after solving treasure hunt in Pleasant Grove (KUTV)
• Utah-based international nonprofit 'Bikers Against Child Abuse' celebrates 25th anniversary (Fox13)
• University of Oregon apologizes for anti-Mormon chant at BYU football game. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox denounced the obscene chant as ‘religious bigotry’ (Washington Post)

Politics

• Inflation and the midterms (Hinckley Report)
• RINO hunting in the age of Trump. RINO used to mean someone who didn’t follow party orthodoxy. But in the Trump era it came to mean disloyalty to the former president (Deseret News)
• Are cease-and-desist letters sent to Utah abortion providers ‘political stunt’ or ‘bold stand’? (Deseret News)
• Utah lawmakers send ‘cease-and-desist’ demands to abortion providers and advocates (KUER)
• Is the Constitution still worth celebrating? (Deseret News)
• Perspective: Why disagreeing well will save the Constitution. Our Founding Fathers knew the dangers of tyranny by a majority so they built in protections to protect the minority (Deseret News)
• Utah’s state treasurer pulls millions from investment firm over its climate and social agenda (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Evan McMullin ran against Trump on principle. Can he beat one of the former president’s closest Utah allies? (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Sen. Mike Lee was practically born conservative. Does his support for Trump give Evan McMullin an opening in red Utah? Once the insurgent, now Lee is facing a political insurgent he once voted for over the former president. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• 3rd Congressional District candidate profile: Glenn Wright (ABC4)
• The IUP Panel on affordable housing and student loan forgiveness (ABC4)

Business

• ‘Gritty’ new venture investor Kat Kennedy is ready to up the ante in Utah’s tech ecosystem (Deseret News)
• These Latinas have helped create 5,000 Utah small businesses — most of them minority-owned (KSL)
• Utah small businesses struggle with rising costs brought on by inflation (Fox13)

Education

• Amid a legal battle over a proposed LGBTQ rights club, Yeshiva University has suspended all undergraduate club activities (Deseret News)
• Utah authors sign letter decrying ‘plague of book banning’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Davis District investigating allegations that special needs student was abused at school (KSL)

Environment

• Once flooded ghost town - Whisky Flat - reemerges because of drought (Deseret News)
• The potash canals in Utah’s salt flats have become a case of Instagram vs. reality (Salt Lake Tribune)

Family

• Jim Dalrymple II: Why I won’t turn my kid into an online influencer (Deseret News)

Health

• Does COVID increase risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease? Research from Case Western Reserve University suggests it does (Deseret News)

Housing

• Housing not available or affordable for many Springdale workers (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Cash buyers make up almost a third of U.S. home purchases (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Worried about identity theft? Here’s how to protect your online privacy (Deseret News)
• US markets sink ahead of another expected interest rate hike (AP)
• Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires (AP)

Politics

• ‘A crisis coming’: The twin threats to American democracy (New York Times)
• Mitt Romney, Mike Lee and the Senate’s battle over same-sex marriage (Deseret News)
• Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories (AP)
• Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion (Reuters)
• Trump’s favorability rating drops to new low (The Hill)
• Biden on ‘60 Minutes’: ‘The pandemic is over’ (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant (AP)
• ‘Torment of hell’: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture (AP)
• Zelenskiy vows no let-up as Ukraine says troops cross key river in northeast (Reuters)

World News

• Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral (AP)
• Huge crowds follow queen's funeral in silence and awe (Reuters)
• In ‘The Queue,’ people lined up by the thousands to view the queen’s coffin. (New York Times)

News Releases

Two Utah schools named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022, including two schools in Utah. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Secretary Cardona made the announcement during his Road to Success Back to School bus tour.

The Utah schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools were:

• Adams Elementary School, Logan City School District.
• Horizon Elementary School, Washington County School District. (Read More)

Curtis, Neguse bill on wildfire recovery passes House

This week, Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) Co-Chairs and Founders of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, announced that the House of Representatives passed their legislation to help ensure impacted communities have the resources they need to recover from devastating wildfires. The bipartisan Wildfire Recovery Act would increase flexibility in the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) to bring in additional resources for communities as they rebuild from wildfire damage. (Read More)

Utah Democratic Party statement following federal judge’s ruling in UDP v. Henderson

Last week, the Utah Democratic Party officially filed a lawsuit in federal court, asking a judge to issue an injunction requiring the Lieutenant Governor’s office to remove Joel Ferry from the ballot in House District 1 due to his ineligibility to serve. On Monday, Judge Parrish decided to not rule on the Utah Constitution and Utah law, deferring to her former colleagues in the Utah Supreme Court. 

“We are not giving up fighting for the rights of voters in HD-1 to choose their own representative instead of having their legislator picked by a small group of party insiders,” said party Chair Diane Lewis. “That means the next step is to take our case to the Utah Supreme Court, asking them to rule on the LG’s decision to certify Mr. Ferry.” (Read More)

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Upcoming

• Interim Days — Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov
• ULCT Annual Convention — Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here
• UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith —Oct. 6 & Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register herestrong>
• One Utah Summit — Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here
• Breakfast Briefing: The New Look of Transportation in the 2020s with the Utah Foundation — Oct. 13, 8:30 am, Zions Bank Founders' Room, Register herestrong>
• Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin — Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU
• Interim Days — Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov
• Effecting Societal Change for Child Sexual Abuse — Oct. 26, 8:00am-11:30am; Virtual and in-person at Saprea in Lehi, UT, Register here
• General election â€“ Nov 8
• Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses —Nov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here
• Utah Foundation’s 2022 Annual Luncheon â€” Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here
• Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber — Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here

On This Day In History

• 1881 - James Garfield dies after just 4 months as president
• 1893 - New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote
• 1957 - Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion
• 1960 - "LIFE" magazine celebrates artist Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses' 100th birthday by putting her on their cover
• 1985 - 8.1 earthquake hits Mexico City, leaving 10,000 dead
• 1988 - American diver Greg Louganis smashes his head on the diving board during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Seoul Olympics.
• 1995 - Unabomber manifesto published by the New York Times and Washington Post
• 2021 - Body of Gabby Petito found at Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming

Wise Words

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

—Queen Elizabeth II

The Punny Side

Just got a birthday card, opened it and rice went everywhere!!

It was from Uncle Ben.

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