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Utah Headlines Political news Banning phones in class? Cheaper homes? Here are 5 key things to watch in Utahâs legislative session (Deseret News) How do we improve Utah? Utah Foundation's top 2023 findings reveal where legislators should start (Deseret News) Provo lawmaker sponsoring bill aimed at improving Utahâs justice system for crime victims (KSL TV) Sunday Edition: Scott Rasmussen (KSL TV) Both Sides of the Aisle: The major issues and solutions for Utah's future (UPR) Both Sides of the Aisle: Looking back on the politics and news of 2023 (UPR) Election news How to read our new poll on Trump and religious voters (Deseret News) A look inside the races to watch in Utahâs 2024 election season (Deseret News) Utah sees one of the largest 20-year shifts toward blue among voters, BYU professor says (KSL) Candidate filing deadline approaches (Hinckley Report) Utah news The holidays are over, but at the Utah Food Bank, hunger is never out of season (Deseret News) Emergency shelters overflow as most of Utah remains under âCode Blue Alertâ (KSL TV) Utah Highway Patrol warns of slick roads after responding to over 180 crashes on Sunday (KUTV) Utah man volunteers in Israel 3 months after war began (ABC4) Utah woman makes quarter-finals in national baking competition (ABC4) Business/Tech A pair of private U.S. space firms racing to make history with competing moon landing missions (Deseret News) True Blue? New, color-corrected images of Neptune and Uranus reveal matching robinâs egg hues (Deseret News) Radio broadcaster Audacy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (KSL TV) How bugs may help us get to Mars (UPR) Crime/Courts Jay Evensen: Confronting cyber kidnappers and other invisible 21st-century criminals (Deseret News) Thieves steal thousands of dollars of alcohol from state liquor store, police say (Salt Lake Tribune) Park City attorney sentenced to year in jail for sexual assault, incest (KPCW) Culture The year of Taylor Swift (Deseret News) Education University of Utah president says diversity statements will no longer be used in hiring (Deseret News) The Utah Board of Edâs âeducational equityâ rule is likely up for a repeal vote (KUER) Environment Utah officials approve changes to bear hunting, rewards for reporting poachers (St. George News) Family Valerie Hudson: âLife before suffrageâ â what Jason Whitlock got wrong (Deseret News) Which states have the most married members of Generation Z? Utah is ranked No. 1 (Deseret News) The current status of Utah women and girls: a research synopsis (Cache Valley Daily) Health Did holiday gathering bring COVID-19 to your party? Youâre not alone (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General How to choose life during dark times (Deseret News) Hear how a pilot calmly led her Alaska Airlines flight to safety during an emergency (AP) Canceled flights are piling up as Alaska and United are stuck without their grounded Boeing jets (KSL TV) Alaska Airlines and United Airlines ground their entire fleet of Max 9s after blowout (AP)
NRA, Wayne LaPierre head for New York graft trial after his resignation (Reuters) An antique dress hid coded messages that have finally been unlocked (Washington Post) Political news Rep. Burgess Owens calls border security âmost importantâ part of budget talks, as border crossings reach record high (Deseret News) U.S. House to take up impeachment of Mayorkas next week over border security (Deseret News) How a Supreme Court case out of Idaho could reshape abortion law nationwide (Deseret News) The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can be removed from presidential ballots (Deseret News) Trump calls for release of Jan. 6 rioters, falsely describes Capitol attack as 'peaceful' (USA Today) Officers in Colorado are investigating an apparent altercation between Rep. Boebert and ex-husband (AP) Pence says he believes the FBI didnât contribute to Jan. 6 riot (Politico) The Pentagon adds new details about Austinâs secretive hospital stay and the delay in telling Biden (AP) Election news Why Mitt Romneyâs 2012 Nevada campaign manager went to work for Trump (Deseret News) GOP contenders spend a hectic weekend in Iowa as caucuses draw near (KSL Newsradio) Nikki Haley avoided creating controversy for months. Not anymore. (Washington Post) Trump tells Iowans to âget overâ recent school shooting: âWe have to move forwardâ (The Hill) Biden campaign responds to report on Obama warnings about Trump (The Hill) Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech (The Hill) Stefanik pre-emptively declines to commit to accepting 2024 election results (Politico) 'We don't want to be a national laughingstock': How Lauren Boebert blew her safe seat (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russian strike kills 11, including children, Ukraine says (Washington Post) Exhausted, on the defensive and at 'Hell's Gate' in Ukraine (New York Times) Israel ð®ð± Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza (AP) Longtime Israeli-Palestinian friendships fracture after Oct. 7 attack (Washington Post) World news Pope calls for universal ban on surrogacy in global roundup of threats to peace and human dignity (AP) An African gulag so ghastly that inmates risk death to escape (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases Today, Gov. Cox will be hosting âWhy we serve: A symposium on state and national service.' Gov. Spencer Cox will host âWhy We Serve: A Symposium on State and National Service,â a daylong convening featuring local and national experts on why service and volunteering matters. Panelists will share research on how service benefits both individuals and society, how volunteering prepares youth for the world of work and how Utah initiatives will ensure service remains part of the stateâs culture. The day concludes with a service project to benefit students served by the University of Utahâs new in-school mental health clinic at West High School. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Jan. 2-Jan. 8 â Candidate filing period Jan. 12 â Utah economic outlook & public policy summit, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm, Grand America Hotel. Register here Jan. 16 â Legislative session begins Mar. 1 â Legislative session ends Mar. 5 â Caucus night | | |
On This Day In History 1790 - George Washington delivers the nationâs first State of the Union address. 1835 - The U.S. national debt reaches $0 for the first and only time. 1859 - Fanny Bullock Workman is born. An explorer, she spent most of her career climbing the Himalayas. One of her most noted achievements includes being the first woman to exceed 23,300 feet when she climbed Pinnacle Peak. 1867 - Congress overrides Andrew Johnsonâs veto of a bill granting Black men the right to vote in Washington, D.C. 1867 - Emily Greene Balch is born. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. 1877 - Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse fights his last battle. 1918 - President Woodrow Wilson delivers his âFourteen Pointsâ speech, outlining his vision for a stable, long-lasting peace. 1980 - NCAA Divisions II and III vote to include womenâs championships. 2002 - George W. Bush signs No Child Left Behind into law. 2011 - Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head during an outdoor meeting with constituents. She is critically injured but survives. Quote of the Day "Fear weakens the nerves and distorts the judgment. It is not by fear that mankind must exorcise the demon of destruction and cruelty, but by motives more reasonable, more humane and more heroic." âEmily Greene Balch On the Punny Side I asked a librarian if they had any books on 'Different noise levels'.
The librarian said: "Sure!! What volume would you like?" | | |
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