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Situational Analysis | May 13, 2024 It's Monday and National Apple Pie Day. 𥧠What you need to know - The funeral for Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, who was killed in the line of duty a little over a week ago, will be held today in Orem at Utah Valley University. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m at the UCCU Event Center. Doors will open to the public at 8 a.m. Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to speak at the services. Other speakers will include Hooser's daughter, his niece, Santaquin's police chief and the mayor. Services will be streamed live.
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Utah Headlines Political news - What is the âunipartyâ? Hereâs what Sen. Mike Lee says (Deseret News)
- Utah sheriffs tour U.S.-Mexico border: 'What does happen there does impact Utah' (KSL)
- Inside Utah Politics: Sen. Mitt Romney and a military veteran (ABC4)
Election news - Utah GOP Senate candidates want Trump tax cuts extended (Deseret News)
- Young voters in Utah underrepresented in 2022 midterms, census report finds (KSL TV)
Utah news - Veterans, police officers join community members to line funeral route with 250 American flags, blue ribbon (KSL TV)
- Funeral arrangements for Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser (KSL TV)
- Family speaks on life, legacy of Sgt. Bill Hooser (Fox13)
- Temporary lights illuminated on mountainside in honor of Sgt. Bill Hooser (Daily Herald)
- Security is a necessity, not luxury, Jewish security experts say at âTree of Lifeâ screening (Deseret News)
- New Utah-focused exhibit comes to Hogle Zoo (KSL)
Business - Would a four-day workweek help or hurt us? (Deseret News)
- How we teach English to AI could backfire (Deseret News)
- Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds (Washington Post)
Crime/Courts - Man had been holding woman against her will in his truck before killing Utah officer, police say (KSL)
Culture Education - Lehi High School teacher hospitalized after âtragic accidentâ during class (ABC4)
- Behind the scenes at Tooele's new high school, opening 2025 (Fox13)
- SLC School District is debating its security needs as new Utah safety mandates loom (KUER)
Environment - Generations past, generations to come: What two reporters took away from a Colorado River trip (Deseret News)
- How does Utahâs water supply look? (Deseret News)
- He scoured Utah for plants once thought to be extinct. Now, theyâre taking root again. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- These are the 10 reasons Utahns can save the Great Salt Lake, a state official says (Salt Lake Tribune)
- When the Salton Sea shrank, it took Bombay Beach with it. Utah should heed the warning (KUER)
Family - This anti-porn crusader wants to close the ânaïveté gapâ parents have about pornography (Deseret News)
- Rainbow babies: Birth of a miracle after a loss (Deseret News)
- Mothers need fathers, and fathers need mothers (Deseret News)
- Sunday Edition: Brooke Walker (KSL TV)
- Opinion: Being a foster parent is a beautiful cycle of heartbreak (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Opinion: Working with a foster mom made me a better parent â and person (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Suddenly there aren't enough babies. The whole world is alarmed. (Wall Street Journal)
Health - Utahn may be on verge of a significant breakthrough in treating Alzheimerâs (Deseret News)
- Baby born deaf hears after unique gene therapy (Deseret News)
- Utah among largest percentage declines in Medicaid, CHIP enrollment (UPR)
- Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning (NPR)
- A mystery illness stole their kidsâ personalities. These moms fought for answers. (Washington Post)
Housing - Salt Lake City planners recommend changes in how single-family neighborhoods get zoned (KSL Newsradio)
- Utah launches all-out push to build thousands of new âstarter homesâ that you might be able to afford (Salt Lake Tribune)
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National Headlines General - First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later (AP)
Political news - House Speaker Mike Johnsonâs courage in Ukraine vote (Deseret News)
- As Biden navigates Israel-Palestine, global view of U.S. slips (Deseret News)
- US Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial to get underway (Reuters)
- Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand (AP)
Election news - Donald Trump leads President Biden in 5 battleground states (New York Times)
- Democrats lead in 4 races that could decide Senate control (New York Times)
- Trump: âHannibal Lecter is a wonderful manâ (The Hill)
Ukraine ðºð¦ - Ukraine warns northern front has âsignificantly worsenedâ as Russia claims capture of several villages (KSL TV/CNN)
- Putin replaces Shoigu as Russiaâs defense minister (AP)
Israel and Gaza - Israeli forces push into Gaza from north and south (Reuters)
World news - Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that's a problem (KSL)
- Hospitals overflowing in besieged Sudanese city as final battle looms (Washington Post)
- Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says (AP)
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 | News Releases Utah consumer sentiment falls slightly in April Utahâs consumer sentiment decreased by 2.2% in April (from 78.0 in March to 76.3), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Instituteâs Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment decreased by 2.8% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 79.4 to 77.2). Utahâs April consumer sentiment marks a second consecutive month of lower sentiment in Utah than the nation. (Read More)
Two Utah students named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Joseph Tsai from Timpview High School in Provo and Audrey Su from Skyline High School in Sandy have been announced as Utahâs two 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Handpicked by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, Joseph and Audrey exemplify Utahâs commitment to excellence and achievement. Their exceptional accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education will now be acknowledged this summer through an online ceremony. (Read More)
Utah delegation opposes New Biden administration effort to halt Northern Corridor Highway Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Blake Moore (UT-01), John Curtis (UT-03), and Burgess Owens (UT-04) oppose the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) announced by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The SEIS is being conducted to reconsider the Utah Department of Transportationâs (UDOT) Right-of-Way (ROW) permit to construct the Northern Corridor Highway in St. George. (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming - May 13-15 â Interim Days
- May 29 â Northern Utah Conference to End Violence, USU Logan campus, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Register here
- June 6 â Bolder Way Forward 2nd Annual Summit, Zions Technology Campus, 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Register here
- June 18-19 â Interim Days
- August 14 â Hatch Foundation "Titan of Public Service" recognizing Sen. John Thune, Grand America
- August 20-21 â Interim Days
- September 17-18 â Interim Days
- October 15-16 â Interim Day
- November 19-20 â Interim Days
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On This Day In History - 1607 - Jamestown settlers arrive.
- 1846 - U.S. Congress declares war on Mexico.
- 1895 - Susan B. Anthony visits Utah in support of womenâs suffrage
- 1925 - Carolyn Robertson Payton is born. She was appointed Director of the United States Peace Corps in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter -- becoming the first female and the first African American to be Peace Corps Director. She was also a pioneer in black womenâs leadership within the American Psychological Association and psychology.
- 2016 - US general Lori Robinson becomes the first woman to lead combatant command.
Quote of the Day "Consider if you will, the impact on the goals and priorities of our nation were we to be directed by the voices that speak to the ethics of justice and care; that structure relationships based on the vision that women, men, Blacks, whites - all people are of equal worth." âCarolyn Robertson Payton
On the Punny Side My daughter was upset she didn't know the opposite of Armageddon. I said don't worry, it's not the end of the world. | | |
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