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Utah Headlines Political news The ripples of Sandra Day OâConnorâs influence continue today (Deseret News) Greg Hughes spearheads campaign against UTOPIA model, government involvement in fiber development (KSL) Sean Reyesâ calendars should not be made public, Utah A.G.âs office argues (Salt Lake Tribune) Election news Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson will seek reelection next year (KSL) Republican forms exploratory committee for Salt Lake County mayoral race (KSL Newsradio) Holiday corner Flying during the holidays? Here are tips for traveling smart (Deseret News) Utah news A Salt Lake City rabbi talks about the support heâs felt from the community (Deseret News) Layover blues? Salt Lake City International Airport is where fliers want to be (Fox13) Tiny house missing in southern Utah (Fox13) Stick a nav pin in it: 3,113 Navajo Nation homes now have a Utah address (KUER) Business/Technology Utah native and Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton headed to prison after fraud conviction (Deseret News) Provo-based Nu Skin laying off 5% of its US workforce (KSL) Google to pay $700 million to US consumers, states in Play store settlement (Reuters) Crime/Courts Ruby Franke plea agreement details abuse of her 2 young children (Salt Lake Tribune) Ruby Franke pleads guilty, will testify against Jodi Hildebrandt (KUTV) NetChoice challenges Utah Social Media Regulation Act in lawsuit (Deseret News) Salt Lake police chief: âWe stand up to bigotry and evilnessâ (Deseret News) OUR files countersuit stating it properly responded to reports of Tim Ballardâs sexual misconduct (Fox13) Culture How listening to Elvis in Las Vegas led Lee Greenwood to write âAmericaâs songâ (Deseret News) Education DeSantis had no influence on new AP African American studies course, College Board says (Deseret News) Quran facing review under Davis School District 'sensitive materials' book policy (KSL) Utah public schools may soon share student data with charters â so charters can advertise to families (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment Cities want to recycle water. Hereâs why thatâs bad for the Great Salt Lake. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's rules on lithium extraction in the Great Salt Lake open for public comment (Fox13) Colorado River stakeholders say there's no one solution to the water crisis (UPR) Family 5 things not to tell someone who is grieving â try using these 5 helpful phrases instead (Church News) Put a ring on it. How Americans stopped getting married and started falling behind (Deseret News) Health How winter changes behavior and mood (Deseret News) What breathing dirty air does to the body (ABC4) Quaker Oats recalling granola bars, cereals for salmonella risk (Deseret News) 11 Utahns among salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe (Fox13) Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis? (NPR) Housing At long last, Salt Lake City has its first legal homeless camp (Salt Lake Tribune) Home buyers are ready to buy. But sellers aren't selling (Wall Street Journal) | | |
National Headlines General What is Southwestâs plus-size traveler policy and why is it trending on TikTok? (Deseret News) These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork. (AP) Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after heâs convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend (AP) Pope Francis approves Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, but not for marriage (NPR) A father and daughter went fishing in Wisconsin. What they found was a 152-year-old shipwreck (NPR) The nationâs capital, built on water, struggles to keep from drowning as underground "zombie streams" come back to life (Washington Post) Political news Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools (AP) New US refugee program lets Americans choose who to sponsor (Reuters) Texas governor signs law allowing Texas to arrest migrants, setting up showdown with the federal government (New York Times) Senate Republicans recoil at Trump âpoisoning the blood of our countryâ remarks (The Hill) Election news Tucker Carlson rules out running as Trumpâs vice president (Deseret News) Trump tops Biden by 2 points among registered voters in new survey (The Hill) The polls look awful for Biden. He keeps insisting otherwise. (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ The UK and France reiterate that Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine must end in failure as US aid falters (AP) Ukraine economy heads for tough 2024 as Western aid concerns grow (Reuters) Moscow glows triumphant as front freezes and Western aid for Ukraine stalls (Washington Post) Israel ð®ð± US envoys work for a new hostage release deal and a scale-down of the Israel-Hamas war (AP) Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks (Reuters) Israel's freed child hostages are haunted by trauma of captivity (Wall Street Journal) World news A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland and spews magma in a spectacular show of Earthâs power (AP) An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 127 people and is the deadliest in 9 years (AP) Pentagon announces new international maritime protection force for the Red Sea (NPR) | | |
| | News Releases Gov. Cox orders flags to half-staff in recognition of the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OâConnor Per a Presidential Proclamation, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States of America and the great state of Utah to be flown at half-staff on all state facilities in recognition of the passing of Justice Sandra Day OâConnor. Flags should be lowered to the half-staff position beginning at sunrise on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, and return to full-staff at sunset on the same day. (Read More) Gov. Cox names Donna Law as new head of Department of Cultural and Community Engagement Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Donna Law as the interim executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. This appointment requires approval by the Utah State Senate. Law will replace Jill Remington Love, who announced her departure in September after serving seven years in the position. (Read More) Derek Brown announces Finance Committee for 2024 Attorney General campaign Derek Brownâs Attorney General Campaign announced the formation and initial membership of his Finance Committee to ensure he has the support he needs to raise funds to carry his conservative message to the voters of Utah. The committee will be chaired by Scott Anderson (President and CEO of Zions First National Bank), Deidre Henderson (Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah), and Scott Keller (Chairman and CEO of Keller Investment Properties). (Read More) Jenny Wilson launches re-election campaign for Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced her campaign for re-election as Salt Lake County Mayor. Jenny has served as mayor since 2019 initially filling a vacated seat mid-term. She was elected to a full term in 2020 and is now seeking a second full-term. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Jan. 2 â Candidate filing period opens Jan. 16 â Legislative session begins Mar. 1 â Legislative session ends | | |
On This Day In History 1843 - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is published 1848 - Emily Brontë dies of tuberculosis at 30 1919 - Sally Ann Lilienthal is born. In 1981, she founded Ploughshares, which gave $50 million in grants to promote peace, reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons 1950 - General Eisenhower named NATO commander 1980 - BYU âMiracle Bowlâ 1997 - Chicago-born Janet Jagan becomes president of Guyana 1998 - Bill Clinton impeached 2012 - Park Geun-hye wins the South Korean presidential election to become the nationâs first female president Quote of the Day âNo space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misusedâ
â Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol On the Punny Side How does Mr. Scrooge get around his neighborhood?
On a pair of cheap skates. | | |
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